Updates and Events

March 31, 2018 Attend the 18th Annual Meeting of the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS 2018) June 20-23 in San Francisco. First held in 2001, the FOCIS Annual Meeting draws the best clinician scientists from around the world to participate in the scientific program, bringing together cutting-edge science from various disease fields related to […] READ MORE

March 29, 2018 Selena Gomez’s first design collaboration with PUMA, is the highly anticipated Phenom Lux—a shoe that is made to stand out and help out. Designed for training, but styled for slaying, Phenom Lux allows women not only to perform, but also take action. For this important first design collaboration between Selena and PUMA, […] READ MORE

Source: Vogue, March 28, 2018 Selena Gomez is dipping a toe into sneaker design. Today, the singer revealed her first collaboration as brand ambassador for Puma. The sleek, all-white style, known as the Phenom Lux, comes with gold accents and a removable ankle bracelet, and is best worn with a pair of Puma’s new sheer […] READ MORE

March 26, 2018 Source: Ablynx Press Release 3.26.18 Ablynx today announced that the Phase II dose-ranging study of vobarilizumab, the Company’s anti-IL-6R Nanobody®, did not meet the primary endpoint of dose response based on the modified BILAG-based combined lupus assessment (mBICLA) at Week 24. The primary endpoint of the study was the percentage of subjects who […] READ MORE

March 23, 2018 The Omnibus Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2018 that passed today includes key provisions the Lupus Research Alliance and lupus advocates have worked for all year. Lupus advocates, participating just days before for our annual March Capitol Hill Day, had requested program funding for 2019 and had asked legislators to also finish […] READ MORE

March 21, 2018   Lupus Research Alliance-Funded Scientists Find Potential Target to Treat Kidney Disease Novel research initially funded by the Lupus Research Alliance through a grant to Hospital for Special Surgery scientists significantly advanced understanding of kidney damage in lupus. As reported by Hospital for Special Surgery: A protein that helps regulate the body’s […] READ MORE

        Advocate for Lupus – Contact Your Legislators! March 21, 2018 The color purple and the word lupus filled the halls of the U.S. Capitol yesterday as over 90 determined advocates visited nearly 100 representatives, senators and staff to share why we need their support for lupus research. And we thank the […] READ MORE

Thank You 2018 Half-Marathon Team – Life Without Lupus! March 19, 2018 The Lupus Research Alliance Team Life Without Lupus made a run for it this weekend at the United Airlines NYC Half! Over the past nine years, Team Life Without Lupus has raised over $1 million! We thank this determined team for the thousands […] READ MORE

        The Lupus Research Alliance Has Spots in the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon! Run for Life Without Lupus Sunday, November 4, 2018 Apply online today! Runners who commit to fundraising a minimum of $3,000 receive: Guaranteed spot on Team Life Without Lupus Training program Social events Team gear and gift […] READ MORE

        Join Us on the Hill March 20 as a Virtual Advocate for Lupus! Congress will be seeing purple next week when advocates representing the Lupus Research Alliance visit them Tuesday March 20 to convey why we need more funds for lupus research. We are proud to continue our March Hill Day […] READ MORE

March 12, 2018 Bacteria Could be to Blame for Autoimmune Attacks Innovative novel research, co-funded by the Lupus Research Alliance, has produced a significant discovery about the role of bacteria and points to the potential for a vaccine or treatment that might prevent an autoimmune attack by suppressing specific bacteria. Led by Dr. Martin Kriegel […] READ MORE

March 7, 2018 Lupus: Patient Voices Report Released Today We are pleased to announce the release of Lupus: Patient Voices, a comprehensive report based on input from the Externally-led Lupus Patient-Focused Drug Development (PFDD) Meeting and pre-meeting survey conducted last fall. This report includes data and personal accounts from people with lupus on symptoms, daily […] READ MORE