Dr. Sara Al-Ghadban’s research interests focus on elucidating the critical pathways that contribute to Lipedema development and progression. Lipedema is a hormone-related disease that affects approximately 11% of adult women worldwide. Patients with lipedema experience mobility issues, psychosocial distress, pain, anxiety, eating disorders, sleep apnea, and depression. Dr. Al-Ghadban’s research projects involve the characterization of adipose tissue (AT) and the adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) obtained from the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) of the thigh AT of non-lipedema and lipedema patients. Defining the structure and the components of AT will provide insights into the pathophysiology of lipedema and will help researchers develop potential treatments for the disease.