Oklahoma City, OK – The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation announced that Len Cason has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors during its annual meeting today. Cason has been an attorney with the Oklahoma City firm of Hartzog Conger Cason and Neville for the past thirteen years. He has been a member of OMRF’s […]
Cason to Head Board of Directors at OMRF
Dr. Jordan Tang Receives Highest Alzheimer Award
Oklahoma City, OK – Dr. Jordan J.N. Tang of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation will receive the Pioneer Award from the National Alzheimer’s Association at a ceremony on September 19, 2001 at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Dr. Tang has been chosen as the recipient of this $1 million award for his breakthroughs regarding memapsin […]
OMRF HOSTS FIRST INTERNATIONAL LUPUS GENETICS CONFERENCE
Oklahoma City, OK – The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation hosted the first international Lupus genetics conference on September 8-9. Although scientists have been using modern approaches to study the genetics of Lupus for the past ten years, there has never been a formal meeting dedicated to the subject. This meeting was meant to facilitate meetings […]
OMRF SCIENTISTS RECEIVE MORE THAN $21 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR FY 2001
Oklahoma City, OK – The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) received $21,243,010 in extramural funding for fiscal year 2001. The more than $21 million represents a 20.1% increase over FY 2000, when OMRF scientists received $17.7 million in extramural funding. Extramural funding, or grants from federal agencies such as the NIH and National Science Foundation […]
OMRF Researchers Receive $384,900 in State Grants
Oklahoma City, OK – Two researchers at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) have been awarded grants by the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). Dr. William A. Sibley, president of OCAST, presented OMRF with a certificate of achievement to recognize OMRF’s success in receiving OCAST grants. Dr. Morris Reichlin, Vice […]
OMRF Researchers Design Newest Generation of “Inhibitors” for Alzheimer’s Enzyme
Oklahoma City, OK – Researchers at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and the University of Illinois at Chicago have designed and synthesized highly potent inhibitor compounds that could lead to an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease. The work was reported in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. Jordan Tang, Ph.D., head of the […]
