Oklahoma First Lady Kim Henry and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation today announced the launch of a media campaign aimed at building public awareness and support for OMRF. The campaign will kick off on Monday with a reception at OMRF, where Mrs. Henry and OMRF President J. Donald Capra, M.D., will unveil a new television […]
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Lucky 36: Ladies Auxiliary surpasses $100,000 for cancer research
For the 36th straight year, the Oklahoma chapter of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars has made a gift in support of cancer research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. With this donation, the Auxiliary has now given over $100,000 to OMRF. “For more than three decades, the Ladies Auxiliary to the […]
OMRF Announces Promotions
OKLAHOMA CITY, December 17, 2004 – The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has named Rodger McEver, M.D., as Vice President of Research and Tim Hassen as Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Rodger McEver McEver holds a B.A. from Yale University and earned his medical degree at the University of Chicago. He joined OMRF’s scientific staff in 1987 and […]
OMRF completes $100 million campaign
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation announced today that it has successfully completed its “For the Future of Medical Research” fundraising campaign, obtaining almost $101 million in gifts and pledges. The campaign, which began in November 1999 and has funded a wide variety of capital and endowment projects, represents the largest fundraising effort in the foundation’s […]
OMRF Wins Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has won the Oklahoma Psychological Association’s 2004 Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award. OMRF was selected from among numerous applicants statewide to receive this annual award, which the Oklahoma Psychological Association presents to the organization that best works “to make their employees’ environment a healthy one.”“At OMRF, we have won many research […]
OMRF Accepting Applications for Summer Science Program
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2005 Sir Alexander Fleming summer scholarship program. The program lets students hone their research skills by working alongside world-class scientists in OMRF’s state-of-the art laboratories. Application deadline is February 15.“Fleming scholars receive a jump start on a career in medical research,” said OMRF President […]