The new millennium began with a bang at OMRF, as Dr. Jordan Tang, above, and his research team identified and cloned the enzyme believed to cause Alzheimer’s disease. Soon after, the OMRF scientists designed an inhibitor that stopped the enzyme in its tracks. The discoveries led to the development of an experimental drug acquired by […]
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OMRF presents board, scientific awards and dedicates new lab
Three researchers recognized for outstanding scientific achievements
Remembering Dr. Capra
When Dr. J. Donald Capra died in February following a year-long battle with brain cancer, a bright light in the scientific world went out. Capra was born in Barre, Vermont,in 1937 to Italian emigrant parents. He didn’t speak English until he entered elementary school, but he proved to be a quick study in the classroom, […]
