An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist is one of three young physician-researchers in the nation to receive the first Abbott Scholar Award in Rheumatology. Dr. Andrea Sestak, 35, a research assistant member in the Arthritis and Immunology Research Program at OMRF, was chosen from more than 200 applicants for the award, which provides grant support […]
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Fleming Program Rewarding for Student Researchers
They dealt with such things as anti-phospholipid syndrome and crystallization of antibody fragments, but nearly blew up a microwave and soaked an apartment floor with excess soap from the dishwasher. Over all, it was a great summer. So say three Tulsa-area students who spent two months of their summer vacation as Sir Alexander Fleming Scholars […]
Enix Estate Gift to Benefit OMRF
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation today announced the receipt of a $150,000 gift from the estate of longtime Kingfisher resident Ralph Enix. The Enix family designated the gift for support of the Oklahoma Science Project at OMRF. Enix became a member of the OMRF Board of Directors in 1960 and was ultimately named a life […]
OMRF Dedicates $15 Million Donald W. Reynolds Center for Genetic Research
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation today formally dedicated a $15 million genetic research facility that will be among the finest of its kind in the world. The Donald W. Reynolds Center for Genetic Research will provide scientists with cutting edge technologies to advance understanding of DNA, factors involved in the regulation of gene expression, and […]
Kerr Gift Endows Chair, Puts Campaign Over $80 Million
A major gift by the Kerr Foundation has established a new endowed chair in cancer research and pushed the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation’s “For the Future of Medical Research” campaign over the $80 million mark. Just 28 months into the five-year $100 million campaign, OMRF has now received $80,023,950, according to Art Cotton, OMRF vice […]
2002 Scholars Selected
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has selected a record 15 Oklahoma high school and college students and four high school teachers to participate in its prestigious summer research programs. Students chosen as Sir Alexander Fleming scholars and teachers chosen as Foundation Scholars will spend June and July alongside OMRF senior scientists in foundation laboratories conducting […]
