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OMRF kicked off the 1960s with a liberating milestone, retiring the mortgage for construction of the foundation. Tulsa oilman and philanthropist John Mabee donated $150,000 to pay off the debt. That major gift would prove the first of many from the fortunes of Mabee and his wife, Lottie, whose namesake foundation has since donated more […]

OMRF, Harvard receive $4.1 million to study genetic causes of lupus

May 27, 2021

The NIH has awarded OMRF and Harvard $4.1 million to investigate the role of genetics in the development of lupus.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: autoimmune, buenrostrso, disease, Gaffney, genetics, harvard, jason, lupus, National Institutes of Health, news, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, patrick, scientist-news

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.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alberola-Ila, award, Bieniasz, cellular, Chi, COBRE, core, funding, Gorman, grant, Griffin, Jacquelyn, José, Lee, Lijun, Magdalena, McEver, Meng, metabolism, milliom, National Institutes of Health, NIGMS, NIH, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, Pengchun, research, scientist-news, Timothy, Xia, Yu, Zhao

OMRF discoveries reshape understanding of gut microbiome

October 22, 2020

OMRF scientists have redefined how the gut microbiome operates and how our bodies coexist with some of the 100 trillion bacteria that make it up.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: antibiotic, balance, colon, disease, fecal, feces, genome, gut, health, human, Kirk Bergstrom, Lijun, mice, microbiome, microbiota, mucus, National Institutes of Health, news, newsok, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, Prescott, publication, science, scientist-news, stephen, Stephenson Cancer Center, steve, tset, Xia

OMRF receives $3.5 million to study blood clotting, vessel development

September 15, 2020

The pair of four-year, $1.75 million NIH Research Project Grants, or R01s, will support separate projects.

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OMRF receives $2.2 million to study brain cells

August 25, 2020

The National Institutes of Health has awarded OMRF scientist Tommy Lewis $2.2 million to study the inner workings of brain cells.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aging, alzheimers, brain, cells, degeneration, dementia, disease, funding, grant, Holly, lab, Lewis, mira, mitochondiria, National Institutes of Health, neurodegeneration, news, newsok, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma, r35, research, science, scientist-news, Tommy, van remmen

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