For many students, summer marks a time for rest and relaxation. For sailboats and sunscreen, beachcombing and barbecues. But don’t tell that to a dozen of Oklahoma’s top high school and college science students. As Sir Alexander Fleming Scholars at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, they’ve opted to trade swimsuits for lab coats so they […]
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Bugging Out: Teachers learn from microbes at OMRF
For five Oklahoma science teachers, “bugs” have taken on a whole new meaning this summer. As Foundation Scholars, the group of secondary school teachers is spending four weeks at OMRF studying microbes—tiny, living organisms like bacteria and fungi, many of which cause disease. With guidance from senior-level OMRF scientists, the teachers assume the role of […]
Five Oklahoma educators named OMRF Foundation Scholars
OMRF has selected five state public school science teachers as 2009 Foundation Scholars. The teachers will spend four weeks in an OMRF laboratory under the guidance of a senior-level scientist learning lab techniques and developing classic, yet inexpensive, experiments to take back to their classrooms. OMRF selected the scholars, all of whom teach at the […]
Current Fleming Scholars
2023 Fleming Scholar Program Nabaa Al Hashimi NormanKaitlyn Beaudreau Norman Michael Dong EdmondAnnemarie Edmonds Oklahoma City Srija Nuguri Oklahoma City Tyana Parker Oklahoma City Sarah Teeman Stillwater Betsy Varughese Oklahoma City Lindsey Vongthavaravat Edmond Kate Walker Oklahoma City Sofia Weaver Oklahoma City Abigail Sifuentez Bethany John H. Saxon Service Academy Summer Research Program Phillip […]