This year’s Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) Breaking Through Gala, billed as the world’s largest single lupus fundraising event, took in $3 million for research into the autoimmune disorder. Some 600 members of the global lupus community turned out for the Nov. 25 New York City affair that celebrates…
The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) marked the 10th year of its Evening of Hope Gala by honoring leaders in the fight against lupus while raising funds to advance the nonprofit’s mission. Hundreds of advocates and community members gathered in New York City to recognize the efforts…
The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) is partnering with health informatics company Prometheus Research to develop a next-generation data platform, set to launch next year, to help advance lupus research. LFA will use the platform to expand its Research.forME Lupus Registry, which was launched in 2017…
Expanding its Us in Lupus effort, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has planned “Night of Beauty” events to reach women of color, a group disproportionately affected by this disease. Us in Lupus is a 12-week online community and education program for new lupus patients. The upcoming events are extending support to…
Aiming to raise disease awareness and research funds, the Lupus Foundation of America’s (LFA) Walk to End Lupus Now hits Los Angeles on Sept. 28. Taking place at the LA Live complex, the 1.33-mile event will again feature actress Kate Linder of television’s “The Young and…
The Lupus Foundation of America’s (LFA) Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program aims to cultivate the next generation of lupus researchers. This year, six new members are well on their way. The students’ projects focus on scientific areas including genetics, lupus nephritis, disease education, and…
Only a select few are invited to ring the Nasdaq stock exchange bell. The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) was among them, taking part in closing ceremonies earlier this month. The foundation’s goal in those June 7 ceremonies was to raise awareness of the unpredictable and often-misunderstood disease and…
Michigan Medicine researchers were granted up to $10.2 million by the Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence (ACE) to develop new projects seeking treatments for autoimmune diseases including lupus. In particular, the team from the University of Michigan’s academic medical center is focused on exploring the relationship between molecular targets…
In observance of World Lupus Day and Lupus Awareness Month, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has announced disease awareness and educational initiatives aimed at supporting patients with lupus nephritis, a serious complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). World Lupus Day was May 10, and Lupus Awareness Month is marked…
A comprehensive report co-led by pharmaceutical company GSK underscores the need to enhance care for those living with lupus, and to raise awareness about the disease. The release of the report, titled “A Vision for Lupus,” was timed to World Lupus Day on May 10. Coordinated by…