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OMRF scientist selected to chair National Institutes of Health committee

January 23, 2007

Gary J. Gorbsky, Ph.D., a scientist at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, has been selected to chair a grant selection committee for the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. The National Institutes of Health is the largest supporter of academic and non-profit research in the U.S., awarding approximately $23 billion in research grants annually. […]

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OMRF scientist uncovers a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”: Discovery of hidden antibodies holds potential clues to lupus, other autoimmune diseases

January 15, 2007

A scientist at OMRF has discovered that certain disease-fighting cells in the body carry an extra, hidden protein. An editorial in the Journal of Experimental Medicine likened the discovery to unmasking a “wolf in sheep’s clothing,” and it could cast important light on the causes of lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases that affect an […]

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OMRF names two new vice presidents

January 2, 2007

The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has named Penny Mills Voss as its vice president of development and Janis Perrault as its vice president of human relations. Voss comes to OMRF from the Dean McGee Eye Institute, where she had served as vice president of development since 2002. At Dean McGee, she planned and coordinated a […]

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OMRF scholarship application deadline nears

December 29, 2006

Applications for the 2007 Sir Alexander Fleming summer scholarship program at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation are due Feb. 1. Students selected for the Fleming program spend eight weeks working in OMRF laboratories with world-class researchers. High school seniors and college freshmen, sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply. Applicants must be Oklahoma residents at […]

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U.S. Senate confirms OMRF president to foundation board

December 26, 2006

The United States Senate has confirmed Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation President Stephen Prescott, M.D., to serve on the board of trustees for the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation. Established by Congress in 1992, the Udall Foundation is supported by income from a trust fund in the U.S. Treasury and […]

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Teaching an old drug new tricks: Can a common pain reliever fight Lou Gehrig’s disease?

December 19, 2006

An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist has received a $158,000 grant to study whether a common, over-the-counter drug can slow the progression of a deadly neurodegenerative disease. Kenneth Hensley, Ph.D., received the grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association to fund his research on acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. The project will explore whether the […]

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