For the past six years, DeeAnn Simpson has watched from the sidelines as bicyclists peddled in a charity ride for multiple sclerosis research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. This year, though, Simpson, the event’s organizer, also plans to hop on her own bike to join in the fight against MS. “My sons and I […]
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OMRF scientists present at International Congress on Lupus
A pair of physician-scientists from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation presented papers at the 8th annual International Congress on Lupus in Shanghai, China, last week. OMRF’s Joan Merrill, M.D., and John Harley, M.D., Ph.D., each gave invited presentations at the four-day conference, which focuses on the autoimmune disease lupus. More than 1,500 researchers, clinicians, scientists, […]
OMRF to honor scientists, board member
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation will honor a pair of scientists and a board member at its annual honors and awards banquet Tuesday. For the first time in OMRF’s 61-year history, the event will be held in Tulsa, at historic Cain’s Ballroom. OMRF will award Linda Thompson, Ph.D., the Edward L. and Thelma Gaylord Prize […]
FDA approves Protein C deficiency drug with OMRF roots
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug that has its origins at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation as the first biologic treatment for patients with a rare genetic defect that can cause a potentially life-threatening clotting disorder. The drug is a treatment for patients with complications related to severe congenital […]
Muskogee grad named OMRF Presidential Scholar
Connor Fullenwider, a 2005 graduate of Muskogee High School, will spend his summer vacation as a Presidential Scholar at OMRF. Fullenwider, currently a sophomore at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., will complete a research project focused on the study of anthrax under the guidance of Darise Farris, Ph.D., in OMRF’s Arthritis and […]
OMRF names 52nd class of Fleming Scholars
Their peers may spend much of June, July and August sleeping late and lounging by the pool, But for a dozen of Oklahoma’s most talented high school and college science students, summer will mean donning lab coats and safety goggles in laboratories at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. OMRF today announced its 2007 class of […]