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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

Our Distinguished Innovator Awardee Makes Major Discovery for Lupus, Infections and Even Cancer

July 12, 2018 With funding from our most competitive grant Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen, Professor of Molecular Biology at UT Southwestern, discovered a mechanism that stimulates the immune system which could lead to novel treatments for infections, lupus and other autoimmune diseases and cancer. Dr. Chen’s discovery of an enzyme cGAS uncovered an essential process that […] Read More