The Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc. was founded in 1978 in Utica, N.Y. and is now a national non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing quality of life by enlightening and empowering those impacted by lupus and allied diseases and other conditions of unmet need. As a passion-driven, patient-focused charity led by individuals with lupus and their loved ones, we work to ensure that the patient perspective is included and recognized as an equal voice in healthcare and across the research continuum. It is our goal to improve access to care and quality of life by fostering collaboration among stakeholders and promoting innovative advocacy, education, awareness and biomedical research initiatives that will identify causes, and discover better diagnostics, superior treatments and cures.