Stories & News

LRA Congratulates Dr. James Chen for Prestigious Lasker Award Recognizing Breakthrough Discovery of DNA Sensing Enzyme, cGAS

September 24, 2024 — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) proudly congratulates Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen on receiving the 2024 Albert...

Team Life Without Lupus Going the Distance for More Treatments and a Cure

September 24, 2024 — The 21-member LRA Team Life Without Lupus is training hard to hit the streets of NYC for...

Family Planning and Lupus

September 10, 2024 — The LRA is committed to supporting research and resources to better address the complexities of pregnancy...

Jennifer Young’s Powerful Advice: “Don’t lose hope, find your people.”

September 6, 2024 — Jennifer shares her mother’s lupus journey and the impact of LRA-funded research.  Growing up in the New Jersey...

New York Jets Take On Lupus at 2024 Season Kickoff Luncheon

August 28, 2024 — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is proud to have helped launch this year’s football season at the...

Lupus and Allied Diseases Association Donates $150,000 to Support Research Funded by the Lupus Research Alliance

August 27, 2024 — Our warmest appreciation goes to the Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. (LADA) for their donation of...

Community inspiration: Jennifer Dakin: "My legacy gift to the LRA is my way of giving back so others don't struggle like I did."

From Patient to Patron: Spotlighting LRA Board Member and Legacy Donor, Jennifer A. Dakin

August 15, 2024 — August is National Make-a-Will Month. In this Community Inspiration Blog, we share the remarkable journey of LRA...

Research News

New Study Reveals How Autoantibodies Work Together to Drive Inflammation in Lupus

August 8, 2024 — Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how the immune system is over-activated in systemic lupus...

LRA Statement: Research published in Nature advances understanding of possible underlying cause of Lupus

Statement in Response to Recent Nature Publication

July 16, 2024 — The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is encouraged by the recent study, “Interferon subverts an AHR–JUN axis to...

Community inspiration: Victoria Werth: "What drives me are the patients and the tremendous need for more research."

Inspired by Patient Need, Dermatologist Specializes in Cutaneous Lupus

July 11, 2024 — Dr. Victoria Werth decided to focus her career on researching and treating cutaneous (skin) lupus erythematosus because...

U.S. House of Representatives Passed Bill with $10 million for the Lupus Research Program

July 1, 2024 — Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Appropriations bill. This bill...

Lupus ABC First Anniversary Meeting Celebrated Remarkable Year of Accomplishments

June 13, 2024 — Progress Shared and Future Course Charted The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is pleased to report that the Lupus...