Inside the 2026 Grant Study Section: Reviewing the Future of LAM Research
Every year in the first week of November, the minds behind LAM research come together for The LAM Foundation’s Grant Study Section (GSS). Members of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) review research proposals and select those to recommend to the Board of Directors for funding.
This year brought something new. For the first time, members of our inaugural Patient Voice Committee, Liz Eves, Ali Morris, and Maria Clara Castellões de Oliveira, joined the GSS, bringing the patient perspective directly into the review room. We were thrilled to welcome them.
Dr. Marina Holz chaired the meeting in Chicago. She was joined by SAB members Drs. Greg Downey, Harry Filippakis, Chase Hall, Steve Hammes, Arnold Kristof, Vera Krymskaya, Brendan Manning, Joel Moss, Bill Stanford, and Jane Yu.
The group also looked beyond this funding cycle. Dr. Hammes led a visioning session titled “If I Had a Million Dollars,” inviting the group to talk through the strategic priorities for the Foundation’s research initiatives.
As always, the discussion was lively, reflective, and challenging. It produced exciting recommendations for innovative projects with the highest scientific and clinical merit and the potential for breakthrough findings. The Board of Directors will consider these projects at its December meeting.
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