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OMRF is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institute dedicated to discoveries that make a difference.

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12/29/06OMRF scholarship application deadline nears
12/26/06U.S. Senate confirms OMRF president to foundation board
12/19/06Teaching an old drug new tricks: Can a common pain reliever fight Lou Gehrig’s disease?
12/07/06Enid couple donates $1 million to OMRF
11/28/06Bethany High School students give to cancer research at OMRF
11/13/06OMRF researcher receives national honor
11/10/06Coming home: Cancer survivor returns to OMRF 48 years later
11/06/06Charity Navigator gives OMRF four stars
11/02/06OMRF adds board members, honors scientists
11/01/06OMRF seeking scholarship applicants
10/19/06Eastern Star tops $100,000 for OMRF
10/11/06OMRF offers free CPA conference
10/02/06Farmer remembers OMRF with $330,000 gift
09/19/06OMRF using smaller MRI to target hands, feet
09/18/06Anglers land $4,000 for OMRF cancer research
09/14/06Weekend fishing tournament to benefit OMRF cancer research
09/12/06OMRF marks 60 years of discovery
09/05/06OMRF employees give $122,000 to support research
08/31/06Eastern Star pedals toward a cure
08/21/06OMRF scientist to receive national rheumatology award
07/24/06Wall Street Journal cited OMRF, Oklahoma City for inventiveness
07/19/06Harrah graduate spending summer conducting medical research
07/19/06Edmond students spending summer conducting medical research
07/19/06President Bush to nominate OMRF president to foundation board
07/17/06OMRF stepping back in time for 60th birthday party
07/14/06Miami students spending summer conducting medical research
07/12/06Oklahoma City students spending summer conducting medical research
07/11/06OU student from Bixby spending summer conducting medical research
07/11/06Burns Flat teen spending summer conducting medical research
07/07/06Ponca City teen spending summer conducting medical research
06/28/06Shawnee graduate spending summer conducting medical research
06/22/06OMRF employees launch campaign with $85,000 in gifts to foundation
06/21/06Can you hear me now? OMRF scientists find previously unknown receptors on adult stem cells Discovery could provide new weapons in fight against leukemia, autoimmune diseases
06/06/06Putnam City students’ support for OMRF tops $2.4 million
05/22/06Five Oklahoma teachers named OMRF Foundation Scholars
05/17/06OMRF scientists honored at Governor’s Mansion
05/10/06Clinton man remembers OMRF with $200,000 gift
05/08/06Seventeen students selected as OMRF Fleming Scholars
05/04/06Mabee Foundation awards $150,000 grant to OMRF
04/17/06Retired Clinton teacher leaves $5 million trust to OMRF, two others
04/11/06Stephen Prescott, M.D., named new OMRF president
04/07/06OMRF President Capra to retire
04/05/06Mothers’ Clubs Bake for OMRF
04/03/06RF Hosting Women, Wealth and Wellness Conference
03/30/06Young scientists spend day researching in OMRF laboratories
03/29/06OMRF president testifies before Congress about medical research funding
03/28/06Thalidomide offers promise against Lou Gehrig’s disease, OMRF researcher finds
03/23/06Four new scientists boost OMRF’s research programs
03/08/06New report shows OMRF’s impact on state’s economy
02/27/06OMRF offering scholarships for science teachers
02/24/06OMRF receives $100,000 gift from Kerr-McGee to support education
02/22/06Leading HIV researcher to visit OMRF
02/17/06ConocoPhillips donates to OMRF
01/30/06OMRF scientist shows artistic side
01/26/06Oklahoma among top 10 states in medical research grant growth
01/10/06Deadline nears for OMRF scholarship program
01/03/06OMRF again tops $27 million in federal research awards