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Home - OMRF News - Archives for Arthritis and Clinical Immunology

Arthritis and Clinical Immunology

A Mistake That Paid Off

Checking the wrong box changed the future of OMRF’s newest rheumatologist.

OMRF discovery could lead to new therapies for MS

March 19, 2018

OMRF researchers found that, in laboratory mice, a particular white blood cell seems to play a key role in MS.

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Understanding this year’s flu vaccine

January 21, 2015

Get the shot–or not? Learn more about this year’s flu outbreak here.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Chakravarty, Eliza, eliza chakravarty, flu, flu outbreak, flu shot, flu virus, immune system, immunity, immunization, immunology, influenza, influenza vaccine, scientist-news, shots, vaccination, vaccines, virus

OMRF receives $3.3 million for rheumatic disease research

October 1, 2012

Grant will fund new pilot projects and mentoring for younger investigators

Filed Under: News Tagged With: arthritis, Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Biorepository, James, Judith, Judith James, lou c kerr chair, lupus, mentoring, NIAMS, NIH, phenotyping, pilot projects, rheumatic disease, scientist-news, Sjogren's, Sjogren's syndrome

Volunteers needed for OMRF Sjögren’s syndrome study

September 16, 2012

Sjögren’s patients ages 18-75 may qualify for study participation

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, autoimmune, autoimmune disease, Baminercept, clinical trial, drug study, James, Judith, Judith James, patient studies, patient study, scientist-news, Sjogren's, Sjogren's syndrome

Oklahoma’s first Autoimmune Disease Prevention Center

July 12, 2012

Scientists are working on ways to predict and avert autoimmune diseases

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, autoimmune, autoimmune disease, Autoimmune Disease Prevention Center, autoimmunity, grant, immune system, James, Judith, Judith James, lupus, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, NIH, OMRF, scientist-news

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