Fishermen and women from across Oklahoma are invited to Foss Lake this weekend and cast their lures to support cancer research. Saturday’s 23rd Frank Wohl Memorial Bass Tournament will benefit the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Wohl, a fishing enthusiast and businessman from Clinton, died in 1985 of cancer. The tournament was organized the next year […]
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The Next Generation OMRF adds new scientists to spur growth, discovery
A new wave of researchers has joined the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation’s scientific staff as part of the foundation’s expansion. OMRF has added seven new scientists to its staff. In addition, two research assistants have been promoted to faculty-level positions. The new researchers have come to OMRF from a variety of institutions across the U.S. […]
OMRF to host international lupus conference
Many of the world’s leading genetic, rheumatology and immunology scientists will gather in Oklahoma City October 10-14 for the 2008 Lupus Genetics Conference. Hosted by the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, the conference will discuss the latest research on the genetics of lupus, a devastating autoimmune disease suspected to affect as many as 2 million Americans […]
Good and Good For You: New OMRF/Penn State study shows pistachios lower cholesterol, risk of heart disease
Study shows pistachios lower cholesterol, risk of heart disease
OMRF to host Estate Planning Seminar
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is offering a free estate planning seminar for attorneys, CPAs and Financial Planners from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 1. Featured speakers will be Stacy Eastland, Managing Director for Goldman Sachs in Houston, and Richard Kells, a partner with Hartzog Conger Cason & Neville. The seminar curriculum has been submitted […]
For OMRF autism researcher, work is personal
Rand knows–and lives–both research and real world of autism