Construction of OMRF’s first research labs wrapped up in the fall of 1950, and the foundation christened the facility with an open house that welcomed 4,000 visitors. “Areas drawing particular interest included the system of tunnels, the radio-isotope laboratory, the controlled temperature lab, a display of scientific equipment, the animal wing and its first ‘occupants,’ […]
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A Joyful Noise
On holidays, community volunteers pitched in to make the season bright for patients in OMRF’s Research Hospital. In 1958, this accordion ensemble shared the Christmas spirit with a concert for hospital staff and patients.
The Survivor
By Shari Hawkins It was windy that Thursday in November—the kind of swirling wind Oklahoma is famous for. Shrubs whipped back and forth. Leaves somersaulted across the portico of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Huguette White moved nimbly across the stone porch, her long hair flying behind her. No matter that she walked on a […]
