Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation | OMRF
OMRF is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institute dedicated to discoveries that make a difference.
Election to the National Academy of Medicine is but the latest first for Dr. Judith James Dr. Judith James can’t remember not wanting to be a doctor. As a 5-year-old, James, who had severe asthma, shared her career intentions with her pediatrician. “He said if I wanted to become a nurse, he would be happy […]
And is that even the right question?
If he’s not conducting research or caring for patients, Dr. Hal Scofield has a staggering array of passions that keep him busy. And the list is always growing. By Adam Cohen | Illustrations by Jeffrey Smith When his late mother was in the early phases of dementia, Dr. Hal Scofield and his younger daughter, Amanda, headed […]
OMRF’s newest fundraiser brings a competitive fire to everything he does. Kevin Henry can’t help himself. Even though he no longer plays basketball, he still gets caught up in the games. This can prove a bit awkward when he’s sitting courtside at the Lloyd Noble Center, where he provides color analysis on the radio broadcasts […]
OMRF’s education programs enjoyed a record summer in 2022. For most students, summer means late nights, lake days and snooze buttons. But for those who spend the dog days in OMRF’s labs, it’s mice, pipettes and data analysis. Despite the obvious appeal of a lazy few months between semesters, in recent years, OMRF has seen […]
Dear Dr. McEver, Hospital employees, especially when talking to the media, often describe a patient’s condition as “stable.” What does that mean? And when they say a person’s condition is “fair,” how does that differ from “good”? Jo Jones Edmond, OK Dr. McEver Prescribes There is no universal definition of the term “stable” in the […]
OMRF was a fantastic place for me to see people who loved what they were doing and were so committed to helping people. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized how much being a lawyer who did a lot of scientific work was the way I could help the most. Jamaica […]
Growing up, Dr. Judith James’ game of choice was something she called doll hospital. Instead of make-believe tea, she would feed Raggedy Ann and her stuffed animals medicine (actually, crushed vitamins). When her younger sister wanted to play store, she’d agree only if that store was a pharmacy, and the workers could, in Judith’s words, […]
Before lupus research, Dr. Joan Merrill tried her hand at stage and screen.
A partnership with Langston University aims to draw more Black students to biomedical research.
