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OMRF welcomes new rheumatologist

August 3, 2020

As a physician-scientist, Matlock Jeffries will maintain a lab focused on osteoarthritis and will see patients in the foundation’s Rheumatology Center of Excellence.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aci, arthritis, care, center, center of excellence, clinic, clinical, clinical immunology, epigenetics, jeffries, matlock, microbiome, oa, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, osteoarthritis, OUHSC, patient, rheumatologist, rheumatology, scientist-news

OMRF uncovers clues for higher lupus risk in African Americans

June 4, 2020

A recent OMRF study is potentially paving the way for better preventive treatment options for African American patients.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: african americam, autoimmune, black, disease, excellence, guthridge, James, Joel, Judith, lupus, news, newsok, patient, sam, samantha, scientist-news, therapy, treatment, webb

Run on drug for COVID-19 imperils lupus patients

March 23, 2020

The prospect that hydroxychloroquine might be effective for treating the coronavirus has raised hopes, but it’s also created a potential crisis.

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New use for OMRF brain cancer treatment could extend lives

December 18, 2019

In a new study, the OMRF compound OKN-007 is being combined with the current standard-of-care medication for glioblastoma.

Filed Under: News, Technology Ventures News Tagged With: battiste, brain cancer, cancer, center, chemo, drug, glioblastoma, James, Manu Nair, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OKN-007, OMRF, ou, OUHSC, patient, Rheal, scientist-news, stephenson, technology ventures, temodar, therapy, Towner, treatment, university of oklahoma

Catherine Tatum – Donor

MS patient and donor Catherine Tatum is doubly grateful for OMRF.

Oklahoma teen lives with unique skeletal disorder

December 3, 2019

Sydney Rutz is one in five billion.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bone, condition, disease, disorder, Gaffney, genetic, growth, Lijun, mary, mbtps1, middle school, mutation, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, patient, patrick, rutz, scientist-news, scoliosis, skeletal, skeleton, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, sydney, Xia, yukon

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