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Graduate students bring energy, ideas to OMRF labs OMRF is not a university. But right there, in our articles of incorporation, the founders made clear that educating and training the next generation of biomedical scientists would be central to our identity: Listed prominently among the new foundation’s goals were “to foster and encourage education and […]

Accounting makes sure everything adds up at OMRF The numbers that OMRF’s Accounting Department deals with every day are enough to make even a seasoned math whiz’s head spin. But Accounting Manager Lisa Nelms sees the department’s goal as simple: “We try to help.” While one aspect of Accounting’s role is to ensure we all […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]