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 Receive $384,900 in State Grants
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 […]
Foundation Names Fleming and Foundation Scholars for Summer of 2001
Oklahoma City, OK – Twelve students have been named Sir Alexander Fleming Scholars by the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Additionally, four teachers have named as Foundation scholars. Since 1959, seven to ten students a year are named Fleming Scholars in honor of Sir Alexander Fleming, the scientist who discovered penicillin and, in 1949, dedicated OMRF. […]
OMRF Scientist Receives $65,000 Grant from Mallinckrodt Foundation
Oklahoma City, OK – Ute Hochgeschwender, M.D. has received a $65,000 research grant from the Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation. Dr. Hochgeschwender, an Associate Member of OMRF’s Developmental Biology program, will use the grant to continue studying the genetics of obesity. The Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation, based in St. Louis, Missouri, annually funds worthy projects in […]
OMRF Extends President’s Contract Foundation grants J. Donald Capra, M.D. a four year extension
Oklahoma City, OK – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation President J. Donald Capra, M.D. signed a four year contract to continue serving as president of the Foundation. A former member of OMRF’s Scientific Advisory Committee, Capra joined the Foundation in 1997 after 23 years at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. “I am […]
Researchers Seek Candidates for Breast Cancer Study
Oklahoma City, OK – Following the discovery of a new gene potentially associated with breast cancer, Oklahoma City researchers announced they are seeking candidates for an ongoing study to further analyze the genetics of the disease. This announcement follows the publication of a study in the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet on May 19, […]
