Lupus Research Alliance

About the Lupus Research Alliance The Lupus Research Alliance is the largest nongovernmental, nonprofit funder of lupus research worldwide. The organization aims to transform treatment while advancing toward a cure by funding the most innovative lupus research; fostering diverse scientific talent; stimulating collaborations; and driving discovery toward better diagnostics, improved treatments and, ultimately, a cure for lupus. Because the Lupus Research Alliance’s Board of Directors funds all administrative and fundraising costs, 100% of all donations goes to support lupus research programs. OUR VISION Complexity to Cure Lupus is debilitating. It also affects each person differently. Which, for doctors and researchers, makes the disease very challenging. Lupus is one of the more complex autoimmune diseases known to science. And for years, the world’s best minds have worked tirelessly to find a cure. But today, we’re going to turn the tables on lupus. The Lupus Research Alliance is going to take the very thing that infuriates us about the disease and make it the one thing that becomes its cure. Decades of pioneering research has brought us to this moment. We’ve advanced science to the point that will allow us to look at each patient as a single case, to study their individual immune system and analyze the complexities of the disease as it exists within them. In the future, this will allow us to better treat that patient with precision medicine — giving the right treatment for the right person. The root of the problem has become the pathway to the cure. It’s a revolutionary approach. And with your help, a reality. Instead of researchers striving for one cure for the millions of people living with lupus, we’re changing the narrative. It’s now the millions of people living with lupus who can help us find a cure for each of them. But we need each of you. You have our commitment. We need yours. A new era of treating and, ultimately, curing lupus is upon us. Together, all of us can work toward a cure. Each of us can unite with the goal to turn complexity to cure and turn the lives around of millions of people living with this debilitating disease. Each of us has that power in our own way. The science is ready. The researchers are ready. Are you? OUR HISTORY The organization was born from the merger of three organizations: the Lupus Research Institute (LRI) and the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation with the Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR), which was founded by Robert Wood “Woody” Johnson IV — a member of the Johnson & Johnson family and owner of the New York Jets. The Lupus Research Alliance is now the world’s leading catalyst driving innovative research that can transform the lives of all affected by the disease — patients, their loved ones and the entire Lupus Community. In 2016, the LRI, the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation and the ALR merged to form the most comprehensive private-sector organization supporting biomedical research in lupus. This landmark merger united the leading lupus research organizations to advance unprecedented progress in lupus research. The mission of the Lupus Research Alliance remains unwavering: Support the best new science to prevent, treat and cure lupus.