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Putnam City students don lab coats for Junior Scientist Day at OMRF
The white lab coats may have been a bit baggy and the safety goggles slightly loose, but that didn’t stop 36 Putnam City School District students from learning about science at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation this week. On Tuesday and Wednesday, OMRF hosted the 32nd annual installment of Putnam City Junior Scientist Days. The […]
Campfires, canoes and cancer research: Scouts earn scientist technology badges from visit to OMRF
When Chris Hartman joined the Cub Scouts, he probably expected to learn how to tie knots and build a campfire. But the Edmond 10-year-old likely never imagined that the experience also would take him to state-of-the-art research labs for lessons about biomedical research. On Saturday, Hartman was among a group of Cub Scouts from metro-area […]
OMRF research cited in Scientific American
The cover story in the current issue of Scientific American highlights a research study led by scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. The article, “Predicting Disease,” cites a study about predicting lupus and autoimmune diseases led by OMRF’s Judith James, M.D., Ph.D., and John Harley, M.D., Ph.D. The Scientific American article focuses on the […]
Teaching an old drug new tricks: Can a common pain reliever fight Lou Gehrig’s disease?
An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist has received a $158,000 grant to study whether a common, over-the-counter drug can slow the progression of a deadly neurodegenerative disease. Kenneth Hensley, Ph.D., received the grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association to fund his research on acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. The project will explore whether the […]
