At its annual fall festival conference on Saturday, the Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW presented the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation with a $5,400 donation to fund cancer research. The organization has given over $114,000 to OMRF in its 39-year association with the research group. Funds were raised through bake sales, garage sales and bingo games […]
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OMRF uncovers on-and-off switch for adult stem cells: Discovery holds “a great deal of therapeutic potential” for cancer treatment
Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have discovered a protein that acts as a gas pedal and brake for so-called “adult” stem cells. The findings, which appear in the current issue of the scientific journal Blood, could have important treatment implications for cancer and other life-threatening diseases. “This work has a great deal of […]
OMRF accepting summer scholarship applications
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is accepting applications for its 2008 Sir Alexander Fleming summer scholarship program. The program lets students enhance their research skills by working alongside world-class scientists for eight weeks in OMRF’s state-of-the art laboratories. The application deadline is February 1. “The Fleming scholar program provides a phenomenal experience to young people […]
OMRF seeks healthy volunteers for research study
Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation are seeking healthy men and women to participate in a research study. Participants will serve as controls in the study to help researchers better understand the role of inflammation in chronic arthritis. The project, which is being funded by the National Institutes of Health, is examining whether certain […]
OMRF offers free seminar for attorneys, CPAs and financial planners
A nationally recognized tax expert and a local attorney will help lawyers, accountants, and financial planners make sense of tax and estate-planning laws during a free conference this month sponsored by the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. The conference is from 1 to 5 p.m., Oct. 30 at the Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N. Laird Ave. […]
Eastern Star donates $22,000 to OMRF
At its annual statewide banquet Sunday evening, the Order of the Eastern Star presented the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation with donations to fund research on neurological diseases and multiple sclerosis. The gifts, which totaled $22,000, bring the Eastern Star’s overall donations to OMRF to $134,000 since it selected the foundation as its charitable beneficiary in […]
