The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is seeking participants for Sjögren’s syndrome research studies. Scientists are seeking healthy individuals as well as those who have been diagnosed with or have symptoms of Sjögren’s syndrome. Sjögren’s syndrome is an “autoimmune” disease in which the immune system attacks a person’s own moisture-producing glands, such as those that produce […]
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Golf tournament supports OMRF grad students
The Presbyterian Health Foundation presented a check for $10,000 to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation to support graduate research scholarships at OMRF. The funds represent the proceeds of the second annual Presbyterian Health Foundation/Research Park golf tournament, which took place last month at the Twin Hills Golf and Country Club. “Raising scholarship funds is consistent […]
OMRF honors scientist, board members
At its semiannual board meeting Wednesday, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation honored scientists Patrick Wilson, Ph.D., and Lijun Xia, M.D., Ph.D. The foundation also honored three long-time board members. The board presented the Merrick Award for Outstanding Research to Xia and Wilson. Established in 1981 by Elizabeth Merrick Coe through the Merrick Foundation of Ardmore, […]
OMRF scientist to receive national research award
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist Robert A. Floyd, Ph.D., will receive the 2007 Discovery Award from the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine at its annual meeting on Wednesday in Washington, DC. Floyd, a founding member of the Society, will be recognized for his noted contributions to the field of free radical biology, which […]
An Alzheimer’s vaccine?
OMRF study shows that immunization could slow or prevent the disease
OMRF publications win a pair of blue ribbons
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has won two Upper Case Awards from the Public Relations Society of America. The prizes were announced at the 30th annual Upper Case Awards, which was presented by the Central Oklahoma chapter of the PRSA. OMRF won top prize in the magazine category for Findings. The magazine, which is in […]
