Does the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) do research?
A primary focus of the LFA is to encourage research related to the causes, treatments, prevention, and cure of lupus. The LFA directly sponsors “seed” research monies to test new approaches and develop experimental prototypes that may be presented for larger-scale funding through public or other sources. This research program is supported exclusively through donations from the LFA’s more than 50 chapters, private foundations or corporations, and the concerned public. It is the LFA’s hope that this investment in research will produce new information which may directly lead to much larger projects and substantially increased funding from other sources, particularly the National Institutes of Health. For further information, visit: LFA Funded Projects.
