The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation announced today that it has received a $250,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. The funds from the California-based foundation will go toward the construction of a new $125 million, multi-story research tower at OMRF. In honor of the gift, a staff center in the new tower will be […]
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It’s in the genes: OMRF leads international effort that unmasks potential genetic roots of lupus
An international consortium of scientists led by OMRF investigator John B. Harley, M.D., Ph.D., has identified multiple genes linked to lupus, a devastating autoimmune disease that affects as many as 2 million Americans and 15 million people worldwide. The group’s findings appear online in two related articles in the Feb. edition of the journal Nature […]
OMRF Alzheimer’s drug completes first stage of clinical testing
Scientists now one step closer to drug for Alzheimer’s disease
Application deadline nearing for OMRF scholarships
The application deadline for the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation’s 2008 Sir Alexander Fleming summer scholarship program is Feb. 1. High school seniors and college freshmen, sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply. Selected students will spend 8 weeks honing their research skills alongside world-class scientists at OMRF. In addition to invaluable lab experience, the scholarship […]
Rainbolt family endows $1 million chair at OMRF
For five years, Jeannine Tuttle Rainbolt battled valiantly against cancer. Although she ultimately succumbed in October at the age of 77, her fight against the deadly disease will live on in a new endowed chair at OMRF. The Rainbolt family has made a $1 million gift to OMRF to create the Jeannine Tuttle Rainbolt Endowed […]
Presbyterian Health Foundation awards $500,000 to OMRF
At its board meeting yesterday, the Presbyterian Health Foundation approved a $500,000 grant to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. The award will provide start-up funds for a new OMRF scientist, Dario Ramirez, Ph.D., who will join OMRF from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) this winter. “We are extremely fortunate that the Presbyterian Health Foundation […]
