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LRA Distinguished Innovator Wins 2019 Breakthrough Prize

Winner of our most substantial grant, the Dr. William E. Paul Distinguished Innovator Awards in Lupus and Autoimmunity, Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen, Professor of Molecular Biology at UT Southwestern, just gained another prestigious award for that work from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.  He also recently received the 2018 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences from the Foundation for the National Institutes of […] Read More

2017-18 Research Portfolio Summary

June 5, 2018 The Lupus Research Alliance is driven by one central goal — to improve the lives of people living with the disease, today and in the long term. We believe that scientific research is the most powerful way we can achieve this goal. Further, we believe that by both pushing the limits of scientific exploration and […] Read More

We Fund Top Scientists

April 5, 2018 Congratulations go to Dr. Zhijian ‘James’ Chen — just named the 2018 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences recipient by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. The highly prestigious award recognizes Dr. Chen’s exceptional work that the Lupus Research Alliance proudly helped fund. His discovery of an enzyme cGAS uncovered an […] Read More

2017: A Year of Great Triumph for Lupus

Nov. 28, 2017. Thanks to you, the Lupus Research Alliance continues to make game-changing gains in advancing the basic understanding of lupus … while giving hope to millions of people that a potential cure is within reach. We Invested in Innovative Research The Lupus Research Alliance gave 19 scientists the means to bring their ideas […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Announces Awards to Uncover Causes of Lupus

Two Outstanding Scientists Recognized for Transformative Lupus Research Projects Nov. 09, 2017. The Lupus Research Alliance is proud to announce the 2017 recipients of the Dr. William E. Paul Distinguished Innovator Awards in Lupus and Autoimmunity. Michael Carroll, PhD, Children’s Hospital Boston, is studying why and how lupus attacks the brain and central nervous system […] Read More

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