Lymphatic Research Foundation seeks to advance research of the lymphatic system and to find the cause of and cure for lymphatic diseases, lymphedema, and related disorders. LRF established the Endowed Chair of Lymphatic Research and Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and played a critical role in the establishment of a permanent Trans-NIH Coordinating Committee on the Lymphatic System. LRF's grants program attracts scientists and clinicians from distinguished research centers around the world, enabling research to lead to therapeutic advances. LRF is making progress towards the launch of a national lymphatic disease patient registry and tissue bank at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System.