New Round of Lupus Research Institute Awards Brings Promise of More Bre...(ofLaboratory Medicine and Immunology at ...),Health

About the LRI

The Lupus Research Institute leads the way to a cure for lupus by unleashing the scientific community's creativity, championing innovation and exploring uncharted territory in lupus research. It is the only national nonprofit organization singularly devoted to innovative science in lupus, recognizing that most major breakthroughs come from unexpected directions. The Institute fosters and supports only the highest-ranked new science to prevent, treat, and cure this chronic autoimmune disease. To learn more, visit http://www.LupusResearchInstitute.org.

About lupus

There is no known treatment or cure for lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, or S.L.E.), a chronic disorder that can attack virtually any body organ and can be fatal. Lupus is one of the nation's least recognized major diseases. It is considered the prototype autoimmune disease because the body's immune system forms antibodies that can attack virtually any healthy organ or tissue, from the kidneys to the brain, heart, lungs, skin, joints, and blood. Lupus is a leading cause of heart attack, kidney disease, and stroke among young women.

More Americans are diagnosed with lupus than with multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, cerebral palsy, sickle cell anemia, or AIDS.

The 2007 LRI Novel Research Grant Recipients

Lupus Research Institute 2007 Grant Recipients

Jennifer Anolik, MD, PhD

University of Rochester

B cell homeostasis during B cell depletion therapy in mice

Gregory Barton, PhD

University of California, Berkeley

The role of ubiquitin-mediated downregulation of TLR7 and TLR9 in lupus

Loren Erickson, PhD

University of Virginia

The Role of Nba2 in Plasma Cell Differentiation

Nir Hacohen, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

I
'/>"/>