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Groundbreaking New Study in Lancet Rheumatology Shows Potential Strategy for Safer Steroid Use in Lupus

Dr. Eric Morand Publishes Results Funded by LRA’s Distinguished Innovator Award NEW YORK, NY. March 31, 2021. Results of critical...

Lupus Research Alliance Announces 2020 Distinguished Innovator Awards Aimed at New Lupus Treatments

NEW YORK, March 25, 2021 — The Lupus Research Alliance proudly announces two exceptional recipients of the 2020 Dr. William...

JDRF, Lupus Research Alliance, and National Multiple Sclerosis Society Join Forces to Decode Common Mechanisms of Autoimmune Diseases

First Joint Common Mechanisms Grants Announced NEW YORK, NY, February 24, 2021 – JDRF International, the Lupus Research Alliance...

Lupus Research Alliance Hails Approval of Aurinia’s Lupkynis(TM) (voclosoporin)

First Oral Treatment for Lupus Nephritis; Second Lupus Treatment to Receive FDA Approval in Past Month NEW YORK, NY. January...

LRA Pleased to Share GSK’s Benlysta® (belimumab) is First Lupus Nephritis Treatment Approved by FDA

NEW YORK, NY. December 17, 2020. The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) congratulates GSK on the U.S. Food and Drug...

Over Half of People with Lupus Would Take COVID-19 Vaccine, Shows LRA Survey

Updated January 4, 2021 New York, NY– December 16, 2020. More than half of people with lupus (54%) are willing...

New Survey Shows Education and Communication Gaps in Lupus Nephritis Care

1 in 2 Lupus Nephritis Patients Don’t Know They Have Lupus New York, NY– December 7, 2020. Significant gaps in...

LRA’s 2020 LMTA Grantees Focus on Finding Targets for New Lupus Drug Development

NEW YORK, NY. December 3, 2020 - The Lupus Research Alliance is proud to announce the 2020 recipients of...

LRA’s Lupus Research 2020 Virtual Fundraising Event Raises $3.1 Million for Science

Global Lupus Community Rallied by Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, Norm Lewis and a Host of Inspiring Lupus Advocates New...

LRA Hosts Star-Studded 2020 Virtual Fundraising Event with Selena Gomez and Lady Gaga

November 19, 2020 Lady Gaga and Selena Gomez Invite Global Lupus Community New York, NY. November 19 – The Lupus Research Alliance...

LRA Highlights Full Continuum of Lupus Research at ACR Convergence 2020

30+ presentations of studies funded by the Lupus Research Alliance on a variety of immune pathways Results from...

Lupus Research Alliance Announces Seven Recipients of the 2020 Lupus Innovation Award

NEW YORK, NY, November 9, 2020. The Lupus Research Alliance proudly announced today the 2020 Lupus Innovation Award recipients....