SUMMIT, N.J., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Former Super Bowl Champion and Mad Dog Sports radio personality Willie Colon is hosting today the 9th Annual Willie Colon Golf Outing crafted by Tito’s Handmade Vodka for the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA). The event drives lupus awareness and tees up the opening of the Fall season of the grassroots […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY. July 12, 2023. The Lupus Research Alliance is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Career Development and Postdoctoral Awards to Promote Diversity in Lupus Research. The Diversity in Lupus Research Awards aim to foster the development of outstanding, underrepresented minority scientists and establish a diverse community of researchers and clinicians […] READ MORE
New York, NY. June 29, 2023. Lupus Therapeutics, the clinical research affiliate of the Lupus Research Alliance, today announced the launch of three pilot research initiatives for Project CHANGE, a community-driven approach to address systemic challenges contributing to the underrepresentation of people of color, particularly Black people, in lupus clinical trials. The sites selected to […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY – June 22, 2023 – The Lupus Research Alliance awarded its 2023 Lupus Insight Prize to Carola Vinuesa, MD, PhD, of The Francis Crick Institute, for her seminal discovery that a mutation in a specific human gene causes systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), uncovering an important target for the development of novel treatment. […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, N.Y. — June 2, 2023 Lupus Therapeutics announced the start of a collaboration to conduct three Phase 3 clinical trials testing an investigational therapeutic ianalumab for systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis. Lupus Therapeutics, the clinical research affiliate of the Lupus Research Alliance, will help Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Novartis) conduct the trials through […] READ MORE
The Lupus Landmark Study, the largest prospective observational study in lupus, will enroll 3,500 patients throughout North America over five years The Lupus Landmark Study is a key component of the Lupus Nexus, a first-of–its-kind in lupus registry, biorepository and data/knowledge portal NEW YORK, NY. May 23, 2023 – The Lupus Research Alliance and its clinical […] READ MORE
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY. May 6, 2023. An enthusiastic crowd of nearly 1,500 supporters came together today at MetLife Stadium for the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) 2023 New Jersey Walk with Us to Cure Lupus to raise nearly $500,000 for lupus research as well as public awareness of the serious and commonly misdiagnosed autoimmune disease. […] READ MORE
Winning projects will explore new potential treatment approaches to prevent lupus from developing or prevent or slow disease progression. New York, NY, April 20, 2023. The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) today announced the newest Lupus Mechanisms and Targets Award grant recipients. The winning four projects collectively test potential treatment approaches to prevent lupus from developing […] READ MORE
Lupus Accelerating Breakthroughs Consortium to address challenges impacting lupus trial success and to accelerate treatment breakthroughs Washington, DC, March 29, 2023 – The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) today announced the Lupus Accelerating Breakthroughs Consortium (Lupus ABC), a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership bringing people with lupus together in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), […] READ MORE
New York, NY, March 23, 2023. The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) today announced the recipients of the newest Lupus Innovation Award (LIA) grants. Collectively, the seven projects led by research teams from the U.S. and Europe explore multiple components of lupus, focusing on its causes and the development of more personalized approaches to lupus treatments. […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY. January 17, 2023— The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Stacie J. Bell, PhD as Executive Vice President to lead Lupus Therapeutics (LT), the organization’s clinical research affiliate. An accomplished research scientist and organizational leader, Dr. Bell comes to Lupus Therapeutics with more than 25 years of […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY, Dec. 14, 2022. The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) proudly announces the two outstanding recipients of the 2022 Dr. William E. Paul Distinguished Innovator Award (DIA): Hongbo Chi, PhD, and Joseph Craft, MD. Both awards are focused on studying distinct T cell populations in lupus which aligns with LRA’s strategic objective to accelerate […] READ MORE
