A scientist and physician who is one of the world leaders in HIV research and treatment visited the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation today and delivered a keynote address at an OMRF dinner this evening. Paul Volberding, M.D., came to OMRF as part of the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund Endowed Lecture Series. The series each year […]
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Lab lessons: OMRF offers science scholarships for teachers
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is offering scholarships for Oklahoma science teachers to participate in OMRF’s 2007 Foundation Scholar Program. Since 1988, OMRF’s Foundation Scholar Program has helped Oklahoma science teachers build their classroom curriculum through hands-on laboratory work and interaction with scientists and other educators. Scholarships provide a $2,000 stipend plus housing (if needed) […]
Satisfying a sweet tooth: OMRF employees help with Girl Scout fund-raiser
Samoas or Tagalongs? Trefoils or Thin Mints? For Courtney Stevens, who works in human resources at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, it was an easy choice. She bought several boxes of each type of Girl Scout cookie; 19 boxes total, in fact. “I promise these are not all for me,” she quipped, carrying a case […]
OMRF making inroads against anthrax
Nearing the mid-point of an historic five-year research project, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation announced today that it is making important strides toward developing more effective vaccines and treatments for the deadly infectious disease anthrax. In a study involving 120 military personnel, Judith James, M.D., Ph.D., Sherry Crowe, Ph.D., and Darise Farris, Ph.D., have identified […]
OMRF scientist selected to chair National Institutes of Health committee
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. […]
OMRF scientist uncovers a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”: Discovery of hidden antibodies holds potential clues to lupus, other autoimmune diseases
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 […]
