Scientists seek treatment options for sepsis, which kills thousands annually
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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 […]
OMRF receives $26 million for two federal research grants
The National Institutes of Health has awarded two grants worth a total of $26.3 million to OMRF for research into anthrax and to help train new scientists. Each grant will allow scientists to continue research started in 2004 and 2005 and keep them working through 2014 on several interconnected projects. In the first project, a $14.5 […]
OMRF wins $10 million grant to study lupus
OMRF has received a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the autoimmune disease lupus. The five-year award comes from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the NIH. The grant will support research on the genetic origins of lupus, which affects up to an estimated 2 million Americans […]
Obama health nominee has impacted state
Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., may not be from Oklahoma, but he’s made plenty of impact at OMRF. A world-renowned geneticist, Collins was nominated this week by President Barack Obama to run the National Institutes of Health and is a proponent of “big science,” said OMRF President Stephen Prescott, M.D. “Dr. Collins is smart, articulate and […]
OMRF chosen as one of nine Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence nationwide
OMRF will share $57 million in grants for autoimmune disease research
