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Lupus Research Alliance Honors the Life of its Former Leader Margaret G. Dowd

The Lupus Research Alliance mourns the death of Margaret “Peggy” G. Dowd, its former Co-President and Co-CEO and relentless...

Lupus 2025 Highlights

LUPUS 2025: Lupus Research Alliance and Lupus Therapeutics Highlights

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) and clinical affiliate Lupus Therapeutics (LT) are proud sponsors and participants of this week’s...

Letter from LRA President & CEO Albert T. Roy

Dear Friends, Lupus Awareness Month officially starts today, and with a growing coalition of people like you passionately working together...

Simple Ways to Ease Stress with Lupus: Tips from Priscilla Calvache, LCSW

Tips to Lower Stress During Stress Awareness Month and Beyond

If you have lupus and often feel stressed, you're not alone! Research shows stress is common among people dealing...

Community inspiration: Ali Vanderloop

Turning Diagnosis into Drive: A Community Member’s Journey that’s Accelerating Lupus Research

Like many in the lupus community, one new member, Ali VanderLoop, is turning a difficult diagnosis into powerful action...

Lupus ABC Spearheading a New Era of Collaboration to Advance Lupus Drug Development | Nature Reviews Rheumatology

We are pleased to share an article published in @Nature Reviews Rheumatology highlighting the notable progress and accomplishments of the...

Advocacy Action Alert

Advocacy Update: Making Your Voices Heard!

Federal funding for lupus research is one of the most important ways to advance new treatments – and one...

Transforming Lupus Treatment Through the Power of Science: Meet LRA Scientific Leader Dr. Teodora Staeva

The very first day Dr. Teodora (Teo) Staeva started as Research Director at the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), she...

Marathon team life without lupus

Run the Honolulu Marathon for Lupus Research

Twice a year, Team Life Without Lupus takes to the streets of New York City for the annual Marathon...

Marathon team life without lupus

Run 2025 BMW Berlin Marathon for Lupus Research

Team Life Without Lupus has been running marathons in New York City for 15 years to fundraise for lupus...

Advocacy Update

Advocacy Update: 2025 Continuing Resolution Approved

Thank you to all advocates who reached out to your congressional office to express your support for continued lupus...

Can diet make a difference in lupus?

An IDEAL Initiative in Lupus Research: Q&A With Dr. Stacie Bell, Lupus Therapeutics, and Dr. Teodora Staeva, Lupus Research Alliance

Could diet and gut health impact the lived experience of lupus? This intriguing question lies at the heart of...