Oklahoma City, OK – At a luncheon thanking donors for their generous support, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation President J. Donald Capra announced that more than $63 million had been raised in the first year of the “For the Future of Medical Research” campaign. Launched November 10, 1999, the five year campaign seeks to raise $100 […]
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OMRF Ceremony Marks Beginning of New Research Center
Oklahoma City, OK – Despite the wintry weather, OMRF held a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony to mark the construction of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Genetic Research. The center, funded in part by a $5 million grant by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, will help scientists develop a clearer understanding of DNA. The event, held […]
Senator Nickles Visits OMRF
Oklahoma City, OK – Today U.S. Senator Don Nickles visited the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation for a tour of OMRF’s newly renovated Chapman Research Building and Pavilion. During the tour, Senator Nickles met with OMRF president J. Donald Capra, M.D., and Jordan Tang, Ph.D., head of the Protein Studies Department. After a tour of the […]
OMRF Publishes Latest Development in Alzheimer’s Research
Oklahoma City, OK – The most recent development in OMRF’s study of Alzheimer’s disease will be published in Science on Friday, October 6, 2000. The paper discusses the three-dimensional crystal structure of memapsin 2 attached to an inhibitor, which was determined by scientists at OMRF. Memapsin 2 is one of the enzymes believed to be […]
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Awards $5 Million Grant to OMRF
(OKLAHOMA CITY) — The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation today announced it had received a $5 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. The award will begin the construction of a new center at OMRF, which will be named the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Genetics Research. “We are thrilled by the grant awarded by […]
Scholars Complete Summer Programs at OMRF
(OKLAHOMA CITY) — Top science students from Oklahoma recently completed their studies as Sir Alexander Fleming Scholars at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. This year, twelve students ranging from seniors in high school to juniors in college were selected to work with top biomedical researchers in the laboratories at OMRF. The summer program, which is […]
