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Walking the walk: Sepsis survivor overcomes illness, amputation

September 10, 2020

Sept. 13 is World Sepsis Day, established to raise awareness of the deadly condition.

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OMRF honors long-term donors in Enid

April 18, 2016

Enid-area supporters were honored by the foundation on Thursday.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: development, donations, donors, eischen, Enid, fairview, giving, groendyke, group, host, john, loyal, loyal donor society, myra ward, news, newsok, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, philanthropy, randol, transport, virginia

New grant funds research into a debilitating autoimmune disease

January 6, 2016

OMRF scientist receives $2.14 million to investigate biological origins of Sjögren’s.

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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.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: eye disease, johns hopkins, kendra plafker, lab, life, love, macular degeneration, marriage, married, molecular biology of the cell, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, paper, Plafker, publication, scientist-news, scientists, Scott, Scott Plafker, virginia

Polish exchange program brings young scientists to OMRF

February 5, 2015

In 2013, OMRF was named as a host institution for Poland’s competitive Visiting Research Graduate Traineeship Program.

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