While the name on the door may change in September, the values, the ideals and the goals of OMRF will not change.” J. Donald Capra, M.D. The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation enters a new era on September 1 when J. Donald Capra, M.D., becomes its fourth president and scientific director. Capra, a well-known immunologist from […]
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Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation announces patents on procedure to inactivate HIV in blood and blood products
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation today announced receipt of patents on an in vitro process for inactivation of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in blood used for transfusions. Available blood testing for HIV and other blood-borne virus antibodies may not reveal presence of the virus for as much as seven to ten days after the infection […]