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Tag: Dr. Zhijian Chen

LRA Distinguished Innovator Wins 2019 Breakthrough Prize

October 17, 2018 Winner of our most substantial grant, the Dr. William E. Paul Distinguished Innovator Awards in Lupus and Autoimmunity, Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen, Professor of Molecular Biology at UT Southwestern, just gained another prestigious award for that work from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.  He also recently received the 2018 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences from the Foundation for the […] Read More

We Fund Top Scientists

April 5, 2018 Congratulations go to Dr. Zhijian ‘James’ Chen — just named the 2018 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences recipient by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. The highly prestigious award recognizes Dr. Chen’s exceptional work that the Lupus Research Alliance proudly helped fund. His discovery of an enzyme cGAS uncovered an […] Read More