Samoas or Tagalongs? Trefoils or Thin Mints? For Courtney Stevens, who works in human resources at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, it was an easy choice. She bought several boxes of each type of Girl Scout cookie; 19 boxes total, in fact. “I promise these are not all for me,” she quipped, carrying a case […]
Satisfying a sweet tooth: OMRF employees help with Girl Scout fund-raiser
OMRF making inroads against anthrax
Nearing the mid-point of an historic five-year research project, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation announced today that it is making important strides toward developing more effective vaccines and treatments for the deadly infectious disease anthrax. In a study involving 120 military personnel, Judith James, M.D., Ph.D., Sherry Crowe, Ph.D., and Darise Farris, Ph.D., have identified […]
OMRF scientist selected to chair National Institutes of Health committee
Gary J. Gorbsky, Ph.D., a scientist at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, has been selected to chair a grant selection committee for the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. The National Institutes of Health is the largest supporter of academic and non-profit research in the U.S., awarding approximately $23 billion in research grants annually. […]
OMRF scientist uncovers a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”: Discovery of hidden antibodies holds potential clues to lupus, other autoimmune diseases
A scientist at OMRF has discovered that certain disease-fighting cells in the body carry an extra, hidden protein. An editorial in the Journal of Experimental Medicine likened the discovery to unmasking a “wolf in sheep’s clothing,” and it could cast important light on the causes of lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases that affect an […]
OMRF names two new vice presidents
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has named Penny Mills Voss as its vice president of development and Janis Perrault as its vice president of human relations. Voss comes to OMRF from the Dean McGee Eye Institute, where she had served as vice president of development since 2002. At Dean McGee, she planned and coordinated a […]
OMRF scholarship application deadline nears
Applications for the 2007 Sir Alexander Fleming summer scholarship program at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation are due Feb. 1. Students selected for the Fleming program spend eight weeks working in OMRF laboratories with world-class researchers. High school seniors and college freshmen, sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply. Applicants must be Oklahoma residents at […]
