June 18, 2025
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Lupus Foundation of America Awards Summer Fellowship Grants to 7 Young Scientists Advancing Lupus Research
The Lupus Foundation of America is proud to announce the seven recipients of the 2025 Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program (Finzi). This program supports undergraduate, graduate, and medical students conducting lupus-focused research under the guidance of experienced mentors at academic institutions in the US, Canada or Mexico. Its purpose is to inspire medical and graduate students to pursue lupus research, helping to build the future pipeline of experts across North America. This year's Finzi Fellows will spend the summer investigating unanswered questions in lupus including: How skin lesions heal – uncovering the biological steps the body takes to resolve lupus-related skin damage.