WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In recognition of a lifetime achievement in lupus research, the Lupus Foundation of America presented Graciela S. Alarcón, M.D., M.P.H., with the prestigious 2011 Evelyn V. Hess, M.D., M.A.C.P., M.A.C.R., Research Award during a reception held last night in her honor and hosted by the LFA’s National Board of Directors. Dr. Alarcón is the Jane Knight Lowe Chair of Medicine (Emeritus) and Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
