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Home - OMRF News - Archives for Scott Plafker

Scott Plafker

OMRF honors Everest, five scientists

April 13, 2018

At its annual honors and awards ceremony on Thursday, OMRF presented Christy Everest with its Board of Directors Distinguished Service Award.

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OMRF receives $2.25 million grant to study vision loss

February 26, 2018

OMRF scientist Scott Plafker has received a four-year grant from the NIH to study whether a natural compound can help prevent a common eye disease.

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Trio of new grants brings $2.7 million to OMRF labs

May 6, 2016

Awards “a testament to the quality of research in Oklahoma”

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Balancing love, life and the lab

May 19, 2015

Scott and Kendra Plafker are still achieving firsts after 17 years of marriage.

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Plafker, Scott M.

OMRF helps identify new target in fight against cystic fibrosis

April 25, 2012

Research yields new information about the life-threatening disease

Filed Under: News Tagged With: antibody, cystic fibrosis, disease, genes, genetics, inflammation, lungs, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, Plafker, scientist-news, Scott, Scott Plafker

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