May 5, 2022 Our team for the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon is already up and running with every spot filled and many more on a wait list. In just a few weeks, they have already raised more than $20,000 and they’ve only just begun. Since the Lupus Research Alliance formed Team Life Without […] READ MORE
SUMMIT, N.J., May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Kicking off Lupus Awareness Month, former Super Bowl Champion and Mad Dog Sports radio personality Willie Colon hosted today the 8th Annual Willie Colon Golf Outing crafted by Tito’s Handmade Vodka for the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA). Mr. Colon is an active member of the Lupus Research Alliance Board […] READ MORE
May 1, 2022 Dear Margy, The lupus community has always been strong, supportive, and ready for any and every challenge. It’s that spirit and unwavering support that drives us to pursue more treatments and aim for a cure. Thanks to you, we have been able to fund some of the biggest breakthroughs in lupus, including […] READ MORE
April 21, 2022 The Lupus Research Alliance is proud to share new results published in the prestigious Journal of Clinical Rheumatology from the data collected for the Lupus Patient-Focused Drug Development (PFDD) Initiative that will add to our understanding of who participates in clinical trials and why. This analysis will help inform development of programs […] READ MORE
April 11, 2022 Please join the Lupus Research Alliance in asking your legislator in the U.S. House of Representatives to sign the “Dear Colleague” letter circulated by leaders of the Congressional Lupus Caucus. Any member of the House can sign onto this letter to show their support for funding federal lupus research programs. This letter […] READ MORE
April 6, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) designated today as World Health Day to focus global attention on threats to everyone’s health. The COVID-19 pandemic has been such a threat and continues to endanger the health of those who are immunocompromised from disease or medical treatments such as people with lupus. To observe the […] READ MORE
March 24, 2022 Recognized for her contributions to lupus during 2022’s Women’s History Month, Dr. Jane Salmon chose to specialize in lupus research because it was there that she felt she could be of greatest value. “There were so many unknowns in lupus with all its complexity. Here was a disease primarily affecting young women […] READ MORE
March 21, 2022 Twelve new applications for promising scientific studies were just recommended for funding by the Lupus Research Program (LRP) within the Department of Defense! The dedicated Lupus Research Program was first established in 2017 under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs operated by the Army Medical Research and Materiel Command in Ft. Detrick, […] READ MORE
March 14, 2022 Dr. Judith James has wanted to be a doctor since she was four years old. But it wasn’t until she met two teenage lupus patients in the ICU that she determined to specialize in lupus treatment and research. “Both girls were 19; I was 19; one lived and one died. I was […] READ MORE
March 8, 2022 In honor of Women’s History Month, the LRA is saluting the three exceptional women who serve on our Scientific Advisory Board. Each is a stand-out in lupus research discovery: Mary Collins, PhD, Instructor at Harvard Medical School; Judith James, MD, PhD, Chair of the Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program and Lou Kerr […] READ MORE
Updated March, 2022 Developing safe and effective treatments for lupus nephritis has been an urgent and long-standing goal in the lupus community. As the leading private funding agency for lupus research, the LRA and its legacy organizations have dedicated significant focus and resources towards addressing this continued challenge, awarding over 40 grants to address this […] READ MORE
February 17, 2022 It’s with great pride that I share a sampling of the many extraordinary accomplishments of last year in our first Lupus Research Update of 2022. The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) made important gains on many fronts—thanks to tremendous friends like you. I hope you share my pride because your support continues to be the catalyst behind every LRA accomplishment. […] READ MORE
