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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

The Rheumatology Research Foundation and the Lupus Research Alliance Join Forces to Offer Funding to Address Lupus

Amid ongoing fluctuations in federal research funding, a declining physician workforce, and increasing patient needs, the Rheumatology Research Foundation (Foundation) and the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) have partnered to create the Empowering Lupus Research Partnership (ELR) to support the discovery and development of next-generation lupus diagnostics and treatments. The ELR is a collaborative award program […] Read More

Lupus ABC Spearheading a New Era of Collaboration to Advance Lupus Drug Development | Nature Reviews Rheumatology

We are pleased to share an article published in @Nature Reviews Rheumatology highlighting the notable progress and accomplishments of the Lupus Accelerating Breakthroughs Consortium (#LupusABC), co-authored by Teodora P. Staeva, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, and Hoang Nguyen, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Research at the Lupus Research Alliance. Lupus ABC, the first-of-its-kind public-private partnership (PPP), is uniting individuals with lupus and […] Read More

Advocacy Update: Making Your Voices Heard!

Federal funding for lupus research is one of the most important ways to advance new treatments – and one day a cure – for lupus. The Lupus Research Alliance works closely with the Congressional Lupus Caucus, led by Reps. Bill Keating (D-MA) and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) to request robust funding levels for lupus research during […] Read More