LUPUS AND ALLIED DISEASES ASSOCIATION INC

1. The organization supported lupus research to improve methods of diagnosis and treatment by funding a $150,000 grant to the the Lupus Research Alliance to support SLE Cognitive Impairment Differentiation and Imaging Lupus Nephritis Biopsies Prognosis Projects. 2. The organization supported pediatric lupus research to study Advancing Molecular Profiling and Understanding Adverse Events Projects in the pediatric population by funding a $89,424 grant to the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance. 3. The organization also supported $25,000 to support Does Air Pollution Influence the Baseline Characteristics of Pediatric SLE Project to improve the quality of life for the pediatric population with lupus at the Lupus Foundation of America. 4. The organization funded the Marc R. Chevrier, MD, PhD, FACR, Lupus Research Memorial Fund at the Rheumatology Research Foundation by supporting a $25,300 preceptorship grant and a separate $50,000 grant to support Innovative Lupus Research. 5. The organization supported lupus research by funding a $200,000 grant to the Masonic Medical Research Institute to provide $50,000 to support a study on Gain-of-function mutations in SHP2 enhance inflammatory macrophage activation in SLE, $50,000 for Cell Activation in Venous Thromboembolism in Female Murine SLE, $50,000 for pathophysiological role of IRF2BP2 in SLE, and $50,000 for Identification of Novel Genes in Lupus Nephritis Development.

The organization provided public education and advocated for those impacted by lupus and autoimmune diseases in various states and federally through education meetings, briefings, seminars, forums, public testimony, and written comments. The organization also distributed informational materials, newsletters, and issue briefs; developed poster presentations; and represented the lupus and autoimmune patient perspective at education and advocacy initiatives to improve access to medical care and treatments and advance biomedical research to improve patient quality of life. The organization also provided a $25,000 education grant to the Masonic Medical Research Institute to support their general education program and Summer Fellows education program.