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OMRF experts explain the physiology of fright

October 28, 2021

What causes the physiological reaction of panic when we know intellectually that we will escape the haunted house unscathed?

Filed Under: News Tagged With: amygdala, fright, halloween, Lijun, Lijun Xia, McEver, panic, rodger, Rodger McEver, scientist-news, Xia

A Promising Future

Okay. We still have a ways to go in this decade. But even in spite of the pandemic, the 2020s are off to a strong start at OMRF. Dr. Lijun Xia published groundbreaking new research in the journal Science and secured a new $13.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Courtney Griffin […]

2020 Annual Report: From Bedside to Bench

First a physician, Dr. Lijun Xia has become a research star As a young physician in China, Dr. Lijun Xia treated people with life-threatening blood diseases. But few medications existed to help the people he cared for, and over time, the hematologist grew frustrated. “I wanted to do better for my patients, to give them […]

OMRF honors scientists, board member at spring meeting

April 29, 2021

OMRF awarded scientific prizes to four scientists and honored a board member on Tuesday at its spring board meeting.

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With new grant, OMRF researcher comes full circle

April 4, 2021

A COBRE grant help launch Dr. Lijun Xia’s career. Now he’s leading one for a new era of young investigators.

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OMRF awarded $13.1 million federal grant for metabolism research

February 4, 2021

The funding will establish the Center for Cellular Metabolism Research in Oklahoma and supports five junior researchers.

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