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Axtell

OMRF brain cancer study reveals clue for treating MS

April 1, 2021

A discovery by a scientist studying brain cancer at OMRF could be key to improving MS treatment.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axtell, cancer, drug, elltd1, MS, multiple sclerosis, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, protein, Rheal, robert, scientist-news, Towner

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Investigator Conflicts of Interest In compliance with federal law, OMRF discloses that the following investigators possesses financial interests that are related to their federally funded research and that could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct or reporting of that research. OMRF has a conflict management plan in place that provides institutional and independent oversight […]

Presbyterian Health Foundation awards $4.6 million in new research grants

July 20, 2020

The Presbyterian Health Foundation has awarded nearly $4.6 million in biomedical research grants to OMRF and OUHSC.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axtell, biomedical, funding, grant, grants, harvard, Kovats, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, ou, OUHSC, PHF, Presbyterian Health Foundation, private, research, robert, science, scientist-news, Susan

New findings could improve clinical care for a rare disease

June 9, 2020

The illness affects about 4,000 Americans, 80 percent of whom are women.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: autoimmune, Axtell, biomarkers, disease, expression, gene, nature communications, neuromyelitis optica, NMO, optica, robert, scientist-news, therapy, treatment

OMRF receives $2.8 million grant to study rare disorder

August 23, 2018

The grant will provide Bob Axtell with $2.8 million to study NMO and investigate its similarities to other autoimmune diseases, particularly MS.

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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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