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News from ACR Convergence 2024
ACR Released a Summary of the 2024 ACR Guideline for the Screening, Treatment, and Management of Lupus Nephritis
November 18, 2024
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released a summary of the 2024 ACR Guideline for the Screening, Treatment, and...
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Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: Meet Dr. Kent Kwoh, A Champion for Health Equity
November 14, 2024
During Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate a dedicated champion of health equity. As Chief of Rheumatology and Director...
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Scientist Dedicates Her Research Career to Supporting Underrepresented Community
October 30, 2024
Two events coinciding at the exact same moment set the path for Dr. Vanessa Sue Wacleche to dedicate herself...
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2025 United Airlines New York City Half-Marathon
October 27, 2024
Sunday, March 16, 2025 marks the next United Airlines NYC Half Marathon. The Lupus Research Alliance Team Life Without...
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Congratulations to Dr. Lindsey Criswell on Election to Prestigious National Academy of Medicine
LRA Congratulates Dr. Lindsey Criswell on her Election to Prestigious National Academy of Medicine
October 22, 2024
The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) congratulates Lindsey A. Criswell, MD, MPH, DSc on her election to the highly prestigious...
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Lupus ABC Committee Tackling Patient Reported Outcomes at Upcoming Meeting
October 14, 2024
The Lupus Accelerating Breakthroughs Consortium (Lupus ABC), the public-private partnership which the LRA initiated with the U.S. Food and...
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Groundbreaking Study Funded in Part by LRA Sheds Light on Unconventional Cause of Inflammation in Lupus
October 7, 2024
A groundbreaking study partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), published in Immunity, uncovered an unexpected contributor to...
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Facing Lupus with a Positive Perspective
September 26, 2024
Radiating optimism despite living with lupus for most of her young life, this month’s Community Inspiration,17-year old Miah Andrade,...
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LRA Congratulates Dr. James Chen for Prestigious Lasker Award Recognizing Breakthrough Discovery of DNA Sensing Enzyme, cGAS  
September 24, 2024
The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) proudly congratulates Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen on receiving the 2024 Albert Lasker Basic Medical...
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Team Life Without Lupus Going the Distance for More Treatments and a Cure
September 24, 2024
The 21-member LRA Team Life Without Lupus is training hard to hit the streets of NYC for the 2024...
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Family Planning and Lupus
September 10, 2024
The LRA is committed to supporting research and resources to better address the complexities of pregnancy in lupus.  This...
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Jennifer Young’s Powerful Advice: “Don’t lose hope, find your people.”
September 6, 2024
Jennifer shares her mother’s lupus journey and the impact of LRA-funded research  Growing up in the New Jersey suburbs, Jennifer...