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Tag: Lupus Research Program

Celebrating Lupus Awareness Month

    “For us, raising awareness about this awful disease isn’t limited to May. All year long, we are engaged in delivering discoveries that can transform lives. Because that is where real hope begins.” Kenneth M. Farber, President and CEO Lupus gained the attention it deserves throughout the month of May! Millions of people throughout […] Read More

Successful Advocacy Bringing Millions in Research Dollars to Lupus

une 28, 2018 With an overwhelming majority vote of 359 to 49, the House of Representatives just passed a bill to allocate $5 million to the Defense Department’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program for lupus in the 2019 budget.  This federal support of lupus research is a result of advocacy by lupus patients, organizations like […] Read More

2018 Omnibus Budget Passed March 23 Grants Lupus Advocates’ Requests

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

because the Lupus Research Alliance board of directors funds all administrative and fundraising costs