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Community Spotlight: How Chief Advancement Officer Nicole Capossela is Collaborating for a Cure

From her very first day, Nicole Capossela brought an unmistakable sense of purpose, passion, and possibility to the Lupus Research Alliance.   Since joining as Chief Advancement Officer, Nicole has helped strengthen relationships across the organization and beyond — connecting with donors, industry partners, researchers, clinicians, and the lupus community to expand the organization’s impact.  Drawing on her extensive experience […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Showcases Research that will Shape Next Generation Treatments at ACR Convergence 2025

  4 original posters to be presented on cell therapy, patient-reported outcomes, innovative recruitment strategies, and clinical trial retention in lupus  30+ presentations, posters, and discussions are currently supported by the Lupus Research Alliance or Lupus Therapeutics  45+ abstracts involve Lupus Clinical Investigators Network (LuCIN) or previously funded Lupus Research Alliance investigators – including 2 […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Announces 2025 Empowering Lupus Research Award Recipients to Support Breakthroughs

Today, the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), the world’s largest private funder of lupus research, announced the recipients of the 2025 Empowering Lupus Research (ELR) Career Development Award and Postdoctoral Award. These awards support exceptional early-career scientists advancing groundbreaking research to improve outcomes for people living with lupus – and ultimately, to find a cure. This […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance and Clinical Affiliate Lupus Therapeutics Selected as Inaugural Strategic Collaborators with Vie Ventures to Advance Innovative Autoimmune Therapies   

The Lupus Research Alliance and clinical affiliate Lupus Therapeutics are proud to be selected as inaugural collaborators of the new life sciences investment firm, Vie Ventures.   Vie Ventures is focused on bridging venture capital and disease philanthropy. The organization is concentrating on advancing late-stage, breakthrough therapies for autoimmune diseases and other immune system disorders where […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Honors the Life of its Former Leader Margaret G. Dowd

The Lupus Research Alliance mourns the death of Margaret “Peggy” G. Dowd, its former Co-President and Co-CEO and relentless lupus champion. Peggy served the lupus community with impassioned purpose for nearly 25 years. She first joined the SLE Lupus Foundation in 1994, guiding its evolution into a national organization that provided people with support, education, […] Read More

LRA Awards 2025 Lupus Insight Prize to Dr. Deepak Rao for Uncovering Key Drivers of Immune Imbalance in Lupus

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) proudly awarded the 2025 Lupus Insight Prize today to highly respected immunologist Deepak Rao, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The Prize recognizes Dr. Rao’s pioneering and widely reported findings published in Nature, which reveal a previously unknown imbalance in key immune cells that contribute to […] Read More

LUPUS 2025: Lupus Research Alliance and Lupus Therapeutics Highlights

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) and clinical affiliate Lupus Therapeutics (LT) are proud sponsors and participants of this week’s 16th International Congress on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (LUPUS 2025). The global conference convenes leading experts in rheumatology, immunology and autoimmune research to discuss the latest advancements in lupus. This year, the meeting, being held May 21-24 […] Read More

Letter from LRA President & CEO Albert T. Roy

Dear Friends, Lupus Awareness Month officially starts today, and with a growing coalition of people like you passionately working together for a world without lupus, never has there been a time for more hope and opportunities for your involvement. Our theme for the month – “Striving for a World Free of Lupus” – aims to […] Read More

Tips to Lower Stress During Stress Awareness Month and Beyond

If you have lupus and often feel stressed, you’re not alone! Research shows stress is common among people dealing with chronic conditions like lupus. It can trigger flares and worsen depression & anxiety. In recognition of Stress Awareness Month, we are pleased to share top tips that Priscilla Calvache, LCSW, has found helpful in supporting people […] Read More

ThorSport Racing & Ty Majeski Partner with Lupus Research Alliance to Drive Awareness for Lupus

ThorSport Racing and 2024 NASCAR Truck Series Champion Ty Majeski are teaming up with the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) to launch a month-long campaign dedicated to raising awareness and funds for lupus research. This initiative will debut at Texas Motor Speedway during the NASCAR Truck Series race on May 2, where Ty Majeski will wear custom-designed race shoes representing the LRA and the fight […] Read More