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12/31/09Resolutions for a healthy 2010
12/28/09OMRF scholarship application deadline nears
12/22/09OMRF scientists discover clue to link between estrogen and lupus
12/15/09OMRF helps Bethany woman identify mystery illness
12/11/09Rainbolt presents $340,000 gift to cancer research
12/07/09Nuns make one-of-a-kind gift
11/30/09OMRF accepting summer scholar applications
11/23/09Presbyterian Health Foundation presents golf tournament proceeds to OMRF
11/19/09OMRF offers tips for traveling safely over the holidays
11/16/09OMRF scientists exploring novel breast cancer treatment
11/09/09Keating, two others to join OMRF board
11/03/09Wohl Bass Tournament nets funds for OMRF cancer research
11/02/09Cancer Classic run to benefit OMRF
10/30/09The Biology of Blood-Sucking: Vampire legend may have some medical basis, expert says
10/28/09Registration deadline nears for OMRF estate planning seminars
10/27/09Auxiliary gifts to cancer research at OMRF top $125,000
10/26/09OMRF scientists discover promising new path for treating traumas
10/20/09Charity Navigator gives OMRF its top rating—again
10/20/09Eastern Star donations to OMRF top $175,000
10/15/09Putnam City’s Cancer Classic run to benefit OMRF
10/14/09OMRF to host estate planning seminars
10/12/09It’s Not Just the Shot: Vaccines spur the body to create its own medicine
10/09/09OMRF hosts Tulsa researchers for conference on genetics and disease
10/06/09OMRF anthrax discovery could lead to improved vaccine
10/05/09OMRF researchers receive $14.7 million in federal stimulus grant funding
10/05/09OMRF scientist to present keynote address at national conference
09/29/09Weight is not the only factor in osteoarthritis
09/21/09OMRF researchers uncover genetic clues about nerve cell signaling
09/08/09New OMRF finding could help improve vaccines
09/03/09OMRF receives $26 million for two federal research grants
09/02/09Increased oxygen exposure may speed Alzheimer’s
08/25/09Back to school: OMRF offers tips to avoid H1N1
08/18/09OMRF scientists cast new light on cancer-related genes
08/13/09OMRF wins $10 million grant to study lupus
08/04/09OMRF researchers link vitamin D deficiency with lupus
07/27/09New lupus treatment shows promise
07/13/09Oklahoma woman remembers OMRF with timeless gift
07/10/09Obama health nominee has impacted state
07/07/09How I spent my summer vacation: Budding researchers forgo summer break for scientific discovery
06/30/09Ozone alert days could worsen or jump-start disease in susceptible patients
06/22/09Bugging Out: Teachers learn from microbes at OMRF
06/19/09Honoring his father
06/03/09Putnam City Schools raise more than $110,000 for cancer research at OMRF
05/26/09OMRF chosen as one of nine Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence nationwide
05/21/09Five Oklahoma educators named OMRF Foundation Scholars
05/20/09OMRF honors scientists, adds board member
05/18/09OMRF breaks ground on research tower
05/15/09OMRF drug wins national award
05/15/09OMRF researcher finds genetic links for rare and deadly disease
05/12/09OMRF names 12 state students as Fleming Scholars
05/11/09OMRF scientists share research and hope with patients and caregivers
05/05/09UCO senior looks to graduation—and the life she almost never had
04/28/09OMRF aids CDC in fight against swine flu outbreak
04/20/09Masonic Fraternity of Oklahoma gives $1 million to OMRF for Alzheimer’s research
04/09/09OMRF opens its doors to Putnam City junior scientists for a day of learning
04/08/09Mothers from across Oklahoma raise funds for cancer, Alzheimer’s research at OMRF
04/07/09Fishing tournament to reel in funds for lupus research at OMRF
04/02/09Governor declares April Sjögren’s syndrome awareness month in Oklahoma
03/27/09OMRF to unveil one-of-a-kind research tower: Building will be first medical research facility to generate its own energy through wind
03/24/09OMRF researchers solve decades-old riddle
03/16/09Charity Navigator gives OMRF four stars for seventh straight year
03/16/09Tour of OMRF opens up possibilities for Commerce High School students
03/10/09First Ladies’ Gala to Benefit OMRF
03/05/09Harley named to the Association of American Physicians
02/25/09OMRF research finds new cystic fibrosis gene
02/10/09OMRF finds new way to enhance cancer treatment
02/02/09OMRF discovers new clues to male infertility
01/22/09OMRF offers unique benefit to employees: Breast cancer risk assessment testing program helps workers make key health decisions
01/19/09OMRF offers scholarships for state science teachers
01/06/09Hiding in Plain Sight OMRF researchers discover rogue immune cells in healthy adults