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Category: Press Releases

Lupus Research Alliance Launches the DREAM Knowledge-Exchange Platform to Accelerate Precision Medicine in Lupus

NEW YORK, NY, November 7, 2024 — The DREAM is the final component of the Lupus Research Alliance’s Lupus Nexus, an innovative program that provides unprecedented resources to both researchers and those living with lupus The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) today launched the Data Repository, Exchange and Analytics platforM (DREAM), a cutting-edge knowledge-exchange platform. The […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Announces Inaugural Recipients of Translational Bridge Award

NEW YORK, NY, November 6, 2024 — 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 […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Announces Lupus Research Highlights at ACR Convergence 2024

NEW YORK, NY, November 4, 2024 – NEW YORK, November 4, 2024 – The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), the largest private funder of lupus research worldwide, today announced that 34 presentations, including research funded by the organization or supported by its clinical research affiliate Lupus Therapeutics, will be part of ACR Convergence 2024. The annual […] Read More

Super Bowl Champion Willie Colon Drives 10th Anniversary Lupus Golf Fundraiser

SUMMIT, NJ, June 24, 2024 – The Lupus Research Alliance is proud to partner with former Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets player, Super Bowl Champion, and current FoxSport1 co-host Willie Colon on the 10th Annual Willie Colon Golf Outing crafted by Tito’s Handmade Vodka. The sold-out outing raised $450,000 in honor of Mr. Colon’s […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Awards Lupus Insight Prize to Two Trailblazers in CAR T Cell Therapy

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 20, 2024 — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) announced the recipients of the 2024 Lupus Insight Prize to Marko Radic, Ph.D., The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Georg Schett, M.D., Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, for their groundbreaking discoveries in utilizing CAR T cell therapy to potentially revolutionize lupus treatment. Drs. Radic […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Grants Lupus Innovation Awards to Nine International Researchers Pushing the Boundaries of Lupus Research

NEW YORK, NY, May 23, 2024 — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is proud to announce that nine international researchers are the recipients of this year’s Lupus Innovation Award (LIA). They will conduct innovative research to uncover the underlying mechanisms and identify novel targets and pathways that could be harnessed to predict, monitor, and treat […] Read More

Lupus Accelerating Breakthroughs Consortium Announces Expanded Partnership with U.S. FDA at First Anniversary Meeting

BETHESDA, MD, April 16, 2024 — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), founder and administrator of the Lupus Accelerating Breakthroughs Consortium (Lupus ABC), announced today at the Consortium’s first anniversary meeting an expanded partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the inclusion of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). The addition […] Read More