Sishir Mannava could have spent his summer reading, traveling or just enjoying the fact that he had finished high school. But when he landed a Sir Alexander Fleming Scholarship and the opportunity to do hands-on biomedical research for 8 weeks, he jumped at the chance. “This is like no other program I’ve ever experienced,” Mannava […]
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Shawnee grads spending summer in research labs at OMRF
Anne Alger and Leah Henry could have spent their summer reading, traveling or just enjoying their free time. But when they each landed Sir Alexander Fleming Scholarships and the opportunity to do hands-on biomedical research for 8 weeks, they jumped at the chance. Since June 2, Alger and Henry have worked at the Oklahoma Medical […]
Making summer count
As OMRF Fleming and Presidential scholars, college students getting a close-up look at real research. Shawnee grads Anne Alger and Leah Henry OSSM grad Sishir Mannava Norman grad Sara Moore Classen School of Advanced Studies grad Alia Ramirez Lawton grad Johnnie West Latta grad Stephanie Wilburn Southwest Covenant grad Benjamin Pittman
Keeping genetic order: OMRF scientists pinpoint body’s system for preventing chromosomal defects
Scientists have long studied the process of meiosis, the type of cell division that produces egg and sperm cells. But a full understanding of the process, which is known to play a key role in causing birth defects such as Down syndrome, has remained elusive. Led by Michael Dresser, M.D., Ph.D., a team of scientists […]
Wake up and smell the coffee
A good cup of coffee might be just the wake-up call scientists need to stop multiple sclerosis. A new study coauthored by Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist Linda Thompson, Ph.D., found that mice immunized to develop an MS-like condition were protected from the disease by drinking caffeine. The research appears in the early online edition […]
Role Reversal: Teachers become students at OMRF
For six Oklahoma science teachers, this summer has provided the chance to put on different shoes: those of students. The educators, all middle and high-school teachers, were selected from a statewide applicant pool as Foundation Scholars at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. In the four-week program, the teachers work together in an OMRF laboratory, performing […]
