Lipedema Foundation Advisors

 
 

Co-Chairs

Vincenza Cifarelli, PhD

St. Louis University

Cifarelli Lab

 

Tim Padera, PhD

Harvard University

Padera Lab

Committee Members

 

Rachelle Crescenzi, PhD

University of Virgina

SALT Lab

Philipp Kruppa, PhD
Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann gGmbH

Clinic for Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Hand Surgery

Pamela A. Nono Nankam, PhD

University of Leipzig and University Hospital

Blüher Lab

 

Joseph Rutkowski, PhD

Texas A&M University

Rutkowski Lab

Philipp Scherer, PhD

UT Southwestern

Scherer Lab

Purpose & Scope

The Lipedema Foundation Advisory Committee provides expert scientific and strategic advice to the Foundation’s leadership, focusing on:

  • Shaping and helping to update the Lipedema Research Roadmap in the context of current research.

  • Participating on ad-hoc teams to advance high priority Roadmap recommendations (e.g., drafting a common case report form; creating a gold-standard diagnostic protocol/case definition for research purposes).

  • Reviewing grant proposals and advising on Foundation-initiated research projects.

  • Advising on usage and allocation of biobank samples and data, with additional oversight considerations when the LF CSO is the Principal Investigator.

The Committee’s role is advisory, offering expert guidance that informs— but does not replace— final decisions made by the Foundation CEO, CSO, and the Founder.

Charter

For questions, reach out to the science team at awards@lipedema.org

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