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OMRF receives grant to study underlying causes of lupus

June 20, 2019

OMRF scientist Patrick Gaffney has received a five-year, $3.1 million grant to investigate the underlying mechanisms that lead to lupus onset.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: autoimmune, cause, disease, Gaffney, genes, genetic, grant, GWAS, human disease, inflammation, lupus, minority, National Institutes of Health, newsok, NIAMS, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, patrick, scientist-news, SLE, women

Mary K. Chapman Foundation awards OMRF $600,000 for aging research

July 23, 2018

The grant will help OMRF recruit a pair of new scientists to its aging research program.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aging, cause, chapman, charitable, charity, debilitating diseases, department, disease, donation, elderly, foundation, grant, Holly, Holly Van Remmen, mary chapman, mary k chapman, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, old, OMRF, research, science, scientist-news, support, trust, Tulsa, tulsa world, van remmen

Joint interest: Understanding different types of arthritis

July 10, 2018

Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the U.S., but it isn’t just one disease.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: arthritis, autoimmune, back, cartilage, cause, Chakravarty, clinical trial, conditions, cure, difficulty, disability, disease, distinct, Eliza, eliza chakravarty, fingers, hips, immune system, joint, knees, lab, newsok, oa, obesity, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, osteoarthritis, pain, ra, research, rheumatoid arthritis, risk, science, scientist-news, StopRA, trauma, treat, treatment

The best Father’s Day gift: A healthy heart

June 13, 2017

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men in the U.S., killing one in every four males.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: advice, cardiovascular disease, cause, CDC, contributor, coronary, death, exercise, father, father's day, fitness, health, heart, heart disease, leading, medicine, men, obesity, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, overweight, points, president, science, stephen prescott, steve prescott, tips, tobacco, trans fat, tricks, united states, usa

McElmurry Trust crosses $1 million mark at OMRF

April 26, 2017

Earlier this month, trustee C.B. Graft visited OMRF to present a check for $105,000.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: biomedical, c.b. graft, cancer, cardiovascular, cause, check, clinton, clinton school fund, custer county, davis-mcelmurry, development, education, facility, Ginny Bass Carl, ginny carl, health, heart, McEver, medical research, money, newsok, nonprofit, OKC, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, presentation, research, rodger, rural, school, scientist-news, southwestern oklahoma state university, teacher, tower, tricia graft, trust, wilma, wilma mcelmurry

Kingfisher hosts steer wrestling benefit for OMRF

April 24, 2017

The annual event is scheduled for May 7.

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