Dr. Shawber received her BS in Biology and PhD in Molecular Biology from University of California, Los Angeles. After completing her graduate studies on Mammalian Notch Signaling, Dr. Shawber trained as a postdoctoral research fellow at Weill Cornell Medical College in Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics and Columbia University in Vascular Biology. Her studies of embryonic lymphatic development and lymphatic anomalies have received funding from the Department of Defense, National Cancer Institute, and National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, as well as private foundations. Dr. Shawber’s laboratory is currently funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the Million Dollar Bike Ride Grant Program, and the Lipedema Foundation.