Lupus Innovation Award Archives

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Highlights from ACR Convergence 2024: Groundbreaking LRA-Funded Research and Innovative Therapies

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is proud to showcase the groundbreaking work of its funded researchers presented at the 2024 ACR Convergence meeting held this November in Washington, D.C. From novel steroid-sparing strategies to precision immunotherapies, this year’s presentations promise to bring new insights and transformative approaches to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and related autoimmune […] Read More

Groundbreaking Study Funded in Part by LRA Sheds Light on Unconventional Cause of Inflammation in Lupus

A groundbreaking study partly funded by the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), published in Immunity, uncovered an unexpected contributor to inflammation in lupus. Led by Drs. Virginia Pascual and Simone Caielli from Weill Cornell Medical College, the research identified a specific subset of monocytes (a type of immune cell) that release an inflammatory protein called IL-1β. […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Grants Lupus Innovation Awards to Advance Ground-Breaking Lupus Research

NEW YORK, NY, March 23, 2023. The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) today announced the recipients of the newest Lupus Innovation Award (LIA) grants. Collectively, the seven projects led by research teams from the U.S. and Europe explore multiple components of lupus, focusing on its causes and the development of more personalized approaches to lupus treatments. […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Announces 11 Exceptional Recipients of the 2021 Lupus Innovation Award

NEW YORK, NY, December 14, 2021. The Lupus Research Alliance proudly announced today recipients from the U.S. and around the world of the 2021 Lupus Innovation Award which will fund wide ranging areas of research from probing the development and progression of lupus to pointing to potential personalized therapies. The Lupus Innovation Award provides support […] Read More

Lupus Research Alliance Announces Seven Recipients of the 2020 Lupus Innovation Award

NEW YORK, NY, November 9, 2020. The Lupus Research Alliance proudly announced today the 2020 Lupus Innovation Award recipients. These seven projects represent a wide breadth of scientific exploration in lupus, probing the development and progression of lupus while pointing to potential treatment approaches. The Lupus Innovation Award offers up to $150,000/year total costs for […] Read More