Foundation News

Planned Giving: The Legacy a Donor Leaves Behind

Bob came to LRF out of concern for his son, but he continues to work with and donate to the organization out of admiration for LRF’s impact on lymphoma research. Together, Bob and Michael worked to support Foundation research, advocacy, and LRF Scientific Advisory Board efforts to change lives. Bob hopes his estate gift helps advance cures for lymphoma and ensures a brighter future for other families touched by this blood cancer.

Finding Light In the Middle of the Woods

Finding Light In the Middle of the Woods Ilyse Leibowitz always dreamed of having a second home in the Berkshires. A former elementary school teacher and certified yoga instructor with a deep connection to nature and spirituality, she calls the…

Lymphoma Research Foundation Announces Inaugural Recipient of the Annual Kanti R. Rai, MD Clinical Scholar Award

The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF), the nation’s largest non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to funding innovative lymphoma research and serving the lymphoma community, today named Christine Ryan, MD,  as the first recipient of the Kanti R. Rai Clinical Scholar Award for her work in the ongoing study of Richter’s Transformation (RT), which is a severe progression of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in a B-cell lymphoma. The Kanti R. Rai Scholar Award was first created in 2022 and was established in recognition of Dr. Rai’s global leadership in the field of lymphoma/CLL research and his commitment to LRF’s mission.  

Where Are They Now? Martin Rivas, PhD

Where Are They Now? Martin Rivas, PhD When did you become interested in the study of biology? In oncology and lymphoma specifically? I was attracted to nature from a very young age. I was curious about all animals, but whales…

Story of Hope: Scott Fink

Story of Hope: Scott Fink Scott Fink is a born-and-bred New Yorker, married 20 years to his wife, Kelly, and father to 14-year-old twin daughters. He’s called New York City home for most of his life, aside from his undergraduate…

Read the Latest Issue of Pulse: Winter 2023

Read the Spring 2022 edition of Pulse. This issue of Pulse introduces our 2022 Clinical Investigator Career Development Award (CDA) and Postdoctoral Fellowship and Follicular Lymphoma Priority Research Grantees.