The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) is solely dedicated to supporting novel research to identify the cause of lupus, develop safe and effective treatments and, ultimately design a cure for this devastating disease.

Unlike other research organizations, the LRI requires that research grant applicants examine lupus with new eyes and fresh perspectives across disciplines to unravel the mysteries of this disease.

Thus the key tenet of LRI is "to go where the science leads," allowing sound scientific hypotheses to be pursued, unimpeded by conventional thinking.

For more information about LRI's remarkable work, see LRI Research.

For details on how you can speed research and defeat lupus, please contact Andrea O'Neill, director of development, at 212.812.9881 or email her at lupus@lupusny.org.