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Home - OMRF News - Archives for Sjogren’s

Sjogren's

OMRF-led study sheds new light on genetic risk factors contributing to Sjögren’s disease

July 28, 2022

Researchers doubled known genetic risk regions for the condition

Filed Under: News Tagged With: christopher, darise farris, Lessard, Oklahoma Sjögren’s Research Clinic, scientist-news, Sjogren's, Sjögren’s Genetics Network, study volunteers

OMRF to lead nationwide partnership studying autoimmune and immune-mediated diseases

March 30, 2022

The NIH has selected OMRF to lead a $58.5 million public-private partnership aimed at developing more effective treatments for autoimmune diseases.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: astrid rassmussen, Caleb Marlin, Carla Guthridge, Chris Lessard, darise farris, guthridge, Hal Scofield, James, Joan Merrill, Joel Guthridge, Judith, Judith James, Kyle Wright, lupus, Miles Smith, Nancy Redinger, news, NIH, NIH grant, scientist-news, Sjogren's, Susan Macwana, Wade DeJager

OMRF to investigate link between viral infection, autoimmunity

August 4, 2021

The NIH has awarded OMRF $480,000 to investigate the long-term effects of viral infections on autoimmunity.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: autoimmunity, covid, covid-19, Deshmukh, disease, longterm, news, newsok, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, reaction, research, sars-cov-2, science, scientist-news, Sjogren's, syndrome, Umesh, virus

American College of Rheumatology recognizes OMRF scientists

December 1, 2020

Three OMRF scientists were recognized for excellence at this year’s American College of Rheumatology meeting.

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OMRF receives $3.7 million for autoimmune disease research

October 8, 2020

OMRF scientist Christopher Lessard received a five-year grant to identify genes associated with Sjögren’s syndrome.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: autoimmune, christopher, disease, dry, dryness, eyes, funding, genetics, grant, Lessard, mouth, NIH, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, scientist-news, Sjogren's, syndrome

Dry eyes, mouth? Patients needed for Sjögren’s syndrome studies at OMRF

July 21, 2020

OMRF is recruiting those who have or who think they may have Sjögren’s syndrome to participate in new research studies and a clinical trial.

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