(Washington, D.C ) The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) today announced the lupus community champions from government, industry, and science to be honored during its Eighth Annual National Butterfly Gala, which is being held on World Lupus Day, Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The LFA will honor: Roch Doliveux, Chief Executive Officer, UCB; U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (MS); and Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH) for their leadership and dedication to improving the quality of life and future of the estimated 1.5 million Americans and 5 million people worldwide living with lupus.
“The LFA’s Butterfly Gala on World Lupus Day is the perfect time to celebrate the great progress we have seen in recent years in increasing funding for lupus research, advancing the science and medicine of lupus, and the development of new treatments,” said Sandra C. Raymond, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Lupus Foundation of America. “We want to thank and recognize each of our honorees for the significant contributions they are making towards helping us achieve a new era of improved and diagnosis and treatment of lupus.”
The 2011 LFA National Butterfly Gala will honor:
- Roch Doliveux, Chief Executive Officer of UCB for his dedication to the research and development of new treatments, patient advocacy and education, and community awareness initiatives on behalf of individuals who are medically underserved, especially individuals living with lupus. Mr. Doliveux will receive the LFA’s National Leadership in Patient Advocacy Award.
- Senator Thad Cochran, Vice Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee for his leadership in advancing federal research within the Department of Defense for better treatments and a cure for lupus. Senator Cochran will receive the LFA’s National Leadership in Biomedical Research Award.
- Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his groundbreaking scientific achievements, as well as, outstanding leadership of NIH, the world’s premier research institution. Dr. Collins will receive the LFA’s National Leadership in Scientific Advancement Award.
The LFA’s National Butterfly Gala raises the profile of lupus, generates critical funding to help advance the LFA’s mission, and encourages greater public and private investments in life-saving research, education, advocacy, and support services.
For more information about the LFA’s National Butterfly Gala or sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.lupus.org/gala, email gala@lupus.org, or call 202-349-1171.
Editor’s Note: Space is limited. Media interested in attending the LFA’s National Butterfly Gala are required to pre-register. Please visit www.lupus.org/gala to register, or contact Maggie Maloney.
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