For a newly graduated Shawnee High School student, the chance to spend a summer in the labs of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has been a real eye-opener. “I expected it to be stiff, stern scientists mixing chemicals in white lab coats and calmly examining charts of data,” said Taryn Tate, who will attend Oklahoma […]
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OMRF employees launch campaign with $85,000 in gifts to foundation
For Denise Brewer, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is much more than her employer. “I’ve found my home at OMRF,” said Brewer, an executive assistant in OMRF’s cardiovascular biology research program. “When I hear that one of our scientists has found a little piece of the puzzle to help solve a human disease, I want […]
Can you hear me now? OMRF scientists find previously unknown receptors on adult stem cells Discovery could provide new weapons in fight against leukemia, autoimmune diseases
For many years, researchers believed that stem cells in the bone marrow spent most of their existence in a slumber-like state, unaware of—and unaffected by—the daily battles fought by the body’s immune system. Not so. Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have discovered that marrow stem cells—undifferentiated cells that eventually give rise to the […]
Putnam City students’ support for OMRF tops $2.4 million
Putnam City Public Schools on Monday night presented the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation with a check for more than $122,000 to support cancer research. The funds were raised entirely by district students during the 2005-06 school year. “Once again, the students of Putnam City have demonstrated a remarkable commitment to philanthropy and public health,” said […]
Five Oklahoma teachers named OMRF Foundation Scholars
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has named five state public school teachers as Foundation Scholars. The middle- and high-school science teachers were selected from a statewide pool of applicants to attend a four-week summer science program in OMRF’s laboratories in Oklahoma City. “We are excited to welcome our 19th class of Foundation Scholars,” said OMRF […]
OMRF scientists honored at Governor’s Mansion
At its annual honors and awards banquet Tuesday night at the Governor’s Mansion, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation awarded the Edward L. and Thelma Gaylord Prize for Scientific Achievement to Gary Gorbsky, Ph.D. Also that evening, Robert J. Barstead, Ph.D., was installed as the G.T. Blankenship Chair in Alzheimer’s and Aging Research. The event was […]
