It used to be a cure-all in homespun medical advice, but as the mercury reaches the triple digits, “fresh air” might sometimes do more harm than good. Air pollution, especially evident during recent ozone alerts, might be triggering otherwise dormant genetic conditions, said OMRF scientist Dario Ramirez, Ph.D. Ramirez’s work at OMRF centers on how […]
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Bugging Out: Teachers learn from microbes at OMRF
For five Oklahoma science teachers, “bugs” have taken on a whole new meaning this summer. As Foundation Scholars, the group of secondary school teachers is spending four weeks at OMRF studying microbes—tiny, living organisms like bacteria and fungi, many of which cause disease. With guidance from senior-level OMRF scientists, the teachers assume the role of […]
Honoring his father
John Saxon III, M.D., had long wanted to do something to memorialize his father, John, a West Point graduate who taught for five years at the U.S. Air Force Academy and was a career Air Force pilot before passing away in 1996. Saxon also had been planning to do something to benefit OMRF, where he’s […]
Putnam City Schools raise more than $110,000 for cancer research at OMRF
In just 365 days, the students, parents and teachers of the Putnam City School District gathered more than $110,000 for cancer research at OMRF. Since 1975, the school district has worked with OMRF to pay for cancer research, including funding the Putnam City Schools Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research, held by Linda Thompson, Ph.D. “What […]
OMRF chosen as one of nine Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence nationwide
OMRF will share $57 million in grants for autoimmune disease research
Five Oklahoma educators named OMRF Foundation Scholars
OMRF has selected five state public school science teachers as 2009 Foundation Scholars. The teachers will spend four weeks in an OMRF laboratory under the guidance of a senior-level scientist learning lab techniques and developing classic, yet inexpensive, experiments to take back to their classrooms. OMRF selected the scholars, all of whom teach at the […]
