Photo Caption #1 -- Lupus Foundation of America honors CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta during Washington, DC awards gala.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta (center) CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, was honored during the Lupus Foundation of America’s Butterfly Gala on May 12 in Washington, DC. LFA National Spokesperson, Mercedes Yvette, (left) who revealed on America’s Next Top Model she represent the estimated 1.5 million Americans with lupus, presented the award. CNN Anchor and Special Correspondent Soledad O’Brien (right) served as Master of Ceremonies for the Sixth Annual Awards Dinner that raised funds for LFA’s research, education programs and support services.

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Photo Caption #2 -- Mary Wilson of The Supremes performs at the Lupus Foundation of America’s Awards Gala.

Mary Wilson, one of the original members of The Supremes, entertained during the Lupus Foundation of America’s Butterfly Gala, Sixth Annual Awards Dinner, May 12 in Washington, DC to raise funds that help the estimated 1.5 million Americans living with the chronic autoimmune disease. The event raised funds to support research, education program and patient services. The LFA is working to find the causes of and cure for lupus which hasn’t had a new drug in more than 50 years.

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Photo Caption #3 -- Michelle Snow of the WNBA Atlanta Dream helps raise funds for lupus in Washington, DC.

(L-R) Karen Evans, Chair of the Lupus Foundation of America, and Michelle Snow, of the WNBA Atlanta Dream basketball team, join Mary Wilson, an original member of The Supremes, at the LFA’s Sixth Annual Awards Dinner on May 12 in Washington, DC. The event helped the LFA raised funds for research, education programs, and support services that benefit an estimated 1.5 million Americans who are living with lupus, a chronic and potentially fatal autoimmune disease.

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Photo Caption #4 -- CNN's Soledad O’Brien and Dr. Sanjay Gupta at Lupus Foundation of America Awards Gala.

(L-R) CNN Anchor and Special Correspondent Soledad O’Brien served as Master of Ceremonies during the Lupus Foundation of America’s (LFA) Butterfly Gala, which honored her colleague, CNN Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta for his efforts to bring attention to lupus and other chronic conditions on May 12 in Washington, DC. The event helped raise funds for LFA’s research, education programs and support services that benefit the estimated 1.5 million Americans living with the chronic autoimmune disease lupus.

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Photo Caption #5 -- Lupus Foundation of America honors three distinguished leaders during The Butterfly Gala.

(L-R) Dr. Roger Perlmutter, AMGEN; Dr. Sanja Gupta, CNN; and Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) were honored by the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) for their distinguished leadership in lupus research and education during The Butterfly Gala-Sixth Annual Awards Dinner on May 12 in Washington. Mary Elise Moran was a presenter during the gala, which included a performance by Mary Wilson, an original member of The Supremes. The event raised funds to support LFA programs of research, education and support services.

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Photo Caption #6 -- Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) recognized for leadership in lupus research.

(L-R) Congressman James P. Moran (D-VA 8th) received the Leadership in Lupus Research Award from the Lupus Foundation of America on May 12 in Washington, DC during The Butterfly Gala-Sixth Annual Awards Dinner. The congressman is Senior Member, Appropriations Committee Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, and Member, Subcommittee on Defense. The award was presented by his daughter, Mary Elise Moran, who is Director of Human Resources for the NFL Players Association.

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Photo Caption #7 -- Dr. Roger Perlmutter of Amgen, Inc. honored by Lupus Foundation of America.

Roger M. Perlmutter, M.D., Ph.D., (Center) Executive Vice President for Research and Development for Amgen, Inc., receives the Cooper Family Foundation Leadership Award from U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Dr. Annette Shelby, during the Lupus Foundation of America’s (LFA) Butterfly Gala-Sixth Annual Awards Dinner on May 12 in Washington, DC. The event raises funds for LFA’s programs that benefit an estimated 1.5 million Americans living with lupus, an unpredictable and potentially fatal autoimmune disease.

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Photo Caption #8 -- Amgen’s Dr. Roger Perlmutter recognized for leadership in lupus research.

Roger M. Perlmutter, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Vice President for Research and Development for Amgen, Inc. accepts the Cooper Family Foundation Leadership Award from the Lupus Foundation of America during The Butterfly Gala-Sixth Annual Awards Dinner. The event, held May 12 in Washington, DC. The event raised funds to support LFA’s programs of research, education, and patient services, and to bring national attention and resources to lupus, which affects an estimated 1.5 million Americans.

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Photo Caption #9 -- LFA National Spokespersons Tomiko Fraser Hines, Mercedes Yvette, and Kelly Jean Drury attend the 2009 LFA Butterfly Gala.

(L-R) LFA National Spokespersons Tomiko Fraser Hines, Mercedes Yvette, and Kelly Jean Drury represented the 1.5 individuals and families affected in some way by lupus during the 2009 Lupus Foundation of America Butterfly Gala-Sixth Annual Awards Dinner. They joined nearly 500 gala attendees to recognize government, media and corporate leaders who helped bring greater attention and resources to lupus and LFA’s programs of research, education and advocacy.

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