NEW YORK, NY. December 20. The Board of Directors and staff of the Lupus Research Alliance mourn the death of Stephen Katz, MD, PhD, a true champion for the lupus community. For over two decades, Dr. Katz has served as Director of the home institute for lupus at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY. December 20. The Lupus Research Alliance is proud to announce the 2018 recipients of the Dr. William E. Paul Distinguished Innovator Award in Lupus and Autoimmunity: Nir Hacohen, PhD (right) and Vijay Kuchroo, DVM, PhD (left). Dr. Hacohen is seeking better ways to treat lupus kidney disease, the major cause of illness and […] READ MORE
The Lupus Research Alliance 2018 Breaking Through Gala honored Board member William J. Wolfe, Chairman and CEO of First Washington Realty, Inc. for his instrumental role in uniting the lupus community to an unparalleled global research enterprise. With the generous support of 650 attendees, the evening raised over $3.5 million specifically for lupus research. Mr. […] READ MORE
2018 Awards Enable Promising Scientists to Bring Innovative Approaches to Lupus Research October 18, 2018 The Lupus Research Alliance announced six new Novel Research Grants to support paradigm-changing lupus research. To conquer the complexity of lupus, the Novel Research Grants support researchers who study lupus from many perspectives, testing new theories about what causes lupus and […] READ MORE
NEW YORK, NY. Sept. 28 – Congratulations go out to the Lupus Research Alliance advocates! The 2019 spending bill was signed into law today, granting the two requests Lupus Research Alliance advocates made to legislators on “Capitol Hill Day” in March 2018. Approved by Congress earlier in the week, the bill provides $5 million for […] READ MORE
July 16, 2018. The Lupus Research Alliance is pleased and very encouraged to share a promising scientific breakthrough reported in the New York Times with real potential to revolutionize lupus treatment. Just reported in the prestigious journal Nature, scientists in Dr. Alexander Marson’s lab at the University of California, San Francisco have developed an innovative […] READ MORE
2018 Lupus Insight Prize Presented to Dr. Betty Diamond Funds Study of Common Hypertension Drugs to Treat Lupus June 21, 2018 The Lupus Research Alliance has awarded its 2018 Lupus Insight Prize to Betty Diamond, MD, for a project to test commonly used drugs for high blood pressure as potential treatments for cognitive and emotional […] READ MORE
2018 Handbag Luncheon Honors PUMA for Selena Gomez Lupus Campaign NEW YORK, NY – May 22, 2018. The 9th annual Lupus Research Alliance Lupus Handbag Luncheon & Silent Auction honored two stand-out supporters to the lupus cause: world-leading sports brand PUMA and IBM Associate Partner Veronica Vargas Lupo. PUMA was named “Corporate Visionary Partner” in […] READ MORE
April 26, 2018 Lupus Research Alliance and Lupus Therapeutics collaborate with Bristol-Myers Squibb on a New Lupus Trial The Lupus Research Alliance today announced a collaboration between its newly formed affiliate, Lupus Therapeutics, and the pharmaceutical company, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), to test a novel investigational drug, BMS-986165, as a potential new therapy for lupus. The […] READ MORE
March 23, 2018 The Omnibus Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2018 that passed today includes key provisions the Lupus Research Alliance and lupus advocates have worked for all year. Lupus advocates, participating just days before for our annual March Capitol Hill Day, had requested program funding for 2019 and had asked legislators to also finish […] READ MORE
February 21, 2018 Source: Press Release, National Institutes of Health NIH program to accelerate therapies for arthritis, lupus releases first datasets Collaborative effort provides important clues about potential research targets NEW YORK, NY. Feb. 21, 2018. Datasets characterizing individual cells in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus disease tissue from the Accelerating Medicines Partnership for […] READ MORE
Jan. 10, 2018 Lupus Research Alliance Announces New Grants for Translational Research Seven Outstanding Investigators Chosen for Prestigious Lupus Research Grants The Lupus Research Alliance is proud to announce the recipients of its Target Identification in Lupus (TIL) grants designed to move research discoveries quickly from the laboratory to the patient’s bedside. Seven outstanding scientists […] READ MORE