Proposed treatment would be the first of its kind.

Grant is part of $1 million grant package from Presbyterian Health Foundation

Interns studied human disease in foundation’s labs

Studies will focus on role of body’s lymphatic system

Students interned through program for service academy students

Grant program aims to expand research capability in states like Oklahoma

Research focuses on new drug therapies for multiple diseases

Nearly 700 have served as Sir Alexander Fleming Scholars

Discovery upends previous scientific beliefs about fat cells

Scientist receives two-year grant for vision research