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The LAM Foundation’s initial investment of $12 million in scientific grants has led to an additional $90 million in federal funding for LAM research. A notable example of this multiplier effect is Dr. Vera
Krymskaya, whose lab received a seed grant that yielded a remarkable 1:16 return on investment. This funding was instrumental in pioneering the research that paved the way to the FDA-approved treatment, rapamycin.

When you donate to The LAM Foundation you help researchers gather crucial data, apply for large grants, and accelerate the search for better treatments and a cure.

https://give.thelamfoundation.org/campaign/day-of-giving-2024/c591326?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=Day+of+Giving+2024&utm_id=DOG2024&utm_content=Vera

Please join us on Thursday, September 12, 2024, for The LAM Foundation’s Day of Giving.
For 29 years, The LAM Foundation has been dedicated to increasing awareness, accelerating research, and finding a cure for lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Foundation-funded research has enabled patients to live longer and healthier than ever with LAM. But we must do more. That’s why we host the annual Day of Giving, where 100% of every dollar raised is directed to LAM research.

Imaging is a critical tool in diagnosing and managing disease. Diagnostic Radiologist Dr. Donald Benson helps us understand what we see on our scans, what it might be mistaken for, and what we can do about it. A Q&A session with Dr. Donald Benson, Dr. Joseph Barney, and Dr. Nishant Gupta follows the presentation

Watch this recording of the April 2024 LAMposium in Your Living Room Circle of Hope (COH) webinar LAM Tissue Donation: Who, What, When, Why, and How.

It is never too early to consider or consent to helping move LAM science forward through tissue donation. Saboor Shad, Director of Tissue Source Site Management at the National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI) fills us in on the details of donating living and post-mortem LAM tissue for research.

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LAMposium in Your Living Room

LAM Science Research Update + Rapamycin: From Fruit Flies to Easter Island, and MILES To Go

Since its inception, The LAM Foundation has invested over $18 million in LAM research with one of the biggest breakthroughs resulting in a current treatment. Progress and hope remain with The LAM Foundation’s current research portfolio of 15 active grants. Dr. Vera Krymskaya, Scientific Director for The LAM Foundation gave us the roadmap for LAM research as we continue to move forward in our fight for a cure.

In addition, LAM specialist Dr. Rob Kotloff shared the journey to finding rapamycin/sirolimus as a treatment for LAM and shared up to date information on what we know about its management and effectiveness. Whether you are a LAM patient currently on sirolimus or are wondering whether you should be, Dr. Kotloff’s expertise in explaining science in lay terms as well as his knowledge of treating women with LAM is an opportunity not to be missed.

Link to Q&A Chat Box answers part one: https://www.thelamfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CHATBOX-Questions-Part-1.pdf
Part two coming soon.

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