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Tag: Shaun Jackson

Lupus Research Alliance Grants Inaugural Awards to 11 Researchers Focused on Engineered Cell Therapies for Lupus

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of the new Targeted Research Program on Engineered Cell Therapies for Lupus (TRP-ECT) to support the development and mechanistic understanding of safe and accessible next-generation engineered cell therapies for people with lupus. Engineered cell therapies, such as CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T […] Read More

LRA-Funded Study Sheds Light on Childhood Lupus Nephritis

A study partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) and published in Science Translational Medicine used advanced technology to study where and how immune cells interact within kidney tissue in lupus nephritis (LN), a severe kidney disease caused by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). By applying a cutting-edge tool called spatial transcriptomics, Shaun Jackson, MD, […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Announces Recipients of the Lupus Mechanisms and Targets Award

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is pleased to announce the recent recipients of the Lupus Mechanisms and Targets Award (LMTA), whose research will investigate molecular pathways or targets that will lead to new or improved therapies for individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The LMTA provides investigators up to $600,000 over three years. The development […] Read More

2017 Novel Research Grants – Meet the Awardees

July 28, 2017. The Lupus Research Alliance is delighted to announce the recipients of our 2017 Novel Research Grants. These ten grantees continue a commitment to bold and innovative research that aims to discover safe, effective treatments and a cure for lupus. Mridu Acharya, PhD Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason Dr. Acharya is investigating the […] Read More