In a new study published in the journal Science, researchers from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and Columbia University have found clues as to why the bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease can escape from their natural hosts before killing them. Scientists hope this information will provide a better understanding of the potentially fatal disease, which […]
Oklahoma scientist casts light on Legionnaires’ disease
OMRF secures nearly $23 million in federal research grants for 2003
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation announced today that its scientists secured $22.99 million in research grants and contracts from the National Institutes of Health in 2003. This total surpasses OMRF’s previous record of $20.7 million, set in 2002. OMRF’s 45 principal scientists secured, on average, $510,000 in NIH funding per scientist. “Our scientists are obtaining […]
OMRF’s Merrill Named Lupus Foundation of America’s First Medical Director
The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) has named Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist Joan Merrill, M.D., as the organization’s first Medical Director. Merrill will continue to serve as head of the Clinical Pharmacology Research Program at OMRF, one of the country’s leading centers for lupus research. Merrill received her undergraduate degree from Vassar College and […]
Oklahoma’s First Lady launches OMRF awareness campaign
Oklahoma First Lady Kim Henry and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation today announced the launch of a media campaign aimed at building public awareness and support for OMRF. The campaign will kick off on Monday with a reception at OMRF, where Mrs. Henry and OMRF President J. Donald Capra, M.D., will unveil a new television […]
OMRF Accepting Scholarship Applications for Science Program
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation announced today that it is accepting applications for its 2004 Sir Alexander Fleming summer scholarship program. Now it its 49th year, the Fleming program offers scholarships to 12 or more exceptional Oklahoma high school and college science students. The students spend their summers in OMRF’s laboratories, where they learn about […]
Kilpatrick Stockton Gives $100,000 Gift to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
The law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton has made a $100,000 contribution to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), the organizations announced today. Kilpatrick Stockton’s substantial gift will help OMRF establish a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facility for mice, the first of its kind in Oklahoma. The new facility, which will be completed in 2004, will […]
