Oklahoma’s lupus cohort marks 20 years.
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Eureka Moments
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 […]
Making A Mark
A patent provides its owner with an exclusive right to a new invention. And beginning in the 1990s, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted a multitude to OMRF, sometimes more than a dozen in a single year. Only a decade earlier did Congress give OMRF and others the right to patent inventions that stemmed […]
OMRF, Harvard receive $4.1 million to study genetic causes of lupus
The NIH has awarded OMRF and Harvard $4.1 million to investigate the role of genetics in the development of lupus.
OMRF’s James named to the Association of American Physicians
The honor recognizes Dr. James for her excellence in the pursuit of medical knowledge and the advancement of clinical science in her 27 years as a physician-scientist.
OMRF researcher honored by Lupus Foundation of America
The award recognizes Merrill’s exceptional contributions to the field in her nearly 30 years as a lupus physician and researcher.
