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OMRF scientist named president of international research organization

August 18, 2021

Dr. Courtney Griffin sits in front of a microscope in her OMRF laboratory.

OMRF scientist Courtney Griffin, Ph.D., will head the premier research organization in her field.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Courtney, Griffin, heart, lungs, NAVBO, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, scientist-news, vascular biology, vision loss

Is stomach ‘flu’ really the flu?

January 16, 2019

More accurately called gastroenteritis, contagious stomach illness is most often caused by two viruses, rotavirus or norovirus.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: babies, bug, Chakravarty, dangerous, diarrhea, Eliza, flu, gastroenteritis, hospital, infants, influenza, intestines, lungs, norovirus, risk, robert, rotavirus, scientist-news, Scofield, severe, sick, stomach, stomach flu, symptoms, tummy, vomit

OMRF helps identify new target in fight against cystic fibrosis

April 25, 2012

Research yields new information about the life-threatening disease

Filed Under: News Tagged With: antibody, cystic fibrosis, disease, genes, genetics, inflammation, lungs, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, Plafker, scientist-news, Scott, Scott Plafker

A Breath of Fresh Air

Using 3D Models to Tackle Respiratory Illness Respiratory syncytial virus is the leading cause of pneumonia worldwide. It takes a particularly heavy toll on children, infecting more than half in the first year of life and nearly 100 percent by age 2. “RSV causes more frequent and more severe infections in infants, compared to adults, […]

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