OMRF scientists have identified a compound that could give birth to therapies for a host of eye diseases.
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OMRF receives $3.5 million to study blood clotting, vessel development
The pair of four-year, $1.75 million NIH Research Project Grants, or R01s, will support separate projects.
Discovery casts light on workings of the immune system
The discovery could lead to new therapeutic approaches to a wide range of illnesses, including asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis.
OCASCR names new scientific director
OMRF’s Courtney Griffin succeeds OCASCR’s founding scientific director, Paul Kincade, who is retiring.
New colon cancer finding could lead to earlier diagnosis—and better outcomes
The most common method of screening for colon cancer is a colonoscopy. However, certain cancer-causing polyps can be easily missed during an examination.
OMRF discovery could lead to new therapies for MS
OMRF researchers found that, in laboratory mice, a particular white blood cell seems to play a key role in MS.