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Scientist Dedicates Her Research Career to Supporting Underrepresented Community

Two events coinciding at the exact same moment set the path for Dr. Vanessa Sue Wacleche to dedicate herself to lupus research. Just when she was choosing her specialty as a postdoctoral fellow, her great-uncle was diagnosed with lupus after months of debilitating symptoms. Also affirming this life-changing decision, Dr. Wacleche was motivated by her […] Read More

LRA-Funded Researchers Presented Cutting Edge Methods and Discoveries at the Annual Rheumatology Meeting

November, 2022 The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) aims to support the best science to prevent, treat and cure lupus. This year during the annual American College of Rheumatology conference, ACR Convergence 2022, which took place from November 10 – 14 in Philadelphia, PA, more than 30 LRA-funded studies were presented by researchers to thousands of […] Read More

New Treatment Approaches Supported by LRA Were Highlighted at LUPUS 2019

April 11, 2019 The bacteria that cause urinary tract infections may trigger lupus flares, a former Alzheimer’s disease therapy has shown promising results in research models—these are just some of the findings presented by Lupus Research Alliance-funded scientists at the 13th International Congress on Systematic Lupus Erythematosus (LUPUS 2019), held in San Francisco. Here are […] Read More

Promising Results from AMP

October 30, 2018 The Lupus Research Alliance is one of the sponsors of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus (AMP RA/Lupus), a public-private partnership between the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and several pharmaceutical companies and nonprofit organizations. AMP aims to speed the development of new therapies, […] Read More