As a parent and a long-time public school teacher, First Lady Kim Henry holds education near and dear to her heart. And as a board member and spokesperson for the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), she has made clear that she cares deeply about medical research. So it should come as no surprise that Henry […]
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OMRF salutes Oklahoma’s youngest philanthropists with Junior Scientist Day
The white lab coats looked a little baggy. The goggles were a bit loose. But make no mistake about it: The 16 elementary school students who spent Tuesday morning at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation were serious about their science. Whether it was sequencing DNA, learning to pipette or examining tiny organisms through high-powered microscopes, […]
OMRF launches new $100 million campaign
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation announced that it is launching a $100 million fundraising effort. Proceeds from its “Imagine” campaign, which will be chaired by H.E. “Gene” Rainbolt, will go to extensive additions and renovations to OMRF’s 55-year-old facility, recruiting new scientists, building educational programs at the foundation, and significantly increasing the foundation’s endowment. “Thanks […]
Study Seeks Lupus Patients of Asian Descent
Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation are seeking lupus patients of Asian descent to participate in an important genetic research project. The project is part of the National Institutes of Health’s Lupus Genetic Studies, which is working to find the genes that cause lupus in the hopes of one day developing a cure. Having […]
Oklahoma’s First Lady launches OMRF awareness campaign
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 […]
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 […]
