NEW YORK, NY – August 24, 2022 – The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) today announced its Global Team Science Award (GTSA) has been granted to three international research teams from 14 institutions across four continents comprised of leading experts spanning in immunology, rheumatology, neurosciences, biomedical engineering, genomics and genetics, and public health. With $3 million […] READ MORE
August, 2022 We are pleased to share positive results from the two-part Phase 2 LILAC study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showing that the investigational therapy litifilimab (BIIB059) lessened skin disease activity in cutaneous lupus erythematosus. There is a great unmet need for people with cutaneous lupus, a type of lupus with few treatment […] READ MORE
NUEVA YORK, NY. 10 de agosto de 2022. Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) se complace en anunciar el nombramiento de Albert Roy como presidente y director ejecutivo a partir del 6 de septiembre de 2022. El Sr. Roy actualmente se desempeña como director ejecutivo de Lupus Therapeutics, la filial que se encarga de los ensayos clínicos […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY. August 10, 2022 – The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Albert Roy to President and Chief Executive Officer effective September 6, 2022. Mr. Roy currently serves as Executive Director of Lupus Therapeutics, the clinical trial affiliate of the Lupus Research Alliance. He will succeed Kenneth M. […] READ MORE
August 4, 2022 Immunologists have found that a certain gut bacteria escapes from the intestines to trigger inflammation that can lead to autoimmune diseases. A new study published in Nature provides an insight into how particular gut bacteria evolve over time through a phenomenon called ‘within-host evolution’. The new findings open the door for the […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY. July 27, 2022. The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is pleased to share that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved belimumab (Benlysta®) as the first-ever treatment specifically indicated for children aged 5 to 17 with lupus nephritis. Belimumab is already approved by the FDA to treat lupus nephritis in adults […] READ MORE
July 25, 2022 During a time when health and wellness are top of mind, many are looking for creative ways to boost their own well-being — and at the same time seeking opportunities to do something truly meaningful for others. Whether you or someone you care about is living with lupus or not, you can […] READ MORE
July 21, 2022 Interview with Michael D. Lockshin, MD, MACR Director Emeritus, Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Disease and Co-Director, Mary Kirkland Center for Lupus Research at Hospital for Special Surgery; Professor of Medicine and Obstetrics-Gynecology at Joan and Sanford Weill College of Medicine of Cornell University Uncertainty and unpredictability are among […] READ MORE
July 14, 2022 The booster dose of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine significantly enhanced the degree of protection from COVID-19 infections for people with systemic lupus erythematosus according to a new study reported in The Lancet Rheumatology. People with lupus have been shown to be at high risk for COVID-19 due to the malfunction of their immune […] READ MORE
June 23, 2022 The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is pleased to award its 2022 Lupus Insight Prize (LIP) to Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, for her discovery of the link between endogenous retroviruses and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The award was presented to Dr. Iwasaki at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies […] READ MORE
June 15, 2022 It took years for Dan Baruah aka ‘Dan the Man’ to come to terms with having lupus. He graciously shared his story with us in recognition of Men’s Health Week and to help others living with lupus. When Dan was first diagnosed with lupus at age 52, he didn’t tell anyone, not […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY, June 9, 2022. The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), the world’s leading private funder of lupus research, today announced inaugural recipients of Career Development and Postdoctoral Awards to Promote Diversity in Lupus Research. The Diversity in Lupus Research Award funding mechanisms aim to address underrepresentation of minorities in the scientific research profession. Lupus […] READ MORE
