Members of the Masonic Fraternity of Oklahoma visited OMRF Tuesday to donate $1 million to fund a lab dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease research. The check, from the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma, was presented on behalf of the state’s 30,000 Freemasons by Grand Master Richard Massad and Kenneth R. House, President of the Charity Foundation. […]
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OMRF opens its doors to Putnam City junior scientists for a day of learning
Magen Eissenstat didn’t know exactly what to expect when she came to OMRF, but she was pleasantly surprised. “It was way more fun than I had pictured it,” the eighth grader at Hefner Middle School said. “I kind of thought it would be a bunch of old people, but it was really fun.” Magen is […]
Governor declares April Sjögren’s syndrome awareness month in Oklahoma
You may never have heard of Sjögren’s syndrome, but you may very well know someone suffering from the illness. Sjögren’s (pronounced SHOW-grins) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body’s white blood cells attack the moisture-producing glands. The hallmark symptoms are dry eyes and dry mouth, but Sjögren’s may also cause dysfunction of other […]
OMRF researchers solve decades-old riddle
Scientists at OMRF think they have solved a riddle that has puzzled researchers since the 1970s. For more than three decades, researchers have debated whether two types of pathogen-fighting cells—known as B1 and B2 cells—come from the same source. At long last, OMRF scientists appear to have found an answer. That work could have important […]
Harley named to the Association of American Physicians
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist John Harley, M.D., Ph.D., has been selected as a member of the Association of American Physicians. Harley, who chairs OMRF’s Arthritis and Immunology Research Program, was one of only 60 physicians nationwide chosen for membership this year. The 124-year-old Association selects members based on excellence in the pursuit of medical […]
OMRF finds new way to enhance cancer treatment
Scientists identify compound that boosts effects of Taxol, other drugs
