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 […]
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OMRF welcomes new board members, honors scientists
Four Oklahomans joined the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation’s Board of Directors at OMRF’s semiannual board meeting Wednesday. Also at the meeting, three OMRF scientists were honored. Joining the board are Dave Bialis, Ramsey Drake and Cliff Hudson of Oklahoma City and Harold Hamm of Enid. Bialis is president of Cox Oklahoma. His civic involvement includes […]
Reckless Driving: OMRF discovers gene variant that “cuts the brakes” on immune system in lupus patients
Your immune system may have more in common with a Corvette than you thought. When a virus or bacteria enters a human body, the immune system revs up to fight and expel the invader. Once the invader is gone, the body puts on the brakes to stop the immune response. But a new study by […]
It’s in the genes: OMRF leads international effort that unmasks potential genetic roots of lupus
An international consortium of scientists led by OMRF investigator John B. Harley, M.D., Ph.D., has identified multiple genes linked to lupus, a devastating autoimmune disease that affects as many as 2 million Americans and 15 million people worldwide. The group’s findings appear online in two related articles in the Feb. edition of the journal Nature […]
Volunteers needed for OMRF Sjögren’s research studies
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is seeking participants for Sjögren’s syndrome research studies. Scientists are seeking healthy individuals as well as those who have been diagnosed with or have symptoms of Sjögren’s syndrome. Sjögren’s syndrome is an “autoimmune” disease in which the immune system attacks a person’s own moisture-producing glands, such as those that produce […]
OMRF adds four faculty members
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation today announced the addition of four scientists to the faculty of its Arthritis & Immunology Research Program. The four new faculty members are Patrick Gaffney, M.D., Kathy Moser, Ph.D., Jonathan Wren, Ph.D., and Igor Dozmorov, Ph.D. “Their recruitment gives us a depth of scientific commitment and expertise that is unparalleled […]
