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
February 17, 2022 The Lupus Research Alliance applauds the appointment of Dr. Robert Califf as the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We are confident that Dr. Califf’s world-class expertise in healthcare quality and outcomes as well as clinical research will well enable him to guide the FDA in fulfilling its mission, […] READ MORE
February 13, 2022 The LRA is pleased to share a recently published paper reporting that the drug, obinutuzumab, showed positive results as a potential treatment for lupus nephritis in the phase 2 clinical trial NOBILITY. A medicine designed to attach a type of blood cell called B-cells with the marker CD20 on its surface, obinutuzumab […] READ MORE
February 14, 2022 Being a kid isn’t always easy, but growing up with lupus makes it a much harder challenge. That’s why Harvard University’s Associate Professor Dr. Joyce Chang has a special place in her heart for these kids and chose to focus her career on their care. In honor of American Heart Month, we […] READ MORE
