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Lupus Research Institute: The Class of 2012
More than one hundred grant applications have been received by the Lupus Research Institute for its next round of grants. This is the most number ever for the coveted novel research grants. Applicants include established leaders in the field of lupus research as well as academic research institutions across the country. The grantees will be chosen this summer.
To learn more about the LRI and to donate to the cause of lupus research, please click HERE.
Seeking Participants for a Discoid Lupus Clinical Study
Do you or someone you know have discoid lupus? Participants are being sought for a study being conducted by The Stanford University Department of Dermatology. Males or females 18 to 70 years of age with a diagnosis of discoid lupus are being recruited for a clinical trial testing the efficacy and safety of an investigational medication to treat the rash and other manifestiation of discoid lupus.
Click HERE for more information about the study and how to contact the research team.