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Lupus Research Alliance Awards Grants to Six Trailblazing Studies

2018 Awards Enable Promising Scientists to Bring Innovative Approaches to Lupus Research The Lupus Research Alliance announced six new Novel Research Grants to support paradigm-changing lupus research. To conquer the complexity of lupus, the Novel Research Grants support researchers who study lupus from many perspectives, testing new theories about what causes lupus and why it has […] Read More

Lupus Kidneys Copy Tumors’ Tactic to Protect Themselves

October 4, 2018 Abnormal immune cells invade the kidneys in patients with lupus and can damage the organs so severely that they stop working. But the kidneys defend themselves from these attacks by disabling these rogue cells, according to a new study from two scientists funded by the Lupus Research Alliance. Cancerous tumors similarly protect […] Read More

Cancer Study Shows How Body’s Trash Pickup Fails in Lupus

October 4, 2018 Immune cells called macrophages that normally clear away the body’s trash don’t do their jobs in lupus. Now, a study of cancer partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance may explain how these macrophages promote lupus. Douglas Green, PhD, of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and colleagues found that […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Advocates Win Big with 2019 Federal Funding

NEW YORK, NY. Sept. 28 – Congratulations go out to the Lupus Research Alliance advocates! The 2019 spending bill was signed into law today, granting the two requests Lupus Research Alliance advocates made to legislators on “Capitol Hill Day” in March 2018. Approved by Congress earlier in the week, the bill provides $5 million for […] Read More

Breaking Through Lupus Gala 2018

The Lupus Research Alliance celebrates our annual Breaking through Lupus Gala on November 19, 2018 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom – an iconic landmark mingling up-to-the-moment elegance with the art-deco grandeur of 1920’s movie palaces. This year we are proud to honor William J. Wolfe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Washington Realty, Inc.  A […] Read More

Support Team Life Without Lupus at NYC Marathon

Maybe you can’t run a Marathon…Or have that as a goal for next year. But you can help run lupus into the ground by supporting our Team Life Without Lupus! Team Life Without Lupus is the official competitive team of the Lupus Research Alliance, the largest private funder of lupus research in the world. Through […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance: Disappointed but Undaunted by Anifrolumab Results

September 4, 2018 The Lupus Research Alliance is disappointed with the results announced by AstraZeneca and MedImmune of the clinical trial testing the investigational drug anifrolumab for moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).  However, the knowledge gained from further analyzing these data will be invaluable in fully understanding the effects of anifrolumab and designing […] Read More

New York Jets Tackle Lupus at 2018 Kickoff Luncheon!

August 28, 2018 The Lupus Research Alliance was proud to take part in the NY Jets 2018 KickOff Luncheon that launched the upcoming season while gaining awareness for the worthwhile causes supported by the team. With the help of nearly 800 generous supporters, the luncheon raised over $750,000 to benefit the Lupus Research Alliance along […] Read More

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