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Save Sept. 3 for Something Scrumptious
Patients Go 'Behind the Scenes' for Unique Open House Event
Hit the Green for Lupus Research
Beware of Oakland Traffic Detours
Our MissionThe Lupus Center of Excellence will accelerate discovery of a cure for Lupus. This will be accomplished by supporting and uniquely serving a cooperative, diverse and focused group of outstanding physicians and researchers to allow free expression of their scientific and clinical skills. These physician scientists will work together to conduct superb basic and clinical research and to provide the highest quality clinical care and education, which will be unsurpassed nationally and internationally.
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Hear the sizzle. Take in the aromas. Experience the flavors. Make a difference.
A collection of Pittsburgh's finest chefs came together on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, to share their favorite recipes in an all-out competition for coveted "Best Dish" honors at the third annual Savor Pittsburgh: A Celebration of Cuisine.
The event will blend a scrumptious menu, cocktails, live music, dancing, and a silent auction to benefit the Lupus Center of Excellence. An elegant outdoor atmosphere at SouthSide Works will set the backdrop for the evening.
Taste the flavor of philanthropy when you sample food and drink from Pittsburgh's finest, all while supporting lupus research. Tickets will be $125 for access to a pre-event VIP reception at 5:30 p.m., or $75 general admission beginning at 7 p.m.
Savor Pittsburgh is presented by the Foundation for the Lupus Center of Excellence, McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant, and SouthSide Works. Visit 
Nearly 100 lupus patients and their loved ones visited the Thomas E. Starzl Biomedical Science Tower (BST) on May 10 -- World Lupus Day 2008 -- for Lupus: Behind the Scenes, a unique patient open house event that offered attendees a new perspective on research and patient care.
The day was hosted by the Lupus Center of Excellence, which has a patient care facility within Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC but bases its research functions at the BST.
In addition to education seminars about how lupus affects the family and practical nutrition and exercise tips to manage symptoms, families were updated on current developments in lupus research.
The cornerstone of the day was a series of behind-the-scenes lab tours during which patients learned the path their blood samples take in the diagnosis and research processes.
The Lupus Center of Excellence plans to build on this inaugural event by offering it annually for lupus patients and their families.
Golf for a great cause when you take part in the second annual Lupus Research Golf Outing this September in New Castle.
Several main arteries in Pittsburgh's Oakland section are undergoing repair
and reconstruction, often causing traffic delays and detours. Please allow
ample time when traveling to the Lupus Center of Excellence at Magee-Womens
Hospital of UPMC.
The Boulevard of the Allies bridge near Magee will be demolished on Jan. 5,
creating additional delays in passage to the hospital. |
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