The LRA is committed to supporting research and resources to better address the complexities of pregnancy in lupus. This video webinar addresses preconception counseling, suitability for pregnancy, impact of lupus medication, lupus flares, support, and much more. Gain knowledge and perspective as our distinguished panel of physicians, Dr. Jill P. Buyon and Dr. Shilpi Mehta-Lee, […] READ MORE
September 6, 2024 Jennifer shares her mother’s lupus journey and the impact of LRA-funded research. Growing up in the New Jersey suburbs, Jennifer Young never looked at her mom as “different”. In fact, Jennifer remembers her mom juggling motherhood and a full-time job with grace. Life was happy and seemingly normal. But as the eldest […] READ MORE
August 28, 2024 The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is proud to have helped launch this year’s football season at the New York Jets Annual Kickoff Luncheon yesterday. In addition to introducing the 2024 team roster, the event spotlighted the worthwhile causes supported by the New York Jets. With the support of more than 500 passionate […] READ MORE
August 27, 2024 Our warmest appreciation goes to the Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (LADA) for their donation of $150,000 to support research funded by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA). LADA President & CEO Kathleen A. Arntsen (center) presented the check at the organization’s 24th Annual Lupus Charity Golf Classic on August 15th. Receiving […] READ MORE
August 15, 2024 August is National Make-a-Will Month. In this Community Inspiration Blog, we share the remarkable journey of LRA Board Member Jennifer A. Dakin, who created a lasting legacy by including the LRA in her will. The year was 2016. Jennifer Dakin was at the top of her game. As a managing director in […] READ MORE
Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how the immune system is over-activated in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In a new study partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), Jessica Hamerman, Ph.D. from the Benaroya Research Institute, and colleagues discovered that certain antibodies, previously understudied in lupus, can ramp up the activity of […] READ MORE
A study recently published in Lupus Science and Medicine showed that krill oil concentrate helped to increase Omega-3 deficiency in people living with lupus. Secondary findings on a small subset of people with more severe lupus in the ORKIDS study suggest that krill oil concentrate may impact disease activity, but further study is warranted. Lupus […] READ MORE
The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is encouraged by the recent study, “Interferon subverts an AHR–JUN axis to promote CXCL13+ T cells in lupus”, funded in part by the LRA and published in the journal Nature, that identified a molecular pathway that promotes an imbalance of T cells leading to an overactive immune response in lupus. […] READ MORE
July 11, 2024 Dr. Victoria Werth decided to focus her career on researching and treating cutaneous (skin) lupus erythematosus because she saw a major need that she could help fill. Her story is especially appropriate this July during Ultraviolet Safety Month – as ultraviolet sun rays can trigger flares for people with cutaneous and/or systemic […] READ MORE
July 1, 2024 Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Appropriations bill. This bill includes $10 million for the Lupus Research Program, which awards grants to promising researchers around the world seeking to improve therapeutics and hopefully discover a cure for lupus. This is the same funding level that […] READ MORE
SUMMIT, N.J., June 24, 2024 – The Lupus Research Alliance is proud to partner with former Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets player, Super Bowl Champion, and current FoxSport1 co-host Willie Colon on the 10th Annual Willie Colon Golf Outing crafted by Tito’s Handmade Vodka. The sold-out outing raised $450,000 in honor of Mr. Colon’s late […] READ MORE
San Francisco, CA- June 20. The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) announced the recipients of the 2024 Lupus Insight Prize to Marko Radic, Ph.D., The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Georg Schett, M.D., Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, for their groundbreaking discoveries in utilizing CAR T cell therapy to potentially revolutionize lupus treatment. Drs. Radic and Schett […] READ MORE
