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A Dedication for Caring for Others

A Dedication for Caring for Others Ann S. LaCasce, MD, MMSc, an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, grew up in a healthcare-centered family. Her father was an internist in a small community in Maine, and as…

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.  

Read the Latest Issue of Pulse: Spring 2023

Dear Friends of LRF, Since its inception, one of the Lymphoma Research Foundation’s (LRF) guiding priorities has been pushing the field of lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) forward toward a future free of the disease. It’s why we have funded over…

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…

Following a Passion to Improve Patients’ Lives

Following a Passion to Improve Patients’ Lives Lindsay M. Morton, PhD, Director of the Radiation Epidemiology Branch and head of the Cancer Survivorship Research Unit in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI),…

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…