World class mountaineer, photographer and lecturer Ed Viesturs, D.V.M., will speak at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation on Wednesday, March 7 at 5:30 PM. The topic of his speech, “Montaineering at the Limits of Human Endurance,” will focus on the physical and neurological changes experienced by climbers in high altitudes with limited oxygen. The lecture […]
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OMRF Receives Gift from ManorCare Health Services
In a presentation ceremony today, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation received a $25,000 grant from ManorCare Health Services, which owns and operates six skilled nursing facilities in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The grant, which will support Alzheimer’s research, was presented to OMRF Vice President of Development Art Cotton by representatives of ManorCare. Through its HCR […]
Presbyterian Health Foundation Funds M.D./Ph.D. Program
The Presbyterian Health Foundation announced a $5 million grant to train physician – scientists in Oklahoma. The M.D./Ph.D. program is a joint effort between the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. In recognition of the gift, the program will be designated the “Presbyterian Health Foundation M.D./Ph.D. Program.” The grant […]
McCasland Foundation Gift Supports Medical Research
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation today announced the endowment of the W.H. and Betty Phelps Chair in Developmental Biology. The chair was made possible through a $500,000 grant from the McCasland Foundation, of Duncan, Oklahoma.“OMRF is fortunate to have received such a significant gift from the McCasland Foundation,” said OMRF President J. Donald Capra, M.D. […]
Williams Funds Science Project at OMRF
The Tulsa-based Williams, a Fortune 500 energy and communications company, recently notified the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation of a $250,000 gift in support of its Oklahoma Science Project. Headed by Dr. Philip Silverman, the Science Project is an outreach program devoted to science education. The Williams grant will support development of a CD-ROM/Web-based genetics curriculum […]
Oklahoma Institutions Receive $21 Million from National Institutes of Health
At a press conference today at the State Capitol, Dr. Frank Waxman, Director of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), announced that two Oklahoma research institutions have been awarded nearly $21 million in biomedical research grants by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Awarded by the NIH Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program, administered […]
