Foundation Update

As we approach the half year mark of 2016, we are reminded once again of the tremendous support surrounding the Foundation of the NLA and its mission to reduce cardiovascular events and deaths through patient and clinician education. To help reach our goals, the Foundation is constantly finding new ways to get its message out and maintain interest in our charitable organization.

One way to support the Foundation is to shop the newly opened NLA store. All proceeds will be donated to the Foundation. The store offers shirts, polos, and many other items branded with the NLA logo. Show your support of the NLA and visit the store online at logosoftwear.com/shareandsell/?store=nlastore.

Fundraising events continue to play a large part in the success of the Foundation. This year’s Foundation Event at the Spring Clinical Lipid Update in San Diego was a huge success with more than 40 people enjoying a murder mystery comedy dinner show designed just for our group.

The annual meeting Foundation Event will be another opportunity for NLA members and meeting attendees to enjoy a wonderful evening with colleagues and friends at the World War II Museum.

The night will kick off with cocktails and private access to one of the key exhibits, exploring the Road to Berlin, and will be followed by dinner. The night will wrap up with a live showing of the Johnny Cash Experience. The event takes place Saturday, May 21 from 7:30–10:30 p.m.

The Foundation would also like to congratulate this year’s Foundation of the National Lipid Association Donald Hunninghake Familial Hypercholesterolemia Abstract Award, which is being awarded to Laney K. Jones, PharmD, MPH, for Abstract 154 titled, “Baseline Undertreatment Of Adults With Newly Diagnosed Familial Hypercholesterolemia By Genomic Sequencing Abstract.” Dr. Jones will be presenting her work Friday, May 20 from 2:00–2:10 p.m. If you are at the Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, stop by to hear her presentation.

The Foundation, along with the NLA, will be presenting the first W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award to Joseph L. Witztum, MD, on May 21 during the Honors and Awards Ceremony in New Orleans. This award is given to only one recipient per year, and it was established to honor one of the founding fathers of the NLA, Dr. Brown, whose contributions to the field of lipidology and the NLA are unparalleled. This year’s recipient, Dr. Witztum, has worked in the field of lipoprotein metabolism and atherogenesis for almost 40 years, and currently serves as a distinguished professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego. He has made an immeasurable impact in the field of lipidology by providing an understanding of the role of oxidized LDL and immunological mechanisms in atherogenesis.

We are looking forward to what the rest of 2016 has in store for the Foundation. It’s bound to be another great year.