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$10 Million for Lupus Research Program Passed by House: Your Advocacy Works!

NEW YORK, NY. June 19, 2019. The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Fiscal Year 2020 Defense Appropriations...

LRA’s 2019 Lupus Insight Prize Awarded to Dr. Ignacio Sanz

Boston, MA. June 19, 2019. The Lupus Research Alliance has awarded its 2019 Lupus Insight Prize to Ignacio Sanz,...

VALUE Study Results Reported at EULAR

MADRID, Spain. June 13, 2019 – Results of the first clinical trial conducted through the Lupus Research Alliance Lupus...

Lupus Research Alliance Pleased to Share Positive News about Potential Drug for Lupus Nephritis

NEW YORK, NY. June 11, 2019. The Lupus Research Alliance is pleased to share positive topline results from a...

New Study Partly Funded by LRA Reveals Novel Lupus Drug Targets

NEW YORK, NY – May 29. Researchers partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) have found possible new...

2019 Lupus Luminary Luncheon for Science Celebrates Women of Achievement for Lupus Awareness Month

NEW YORK, NY – May 7, 2019. The 10th annual Lupus Luminary Luncheon for Science honored the accomplishments of...

Lupus Research Alliance Kicks Off Lupus Awareness Month with “Breaking through for Lupus Research: 20 Years of Progress”

NEW YORK, NY. May 1 — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) launches its Breaking through for Lupus Research: 20...

Lupus Kidney Inflammation May Have Different Cause Than Commonly Believed

NEW YORK, NY. April 29. Lupus can harm many organs in the body, including the kidneys. A new study...

Lupus Research Alliance Earns Coveted 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator

NEW YORK, NY. March 28 – Lupus Research Alliance earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent...

Lupus Research Alliance Advocates Call on Congress to Fund More Lupus Scientific Exploration

WASHINGTON, DC – March 19. Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), the world’s largest private funder of lupus research, celebrates its...

Reducing B Cells with Modified CAR T Cells is an Effective Treatment of Experimental Lupus: Shows Study Supported by Lupus Research Alliance

NEW YORK, NY. March 6, 2019. Depleting the number of harmful B cells with a novel immunotherapy that employs...

Lupus Research Alliance Congratulates NIH on 5-Year AMP Success

February 28, 2019 NEW YORK, NY. As a co-sponsor of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) public-private Accelerating Medicines Partnership...