Latest News from the Lupus Research Institute

Lupus Research Institute Invites Scientists with Innovative Ideas to Help Pioneer Lupus Discovery

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:08:24 -0800

Novel Research Grant Deadline is May 28, 2010

New York, NY, February 4, 2010—The world’s leading private supporter of innovative research in systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)—the Lupus Research Institute (LRI)—invites scientists with bold new approaches to discovering the cause, improving treatment, and curing lupus to apply for financial support.

Sisters Helping Sisters: Study in Sisters of Women with SLE

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:25:54 -0800

Enrollment begins nationwide

If you have a sister with lupus, consider making a ‘gift’ to future generations by signing up for the national SisSLE—Sisters of Women with SLE—research study.

Congratulations Dr. Barton!

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:34:41 -0800

American Association of Immunologists’ Biosciences Investigator Award
For Outstanding Early-Career Research Contributions to the Field of Immunology

Dr. Barton will give a lecture upon accepting this prestigious award at the 2010 AAI Annual Meeting in Baltimore in early May.

“The LRI has been a key source of funding for my lab, especially in the early years when we were just getting started.”

Mapping Why Lupus Discriminates

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:03:45 -0800

University of Chicago "Science Life" blog reports on LRI-funded scientist exploring why lupus is more common and severe in African-Americans

By Rob Mitchum, Science Life

Major Report to Congress by Secretary of Health and Human Services Documents Need for National Lupus Health Education Program

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:09:29 -0800

New report resulting from Lupus Research Institute’s congressional advocacy describes state of lupus research, impact of disease, and barriers to care

A major report on lupus from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the U.S. Congress this week reviews the state of the disease and documents the need for a comprehensive national provider health education program to help eliminate the barriers of racial disparities in the early medical diagnosis and treatment of lupus.

The Lupus Drug Gold Mine

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:15:34 -0800

After decades of dead ends scientists find new treatments

Lupus has puzzled doctors since it was identified in the 1800s. For unknown reasons, the body makes antibodies against itself. Symptoms--ranging from fever to rashes to joint pain to kidney damage--come and go unpredictably. The average lupus patient waits four years and sees three doctors before getting an accurate diagnosis. There have been no new drugs in 50 years.

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