For five Oklahoma science teachers, “bugs” have taken on a whole new meaning this summer. As Foundation Scholars, the group of secondary school teachers is spending four weeks at OMRF studying microbes—tiny, living organisms like bacteria and fungi, many of which cause disease. With guidance from senior-level OMRF scientists, the teachers assume the role of […]
Bugging Out: Teachers learn from microbes at OMRF
Honoring his father
John Saxon III, M.D., had long wanted to do something to memorialize his father, John, a West Point graduate who taught for five years at the U.S. Air Force Academy and was a career Air Force pilot before passing away in 1996. Saxon also had been planning to do something to benefit OMRF, where he’s […]
One Scientist, 50 Years
Dr. Tang’s career has taken an incredible path from his childhood in China to inclusion in the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
Greg’s Genome Journal
Video is not supported by this browser. Greg’s Genome Journal Find out what a journalist and a banana have in common.
Happy Feet
[pb_vidembed title=”” caption=”” url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO6Qt5L0QLs” type=”yt” w=”600″ h=”320″] Happy Feet What do penguins teach us about arthritis? Researcher Tim Griffin talks about a unique study.
Putnam City Schools raise more than $110,000 for cancer research at OMRF
In just 365 days, the students, parents and teachers of the Putnam City School District gathered more than $110,000 for cancer research at OMRF. Since 1975, the school district has worked with OMRF to pay for cancer research, including funding the Putnam City Schools Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research, held by Linda Thompson, Ph.D. “What […]
