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 […]
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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 […]
OMRF scientists receive $8 million award to study flu vaccine
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation $8.132 million to study the influenza vaccine. The five-year project will examine why the vaccine does not protect certain individuals with compromised immune systems.”Influenza research is one of the most competitive and difficult arenas in which to secure funding,” said J. Donald Capra, […]
OMRF’s Morgan tapped to lead national research association
At its 44th annual meeting in the nation’s capital last week, the Association of Independent Research Institutes (AIRI) named Mike D. “Chip” Morgan as its president-elect. Morgan is the vice president of business operations at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. AIRI is a nationwide association of 89 independent, not-for-profit research institutes, including two Oklahoma institutions: […]
