March 2008
UPDATE: LRI Advocacy Victory

February 2008
The Shady Ladies™ Luncheon Draws Celebrities and Crowds in Palm Beach

November 2007
Lupus Research Institute Strategy Delivers $30 Million in National Funding

October 2007
New Round of Lupus Research Institute Awards Brings Promise of More Breakthroughs

September 2007
Lupus Research Institute Opens New Directions in Autoimmune Disease Research

Lupus Research Institute Triggers Cascade of New Links—and Possible Solutions—to Early Heart Disease in People with Lupus

Surge in Biomarker Research Signals New Hope for Diagnosing and Managing Lupus

August 2007
Listen to Lupus Experts on Trials Before Treatments

July 2007
LRI Leads the Lupus Biomarker Search

June 2007
NIH: The Future Directions of Lupus Research

May 2007
LRI Sponsors Session on Biomarkers at 8th International Conference on Lupus in Shanghai, China

Website Broadcasts Urgent Need for Lupus Clinical Trials
Award-Winning Campaign Reaches Thousands

April 2007
2007 Advocacy Day in DC: LRI National Coalition Voices Need for More Research, New Treatments for Lupus

March 2007
2nd Annual Shady Ladies Luncheon Reflects Hope for Lupus Research

January 2007
New Findings by LRI Scientific Advisor Mark Shlomchik, MD, PhD, Highlight Potential New Targets for Lupus Treatments
Exciting Area of Investigation Also Being Explored by LRI Investigators Thereza Imanishi-Kari, PhD and Jan Erikson, PhD

LRI Strategy to Fund Novel Research is Stellar Success

November 2006
Fifteen Lupus Research Institute-Funded Scientists Present New Findings in Lupus at American College of Rheumatology Meeting

October 2006
LRI Awards $4.5 Million to Explore New Approaches to Lupus
6th Annual LRI Scientific Conference, October 19th and 20th 2006
Congressional Briefing on Racial Disparities in Lupus

June 2006
Two Genetics Discoveries in Lupus Reported

March 2006
Lupus Research Institute Announces 2006 Funding Opportunities For New Scientific Approaches To Lupus
NIH Budget Cuts May Slow Pace of Research
LRI Submits Written Testimony to the House of Representatives (.pdf)
March is National Kidney Month

February 2006
Hip Hop Artist's Death From Lupus Complications Raises Profile of Disease that Disproportionately Impacts African Americans

December 2005
Record $2.4 Million Raised for Lupus Research

November 2005
Record Number of LRI-Funded Research Presentations at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Meeting
Study Uncovers Potential Biomarker for Lupus Atherosclerosis

October 2005
Industry Holds Keys to Spurring New Lupus Therapeutics

September 2005
Heart Disease and Lupus Present Double Health Threat to Women of Color
First Ever Congressional Briefing on Lupus Research Highlights Issues and Promise of New Research Initiatives
Lupus Research Institute Launches Spanish-Language PSA

July 2005
Lupus Research Institute Reports Record Number of Grant Applications

June 2005
Lupus Research Institute Web Site Launched
Tarrytown's Hackley School Rocks Against Lupus

May 2005
Yale Scientists Identify Structure for RNA Quality Control
Institute Appoints Two Distinguished Physicians to Scientific Advisory Board

April 2005
New Public Service Advertising Campaign Alerts Young Women to the Dangers of Lupus

February 2005
Lupus Research Institute Increases Funding For Innovative Research

December 2004
New Orange Lupus Awareness Wristband Supports "Life Without Lupus"

September 2004
Congressional Appropriations Report Calls For Wider Range of Lupus Research at the National Institutes of Health
African Americans and Lupus: Invisible No More, Key Topic at Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Congress

August 2004
Research Helps Unravel Mystery of Cognitive Decline in Lupus

July 2004
Lack of Immune System Protein Prevents Lupus-Like Condition in Mice

June 2004
Lupus Research Institute Awards $3 Million In Novel Research Grants

February 2004
Former FDA Division Director Lee S. Simon, MD, Joins Lupus Research Institute Scientific Advisory Board
LRI Funded Researcher Announces Major Discovery

January 2004
Eight Scientists Awarded More Than $7 Million in Government Funding to Expand Novel Research in Lupus

December 2003
Lupus Research Institute-Sponsored Studies Tackle Mechanisms and Early Detection of Premature Heart Disease in Young Women with Lupus

October 2003
Researchers Determine a Contributing Genetic Factor of Photosensitivity in Lupus Patients
Study Uncovers Mechanism of Premature Heart Disease in Lupus

April 2003
ACR Research and Education Foundation and the Lupus Research Institute Fund First Lupus Investigator Fellowship Award

March 2003
Lupus Organizations Co-Sponsor Landmark Meeting; Outcomes to Inform FDA Guidelines for Drug Development in Lupus

September 2002
LRI Awards New Research Grants to Scientists Nationwide

May 2002
Lupus Research Institute Launches Campaign to Clear Roadblocks to New Patient Therapies
LRI Advocates Urgent Need for New Treatments Now in Response to Latest CDC Report on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (S.L.E.)