At its semiannual board meeting Tuesday, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation added two new members to its board of directors: Bond Payne and Phyllis Stough, both of Oklahoma City. The board also honored OMRF researcher William Rodgers, Ph.D., with its Merrick Scientist Award. Payne is the chairman of the board of the Heritage Trust Company, […]
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VFW Ladies Auxiliary gives to OMRF cancer research
When Patsy Cutler served in the Korean conflict, the enemies were North Korea and Communism. Decades later, the Blackwell resident is still waging war. Only this time, the enemy is cancer. Cutler was one of five members of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars who visited OMRF in the week leading up […]
Mothers’ Clubs gifts to OMRF top $100,000
For the 50th straight year, the Oklahoma Association of Mothers’ Clubs had made gifts to support medical research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. With these donations, the states’ Mothers Clubs have now given over $100,000 to OMRF. Comprised of chapters from Canton, Edmond, Fairland, Fairview, Hennessey, Ponca City, Medford, Okeene and Purcell, the Oklahoma […]
OMRF magazine wins top prize in 16-state competition
Findings, the magazine of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, has won the Silver Quill Award as top magazine from the Southern Region of the International Association of Business Communicators. The award was announced Tuesday in College Station, Texas, at the region’s annual conference. In earning the Award of Excellence, Findings bested competitors from 16 states, […]
Eastern Star donates to OMRF
At its annual Grand Chapter meeting Sunday, the Order of the Eastern Star presented the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation with donations totaling more than $20,000. The gifts, from the Oklahoma Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and Eastern Star Chapter 77, will fund research on neurological diseases and multiple sclerosis. “The Eastern […]
OMRF secures $9 million grant
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation a $9.16 million grant to train junior scientists and build research infrastructure at OMRF. The five-year award will fund the work of five junior scientists and provide operating support for core facilities at the foundation. “This is yet another important step in the […]
