When he crossed the Red River to play football at Oklahoma’s Langston University a year ago, James Harding, Jr., expected to meet his most formidable foes on the playing field. Unfortunately, his toughest opponents were lurking inside his own body—diseases that would rob him of a promising athletic career and change every day of his […]
Sjogren's
Volunteers needed for OMRF Sjögren’s research studies
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is seeking participants for Sjögren’s syndrome research studies. Scientists are seeking healthy individuals as well as those who have been diagnosed with or have symptoms of Sjögren’s syndrome. Sjögren’s syndrome is an “autoimmune” disease in which the immune system attacks a person’s own moisture-producing glands, such as those that produce […]
Sjögren’s Syndrome
Sjögren’s Syndrome Our Studies Multiple OMRF laboratories are using powerful, cutting-edge technologies to gain new insight into a variety of autoimmune diseases. Major goals of our Sjögren’s studies include understanding how genes, environment and specific molecular pathways contribute to this disease. This research will provide valuable knowledge about Sjögren’s syndrome that may lead to the […]