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12/30/14OMRF researcher receives American Heart Association award
12/29/14Make your New Year’s resolutions stick in 2015
12/23/14Keep yourself flu-free and healthy this holiday season
12/22/14Healthy last-minute gift ideas that won’t break the bank
12/19/14Give. Save. Help. The IRA Rollover lets you do them all!
12/18/14Deadline nearing for OMRF summer internship applications
12/09/14Don’t let stress steal your holiday sparkle
12/08/14OMRF ranked No. 4 place to work in Oklahoma
11/24/14What is the impact of the holiday binge?
11/19/14Board of directors welcomes new member, honors another
11/18/14OMRF investigator receives national lupus award
11/06/14Eastern Star continues its support with donation to OMRF
11/05/14Controlling a protein may help prevent cancer from spreading
11/03/14Putnam City Cancer Classic raises $15k for cancer research at OMRF
10/30/14Positive Tomorrows students enjoy trick-or-treating fun at OMRF
10/29/14Ladies Auxiliary makes 49th annual gift for cancer research
10/27/14The Science of Fear: What boo! does to the body
10/22/14OMRF scientist selected for high-profile breast cancer grant
10/13/14Putnam City Cancer Classic 5K set for Nov. 1
10/09/14OMRF seeks applicants for 2015 science internships
10/07/14Three new grants bring $5.1 million to OMRF and Oklahoma
10/06/14OMRF selected to receive innovation grant from EMD Serono
10/01/14Viruses on the rise: How to protect yourself
09/18/14Putnam City donates $98,000 to cancer research at OMRF
09/15/14Grant renewals bring $14.2 million to OMRF programs
09/05/14OMRF tower receives international research lab award
08/29/14Students: To make the As, catch more Zs
08/28/14OMRF marks 68 years of discovery and innovation
08/28/14For OMRF researcher, ice bucket challenge a real splash
08/25/14Super vitamin: The body’s “D”-fender
08/21/14Inhibiting protein may provide balance in lupus treatment
08/18/14Estate-planning seminars set for Sept. 16 and 17
08/13/14OMRF receives $14.5 million grant to continue anthrax studies
08/04/14Summer scholars complete OMRF research programs
07/31/14Molecule could limit development of obesity
07/16/14Innovative researchers join Oklahoma cancer team at OMRF and OU
07/14/14OMRF scientist earns new grant to help prevent birth defects
06/30/14Vince Gill and Alice Cooper team up with OMRF to fight cancer
06/26/14When cell division goes wrong
06/25/14OMRF named an Autoimmunity Center of Excellence
06/20/14Does DNA determine happiness?
06/18/14New OMRF vice president focuses on bringing discoveries to the world
06/06/14Teaching the heart to grow again
06/03/14Aluminum compound triggers disease in genetically susceptible mice
05/23/14Free radicals are the language of the heart
05/22/14Are there mutants among us? (Hint: You’re one of them.)
05/15/14Younger lupus patients at risk for shingles
05/13/14Research reveals a nutty idea about longevity
05/08/14Training the next generation of philanthropists
05/06/14Spider-Man’s amazing (and scientifically challenging) powers
05/05/14Research could help stop lupus flares before they start
05/01/14High school student gets crash course in lupus research
04/29/14OMRF opens doors for Putnam City Junior Scientists
04/28/1458 years of support from Oklahoma Mothers’ Clubs
04/25/14Kingfisher family ropes in $5K for research with steer wrestling tournament
04/23/14Research team discovers lupus gene’s role
04/21/14Vigilance against pollution makes for a happy Earth Day
04/18/14Chickasaw Nation makes major gift for cancer research at OMRF
04/18/14OMRF honors scientists, long-time director
04/10/14Allergies: A springtime horror story
04/08/14Anthrax research is about more than bioterrorism
04/02/14“Master key” for lupus genes could lead to new therapies
03/31/14Teen leaders plan Hunt 4 Hope to fund childhood disease research
03/26/14Musical hallucinations teach researchers about MS pathways
03/20/14Research reveals new depths of complexity in nerve cells
03/17/14There’s more than luck behind a four-leaf clover
03/12/14OMRF names 12 Oklahoma students as 2014 Fleming Scholars
03/03/14Teens sought for OMRF leadership program
02/26/14OMRF receives $1.6 million to study atherosclerosis
02/21/14Szweda named Fellow of national science association
02/17/14Teens sharpen leadership, fundraising skills at OMRF
02/12/14Who put the heart in Valentine’s Day?
02/10/14Get to know the flu virus so you can avoid it
02/06/14Resolutions lagging? Don’t give up!
02/04/14Hitting “reset” on cells by suppressing a protein
01/30/14Could bacteria in the gut trigger lupus?
01/28/14Stillwater students raise $11,000 for cancer research
01/21/14New Source Energy dedicates cancer lab at OMRF
01/17/14E-cigarettes: What you don’t know could hurt you
01/15/14Applications for 2014 Fleming Scholar Program due Feb. 1
01/08/14Collaboration could lead to new treatment for rare blood cancer
01/02/14OMRF scientists look ahead to research in 2014