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Governor declares April Sjögren’s syndrome awareness month in Oklahoma

April 2, 2009

You may never have heard of Sjögren’s syndrome, but you may very well know someone suffering from the illness. Sjögren’s (pronounced SHOW-grins) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body’s white blood cells attack the moisture-producing glands. The hallmark symptoms are dry eyes and dry mouth, but Sjögren’s may also cause dysfunction of other […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: April, awareness, governor, Henry, Kathy, Moser, robert, scientist-news, Scofield, sivils, Sjogren's

OMRF to unveil one-of-a-kind research tower: Building will be first medical research facility to generate its own energy through wind

March 27, 2009

At a gala event this evening, OMRF will unveil plans for its new “green” research tower. The facility will add 185,000 square feet of laboratory, administrative and clinical research space to OMRF’s campus—and will generate a portion of the energy it uses through 24 wind turbines that will sit atop its roof. “This tower will […]

Filed Under: Development News, News Tagged With: energy, expansion, green, Henry, LEED, Perkins, tower, turbine

First Ladies’ Gala to Benefit OMRF

March 10, 2009

On March 27, Oklahoma First Lady Kim Henry and five former Oklahoma first ladies will host an evening of dinner and dancing. Proceeds from the event will benefit OMRF. The First Ladies’ Gala will be held at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. The black-tie affair will feature cocktails, dinner, dancing, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bartlett, expansion, first ladies, governor, Henry, Keating, nigh, tower, walters

Shawnee grads spending summer in research labs at OMRF

July 14, 2008

Anne Alger and Leah Henry could have spent their summer reading, traveling or just enjoying their free time. But when they each landed Sir Alexander Fleming Scholarships and the opportunity to do hands-on biomedical research for 8 weeks, they jumped at the chance. Since June 2, Alger and Henry have worked at the Oklahoma Medical […]

Filed Under: Diseases, News Tagged With: Alger, education, Fleming, Henry, scholar, Shawnee, students

Governor Henry announces expansion of medical research facility

September 21, 2007

Gov. Brad Henry announced today that the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation will embark on a $125 million expansion project with the help of a $15 million allocation from the Oklahoma Opportunity Fund, a state economic development account. OMRF, an internationally recognized independent research institute, is building a new research tower on its Oklahoma City campus, […]

Filed Under: Development News, News Tagged With: expansion, governor, Henry, opportunity fund, tower

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