image description

Tag: University of Houston

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

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

LRA-Funded Researcher Finds New Biomarkers for Lupus Nephritis

August 7, 2019 Dr. Chandra Mohan discovered that blood clotting proteins are higher in the urine of people with lupus nephritis, announced University of Houston. His work showed that both proteins that promote clotting and those that work to dissolve them are involved.  He began examining these proteins because people with lupus and lupus nephritis […] Read More