Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have identified two new categories of cells in the immune system. OMRF researchers Paul Kincade, Ph.D., and Rosana Pelayo, Ph.D., have chronicled this discovery in the June 1 issue of the journal Blood. The previously unknown types of cells, which Kincade and Pelayo have named Plasmacytoid dendritic cells […]
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Fiftieth class of Fleming Scholars begins at OMRF
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has welcomed its 50th class of Sir Alexander Fleming Scholars. The class, 13 in all, represent some of Oklahoma’s most talented high school and college science students. The eight high-schoolers and five collegians were selected from more than 100 applicants. the students, all of whom are contemplating careers in medical […]
OMRF to name new board members, chairs
At its annual honors and awards banquet this evening, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation will name a pair of scientists as endowed chairs and add two new members to its board of directors. Xiao-Hong Sun, Ph.D., will be installed as the Eli Lilly Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Research, while Gary Gorbsky, Ph.D., will become the […]
OMRF Announces Promotions
OKLAHOMA CITY, December 17, 2004 – The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has named Rodger McEver, M.D., as Vice President of Research and Tim Hassen as Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Rodger McEver McEver holds a B.A. from Yale University and earned his medical degree at the University of Chicago. He joined OMRF’s scientific staff in 1987 and […]
OU Sorority Gives to Lupus Research at OMRF
The University of Oklahoma’s Phi Delta Alpha sorority has presented the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation with a check to support lupus research at OMRF. This represents the second straight year that Phi Delta Alpha, Oklahoma’s first and only Asian sorority, has made a donation to support lupus research at OMRF. “The members of Phi Delta […]
OMRF Unveils State’s First Small Animal MRI Facility
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation unveiled Oklahoma’s first small animal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facility at a ribbon-cutting ceremony today. With a 10,000-pound magnet that is 140,000 times stronger than the earth’s magnetic field, the facility – one of only about a dozen in the U.S. – will allow scientists to study the cells and […]
