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Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: Meet Dr. Kent Kwoh, A Champion for Health Equity

During Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate a dedicated champion of health equity. As Chief of Rheumatology and Director of the Arthritis Center at University of Arizona, Dr. Kwoh is devoted to making sure the Indigenous people he treats receive the best possible care for their lupus. How? By listening, learning, and incorporating their perspectives […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Announces Inaugural Recipients of Translational Bridge Award

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is excited to announce the first-ever recipients of the Translational Bridge Award (TBA), established this year to accelerate the translation of groundbreaking research into potential treatments and diagnostics for lupus. The award aims to propel high-potential projects from LRA-funded foundational discoveries with strong commercialization potential or an opportunity for clinical […] Read More

Scientist Dedicates Her Research Career to Supporting Underrepresented Community

Two events coinciding at the exact same moment set the path for Dr. Vanessa Sue Wacleche to dedicate herself to lupus research. Just when she was choosing her specialty as a postdoctoral fellow, her great-uncle was diagnosed with lupus after months of debilitating symptoms. Also affirming this life-changing decision, Dr. Wacleche was motivated by her […] Read More

2025 United Airlines New York City Half-Marathon

Team Life Without Lupus® will have guaranteed entries in the 2024 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon for runners who commit to fundraising a minimum of $1,500. Run the Half with us Sunday, March 17, 2024. Read More

The Lupus Research Alliance Walk with Us to Cure Lupus Raises Millions for Lupus Research

Thousands of passionate people with lupus and those who care about the cause will join together Saturday, October 19 at the Intrepid Museum in Manhattan for the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) 2024 New York City Walk with Us to Cure Lupus. Registration remains open through Walk Day at www.lupuswalknyc.org. A chronic and complex autoimmune disease, […] Read More

LRA Congratulates Dr. Lindsey Criswell on her Election to Prestigious National Academy of Medicine

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) congratulates Lindsey A. Criswell, MD, MPH, DSc on her election to the highly prestigious National Academy of Medicine (NAM). She currently serves as Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) As an early supporter of Dr. Criswell, the LRA is particularly gratified to see her […] Read More

Lupus ABC Committee Tackling Patient Reported Outcomes at Upcoming Meeting

The Lupus Accelerating Breakthroughs Consortium (Lupus ABC), the public-private partnership which the LRA initiated with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with many key lupus stakeholders on pursuing the most effective ways to accelerate lupus drug development. Read an interview with Dr. Patricia Katz who chairs the Lupus ABC Planning Committee on Patient […] Read More

Groundbreaking Study Funded in Part by LRA Sheds Light on Unconventional Cause of Inflammation in Lupus

A groundbreaking study partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), published in Immunity, uncovered an unexpected contributor to inflammation in lupus. Led by Drs. Virginia Pascual and Simone Caielli from Weill Cornell Medical College, the research identified a specific subset of monocytes (a type of immune cell) that release an inflammatory protein called IL-1β. […] Read More

Facing Lupus with a Positive Perspective

Radiating optimism despite living with lupus for most of her young life, this month’s Community Inspiration,17-year old Miah Andrade, has a powerful message to share during Hispanic Heritage Month: “Too many people don’t know what lupus is or that Hispanics are at greater risk for the disease than those in other groups. And even fewer […] Read More

Gazyva® Shows Positive Results in Phase 3 Lupus Nephritis Trial

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) and clinical research affiliate Lupus Therapeutics (LT) are excited to share positive news of the Phase 3 REGENCY clinical trial showing benefits of Gazyva® (obinutuzumab) in treating people with active lupus nephritis (inflammation of the kidney associated with lupus). In development as a potential treatment for lupus nephritis, Gazyva is approved in […] Read More

LRA Congratulates Dr. James Chen for Prestigious Lasker Award Recognizing Breakthrough Discovery of DNA Sensing Enzyme, cGAS

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) proudly congratulates Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen on receiving the 2024 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for his revolutionary discovery of cGAS, a molecule that senses self and foreign DNA, activating the immune system. While cGAS is essential for detecting foreign DNA from pathogens like viruses and bacteria, in lupus, […] Read More

Investigational Treatment Dapirolizumab Pegol Shows Positive Results in Phase 3 Clinical Trial

Lupus Therapeutics, the clinical research affiliate of the Lupus Research Alliance, is proud to share positive topline results from the Phase 3 PHOENYCS GO study evaluating the investigational therapy dapirolizumab pegol in people living with moderate-to-severe systemic lupus. Results of the Phase 3 PHOENYCS GO study were reported by study sponsors UCB and Biogen. The […] Read More