Call for Nominations: 2014 Lupus Insight Prize

Call for Nominations: 2014 Lupus Insight Prize The second annual Lupus Insight Prize, presented in a collaboration among the Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR), the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) , and the Lupus Research Institute (LRI) will be awarded by the three organizations to recognize and honor an outstanding investigator with a documented record of creativity, innovation, and productivity. The researcher will also be someone who has made a novel insight in an area of research that is applicable to the pathogenesis or treatment of lupus and is judged to have a high likelihood of generating further advances by applying that insight to lupus. The 2014 Lupus Insight Prize recipient will be awarded $200,000 to be used for research dedicated to advancing understanding of the genetic, environmental, molecular, immunologic or cellular aspects of lupus and/or its treatment. The Prize must be utilized within three years from the date it is awarded. Nominations will be reviewed by members of an independent Selection Committee comprised of representatives of the three funding lupus organizations. The Committee will review nominations and award the Prize based on a variety of criteria, including academic achievements, creativity, insight, and potential for future advances that will impact people with lupus. The full application must be submitted by the Nominator and the Candidate electronically by February 20, 2014 at 5 p.m. ET, The Prize recipient will be announ...
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