Awards will fund research in cancer, heart disease, lupus and other areas
National Institutes of Health
DNA packaging research earns $1.5 million grant
Problems in chromosome cohesion can have far-reaching effects.
Lupus and vascular development research bring $4 million to OMRF
The National Institutes of Health awarded grants worth more than $4 million to two OMRF scientists. Patrick Gaffney, M.D., and Courtney Griffin, Ph.D., were each awarded five-year R01 grants to research genes related to lupus and vascular development, respectively. After identifying two genes associated with lupus—a chronic autoimmune disease that affects an estimated 2 million […]
Oklahoma’s first Autoimmune Disease Prevention Center
Scientists are working on ways to predict and avert autoimmune diseases
OMRF pioneers new method of examining diabetes
Scientists will learn more about free radicals in diabetes with new information
OMRF researchers receive $14.7 million in federal stimulus grant funding
The National Institutes of Health has awarded 17 grants worth a total of $14.7 million to OMRF. The grants are part of the $10 billion in economic stimulus funds that will be provided for medical research through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The grants will fund OMRF research on a wide array […]