Thirteen of Oklahoma’s most gifted high school and college science students are spending their summers in the laboratories of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation as Sir Alexander Fleming Scholars. The scholars were selected to participate in the intensive, hands-on science program from scores of applications submitted by some of the state’s most promising young science […]
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Conchello Joins OMRF Faculty
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation announced today that José-Angel Conchello, Ph.D., has joined its faculty. Conchello comes to OMRF from Washington University in St. Louis and has joined OMRF’s Molecular and Cell Biology Research Program as an associate member. Conchello received his Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from Dartmouth College and is considered one of the […]
Oklahoma Science Project Wins Howard Hughes Grant
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation announced today that its Oklahoma Science Project has received a grant for $538,650 from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The project provides public high school science teachers from around the state with laboratory training and experience at OMRF and ongoing mentoring after they return to their classrooms. “The Oklahoma Science […]
OMRF to Host Statewide Huntington’s Disease Conference
On Saturday, June 21, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation will host the Huntington’s Disease Oklahoma Family Conference. The conference, which is sponsored by the Oklahoma Chapter of the Huntington’s Society of America, will be Oklahoma’s first statewide Huntington’s gathering since 1999. Huntington’s disease is a fatal hereditary brain disease for which there is no known […]
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation donates advanced DNA sequencers to Cameron University
Thanks to a recent donation from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Cameron University students will have the tools necessary to conduct cutting-edge genetic research alongside leading scientists this fall. OMRF, which has garnered international attention for its research on Alzheimer’s disease, lupus and other diseases and disorders, has donated two automated DNA sequencers to Cameron’s […]
OMRF and Lilly announce collaboration
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) are pleased to announce that they have resolved a lawsuit pending between them in federal court in Oklahoma City involving Lilly’s life saving drug, Xigris®. The terms of the settlement are confidential but it will enable OMRF and Lilly to continue to collaborate […]
