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Tag: American Heart Month

Championing Newborn Heart Health: Meet LRA Grantee Dr. Renita Horton

February is American Heart Month, an opportune time to spotlight Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) grant awardee Renita Horton, PhD. In 2024, Dr. Horton, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering at the University of Houston, was one of the exceptional researchers to receive an Empowering Lupus Research (ELR) Career Development Award (CDA) from the LRA. Her LRA-funded research […] Read More

LRA-Funded Research Aims at Preventing Heart Disease in Kids With Lupus

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