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IMPORTANT NEWS
Leslie Sullivan-Stacey and Tish Davey interviews in ATS PAR News.
Please click here to read the November ATS PAR Newsletter.
3rd International Congress on Pulmonary Rare Diseases
and Orphan Drugs
Milan, Italy - March, 20 - 21, 2009
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MILES Trial Enrollment Now Closed
All of the women in the LAM community who volunteered to screen for the MILES Trial are heroes. Over one hundred women with LAM came forward, consented, and completed screening visits that determined if you could participate in this ground-breaking study. You deserve congratulations from us, the MILES research team, and from the LAM community. You deserve recognition for the personal sacrifices and inconveniences of being in a clinical trial. It is important for you to know what high esteem we, the MILES Trial team, have for you. We especially appreciate the early volunteers who were the leaders in enrollment in the study. Also on the MILES Trial thank you list are an additional hundred women who came forward to inquire about study eligibility. Many of you were eager to participate and strongly disappointed when you were unable to meet study entry criteria. Your willingness to consider the trial helped to keep the momentum going throughout the enrollment period. Thanks to all of you for your dedication to this important research effort.
We are so very grateful for your support.
Leslie Korbee, MILES Trial Project Manager
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
CNN - LAM patient Kathy Stangl interviewed
Kathy's interview aired throughout the day on both CNN and Headline News, showing multiple times during the day on both stations. The story will also go out to more than 600 affiliated stations around the country, so it may be picked up by regional stations. Click here for more info
Click here to read the story and see the video on CNN's website.
LAM Foundation Scientist Elizabeth Henske Receives Medtronic Prize
Dr. Elizabeth Henske was awarded the Medtronic Prize from the Society for Women's Health Research in Washington, D.C. The $75,000 Prize is awarded to an outstanding scientist or engineer who has received national recognition and whose work has led or will lead directly to the improvement of women's health. Click here for more info
LAM Foundation's Founder Honored by American Thoracic Society
Sue Byrnes, Founder of The LAM Foundation, recently received the American Thoracic Society Public Service Award at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference for her outstanding contributions in the public health arena related to respiratory disease and medicine, and for her significant life-long contributions to the field. Click here for more info
LAM Foundation's Scientific Director Recognized for LAM Research
Dr. Frank McCormack, The LAM Foundation's Scientific Director, was honored by the Cincinnati Business Courier for his contributions to patient care, research, management and community service. Chosen from more than 300 nominees, Dr. McCormack was the recipient of the Innovator Award. Click here for more info
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