If it’s in the wee hours following Hump Day, you’ll find them there. Rain or shine. Sweltering heat, bone-chilling cold or anything in between. Each week at 5:50 a.m., a group of OMRFers gather in Heritage Hills, right outside of Harvey Bakery. They’re not there for first dibs on a latte or cinnamon roll. No, […]
Bunsen Burner
The Bunsen Burner is a quarterly internal newsletter showcasing unsung work and hidden talents around OMRF.
Problem Solvers: Scientific Instrument Services Keeps OMRF Labs Running Smoothly
It’s almost unheard of for David Robison and his colleagues to go a full week without at least one after-hours trip to the office. David can’t specify how many late-night or early-morning odysseys he’s made to 825 Northeast 13th Street in his 26 years here. Dozens, maybe? “Oh no,” he says. “Way more. Hundreds.” When […]
Fresh Voices
Community members provide outside perspective on our research. – More than 30 years ago, Doug Dale finally surrendered to his neighbor’s prodding. Doug’s neighbor was Fletcher Taylor, former chair of Cardiovascular Biology at OMRF. Fletcher’s request: for Doug to serve on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, or IACUC. The committee meets monthly to […]
Eye Candy: A Tour of OMRF’s Artwork
In June, OMRF installed a new sculpture in the courtyard. The installation, Perseverance, honors the research of Dr. Rod McEver. It’s but the latest addition to a significant collection of art that adorns OMRF’s campus. “You often hear that something is more art than science, or vice versa,” says OMRF Creative Director Jenny Lee, whose […]
Training Wheels
Meet the scientist steering the growth of OMRF’s scientific training and outreach – Ashley Cheyney is no stranger to OMRF, but her role is new. As the foundation’s first assistant director of scientific training & outreach, she’s working with faculty and administration to support Summer Scholars, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, as well as to […]
Taking Care: Meet the Nurses of OMRF
Nurses Annie Swinea, Kelly Gentry, Janice Gales, Donna Prickett, Judy Harris, Carmen Childs and Julie Traylor play different roles at OMRF, but for all of them, people remain at the center of their work. – When you hear the word nurse, you might imagine someone in scrubs taking a patient’s blood pressure and other vital […]