Huge congratulations to our very own Dr. Benjamin Miller on his induction into the prestigious Academy for Health and Lifespan Research! 🎉 His groundbreaking work is at the forefront of extending human healthspan. @omrf.bsky.social omrf.org/2025/05/19/o...

With a new three-year grant from the American Heart Association, OMRF's Dr. Kamil Kobak will study a common and life-threatening heart condition. 🫀 Read more: omrf.org/2025/05/15/o...

U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice highlighted OMRF at a congressional budget hearing yesterday involving the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which includes the National Institutes of Health. We thank you for sharing the vital impact and importance of biomedical research.

Wondering if your study section cancelled? I update this sheet daily. As of today, 56/124 study sections that should have met since Jan 2, 2025 have "not met as scheduled." docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Grateful for the award! A major thanks to the Multiplexing Protein Analysis Core and folks at @am-omrf.bsky.social (like @benjaminfmiller.bsky.social) who were instrumental in gathering preliminary data for our NIH grant proposal.

Recent paper from the Stout lab reveals Canagliflozin, a diabetes drug, may delay ovarian aging by preserving follicular reserves and improving mitochondrial function. Could this hold promise for delaying menopause and systemic aging in women? 🧬 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Exciting progress in ALS research from the Van Remmen lab! This study demonstrates that the nitrone compound OKN-007 delays motor neuron loss and slows disease progression in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...

First post on Bluesky! Congrats to Aga Borowik and Miller Lab on this thoughtful and thought provoking piece “The expanding roles of myonuclei in adult skeletal muscle health and function” portlandpress.com/biochemsoctr... @myoblue.bsky.social @am-omrf.bsky.social @omrf.bsky.social

I visited the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) today. Incredible place! Thank you Magdalena Bieniasz for the invitation. Great to meet with Joan Walker, Doris Bennrook, Bethany Hannafon, Maureen Cox, Xin Zhang, and Priyabrata Mukherjee. @omrf.bsky.social @am-omrf.bsky.social

Congratulations, Weronika! It’s well deserved!

A new review from the Van Remmen lab. Everything you wanted to know about ROS and oxidative stress in muscle ⤵️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We are all going to Alaska!! #AGE2025 as organized by the indomitable Ben Miller at OMRF @benjaminfmiller.bsky.social @americanaging.bsky.social @am-omrf.bsky.social

Check it out ⤵️ Several of our scientists and outstanding trainees are on Bluesky. go.bsky.app/5oUbpNy

How cool is this?? OMRF has its own scientific relic, located in the heart of the Aging and Metabolism Program.

Welcome to all our new followers and thanks to @brunetlab.bsky.social for adding us to the Aging Research starter pack!

Aging starter pack! go.bsky.app/5UXXaDA

Congratulations to Dr. Wan Hee Yoon! For those not familiar, BSF brings together American and Israeli scientists and researchers for innovative partnerships that enhance the advancement of scientific breakthroughs.

Where did we get our profile picture? The foyer at OMRF has an amazing artistic cell representation with inlaid marble #mitochondria

New research in Nature Communications shows how SK channel dysfunction makes dopamine neurons hyperexcitable in a mouse model of Alzheimer's. Could this be a key to understanding cognitive decline? 🤔 #Alzheimers #Neuroscience #Dopamine @mikebeckstead.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Dr. Sue Bodine presented updates of the MoTrPAC at today’s 21st Annual Harold Hamm Diabetes Research Symposium #MoTrPAC

How’s this for a first post? New publication in Nature Communications about the role of dopamine in Alzheimer’s disease⤵️ omrf.org/2024/11/12/o...