Connor Fullenwider, a 2005 graduate of Muskogee High School, will spend his summer vacation as a Presidential Scholar at OMRF. Fullenwider, currently a sophomore at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., will complete a research project focused on the study of anthrax under the guidance of Darise Farris, Ph.D., in OMRF’s Arthritis and […]
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OMRF names 52nd class of Fleming Scholars
Their peers may spend much of June, July and August sleeping late and lounging by the pool, But for a dozen of Oklahoma’s most talented high school and college science students, summer will mean donning lab coats and safety goggles in laboratories at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. OMRF today announced its 2007 class of […]
New study zeroes in on the genetic roots of Alzheimer’s
Findings explain why some are at higher risk for developing the disease
State Mothers’ Clubs raise money for biomedical research
At its annual banquet Friday in Stillwater, the Oklahoma Association of Mothers’ Clubs presented the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation with a check for $2,150 to support scientific research. The donation was the result of fund-raising efforts by Mothers’ Clubs chapters statewide and represented the 52nd straight year the association has given to OMRF.“Almost since the […]
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 […]
