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Axtell

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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OMRF scientist receives grant to study rare autoimmune disorder

September 19, 2017

The National Eye Institute will provide Bob Axtell with $2.8 million to study NMO.

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New OMRF grant to investigate rare autoimmune disease

December 8, 2016

OMRF has received $646,000 to study the genetic origins of NMO.

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OMRF scientist receives National MS Society grant

August 11, 2016

The grant is to study the interplay between two specific cell types that drive MS.

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OMRF scientists find clues to MS-induced vision loss

July 14, 2016

For nearly 20 percent of MS patients, vision loss is the first symptom.

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