The Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR), the Lupus Research Institute (LRI) and the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation have merged to form the largest private sector organization dedicated to advance lupus research – The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA). With a new board of directors in place, the Lupus Research Alliance is geared…
Four key Lupus advocacy groups will host a Lupus Patient-Focused Drug Development Meeting next spring called “Lupus: Patient Voices,” according to a news release. The groups, the Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR), the Lupus Research Institute (LRI), the Lupus and Allied Diseases Association (LADA), and the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), will lead the…
Interferon gamma could be a key trigger for lupus, a finding that may provide information leading to new treatments for the autoimmune disease, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. The study, “IFN-γ receptor and STAT1 signaling in B cells are central to spontaneous germinal…
Three organizations focused on helping patients with lupus are banding together once again to recognize an outstanding research project. The Alliance for Lupus Research, the Lupus Foundation of America, and the Lupus Research Institute are calling for research nominations to win the Lupus Insight…
A new lupus research plan to guide work toward a cure was introduced on Wednesday, March 16, in a special briefing to the U.S. Congress. The briefing was presented by the Lupus Federal Working Group, which includes the lupus advocacy organizations Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR),…
New York and Chicago based Lupus Research Institute (LRI) says its supporters and others have much to celebrate in a 2015 Omnibus Appropriations Bill passed in the House and Senate and signed into law by President Obama in mid-December. “We are proud that the strong presence of LRI patient…
The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) recently announced this years’ research grants awarded to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) researchers. The topics vary, but all strive to either present a better understanding of why people develop lupus or to improve treatment for the disease. Two projects will investigate the link between bacteria…
The “Moving Forward Together to Fight Lupus” gala dinner celebrated the upcoming merging of the Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR), the Lupus Research Institute (LRI), and S.L.E. Lupus Foundation. The event — the world’s leading lupus fundraiser — collected close to $3 million for groundbreaking research that promises to…
The prestigious 2015 Lupus Insight Prize was awarded to investigator George C. Tsokos, MD, who serves as chief of the Rheumatology Division at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center as well as professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Tsokos was selected by the Alliance for…
The Lupus Research Institute and the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation are two of the over 200 patient organizations that are part of the “I Am (Still) Essential” coalition, which has recently advocated for changes in the Essential Health Benefits for 2016 with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The organizations believe…