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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Enid couple donates $1 million to OMRF
An Enid couple has given $1 million to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. The donation from Lew and Myra Ward will create a new endowed chair at OMRF. The Lew and Myra Ward Chair in Biomedical Research will concentrate on the study of Alzheimer’s disease or lymphoma. OMRF has not yet designated a scientist to […]
Bethany High School students give to cancer research at OMRF
When Denise Kimbrough lost her mother, Judie, to cancer in 2001, students at Bethany High School rallied around Kimbrough–one of their favorite teachers–to raise money for cancer research. And last year when Kimbrough’s father, Charles, a longtime educator, also died of cancer, her students redoubled their efforts to honor his legacy. “My dad worked here, […]
OMRF researcher receives national honor
The Lupus Foundation of America has named OMRF researcher Morris “Moe” Reichlin, M.D., as the 2006 winner of its Evelyn V. Hess Award. Reichlin will receive the award at a dinner tonight in Washington, D.C. The Lupus Foundation of America bestows the award annually to a researcher who has made outstanding contributions to the field […]
Coming home: Cancer survivor returns to OMRF 48 years later
For Huguette White, it had been a reunion 48 years in the making. When she came through the doors of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Thursday, her smile beamed as bright as the sunny November day. No matter that she moved on crutches, something that she’d grown accustomed to since cancer claimed her left leg […]
Charity Navigator gives OMRF four stars
Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest charity evaluator, has once again awarded the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation its highest possible rating. Charity Navigator was created in 2001, and the service has awarded OMRF four stars in each of its annual evaluations since then. OMRF is one of only four Oklahoma charities to earn Charity Navigator’s top […]
