In our latest edition of Findings, Adam Cohen, our ever-curious Findings editor asked Dr. James a question about cancer therapies and lupus. Read more: omrf.org/about-omrf/o...

The new findings by Drs. Courtney Griffin and Eric Ma hold the potential for developing drugs to prevent or treat diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), both of which damage the retina and can lead to blindness. Read more: omrf.org/2025/09/25/o...

Herman Meinders and the Meinders Foundation have combined for an $8 million donation to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. The gift aims to transform neurodegenerative disease research in Oklahoma. Read more: omrf.org/2025/09/23/8...

OMRF's Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Adam Cohen, presented Congressman Tom Cole with the Association of Independent Research Institutes' 2025 Public Service Award for his dedication and support of biomedical research. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAZG...

An ongoing study found that certain chemicals associated with fighting fires cause changes in tiny molecules that help control how cells work. These changes result from exposure to hydrocarbons that form as things burn, scientists found. 🔥 🧑‍🚒 Read more: omrf.org/2025/09/17/o...

We celebrated our postdocs with coffee, treats and new OMRF swag for #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek! 🥳🧬 Your dedication to research is what helps make discoveries happen! Thank you for all you do! #NPAW25

Celebrating 40 years of the Presbyterian Health Foundation! 🥳 PHF has contributed $20 million in research grants to OMRF over the past decade. Since its inception in 1985, PHF has invested $225 million in biomedical research, discovery, and health initiatives in Oklahoma.

OMRF visited the Oklahoma City Kiwanis Club to share our mission, answer some medical questions and more! Each week, OMRF Physician-Scientist Dr. Hal Scofield opens “Adam’s Journal” to answer a medical question from OMRF Senior Vice President & General Counsel Adam Cohen.

Watch more on News 9 about how OMRF scientist Dr. Rafal Donczew uses a common kitchen ingredient to better understand cancer. www.news9.com/story/68c4ad...

🏛️ A group of our leadership visited Washington, D.C., last week for the annual gathering of the Association of Independent Research Institutes. If advancing health is important to you, please ask your legislators to support research and the NIH. omrf.org/Advocacy

We were saddened to learn that one of OMRF’s oldest friends and supporters, Dr. Earl Mabry, passed away at the age of 105. Dr. Mabry played clarinet in a band of dentists and physicians that donated proceeds to OMRF in the foundation’s fledgling years. omrf.org/2024/01/14/r...

The NIH has awarded the OMRF a four-year grant aimed at helping more easily diagnose and predict the progression of sarcoidosis, a disease of the immune system. Read more: omrf.org/2025/09/10/o...

Our Teen Leaders spent their first session getting to know OMRF through a scavenger hunt around campus and other team-building activities. It's going to be a fun year! ✨👀

For OMRF immunologist Dr. Linda Thompson, Thundermania is one disease she doesn't want to find a cure for. 🏀 Read more about OMRF's superfan: omrf.org/about-omrf/o...

OMRF scientist Dr. Pengchun Yu led experiments aimed at better understanding a disorder called lymphedema. After a scientific journal published Yu’s findings, a family member began a battle with the condition. omrf.org/2025/09/04/o...

Great to have @americanaging.bsky.social chair & @omrf.bsky.social Prof Benjamin Miller speaking on Metformin/exercise interactions data from in vivo and human studies, some intriguing data! #BSRA2025

U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice hosted the director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Jay Bhattacharya for a tour Friday of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Read more: omrf.org/2025/08/30/n...

TBT to Aug. 28, 1956, when OMRF's charter document was signed, making us official! Happy birthday to us! 🎂🥳

OMRF's exercise study gave staff writer and media relations manager, Tony, the opportunity to not only help with the Aging & Metabolism Program's research, but also make a positive lifestyle change. 🏋️ Read more from the latest edition of Findings magazine: omrf.org/about-omrf/o...

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation a five-year grant for studies aimed at better understanding DNA’s so-called “traffic signals.” 🚦Read more about what OMRF's Dr. Rafal Donzcew hopes to accomplish with this grant: omrf.org/2025/08/25/o...

Can America's – and OMRF's – biomedical research system continue to thrive in the face of new federal funding challenges? 🔪 Read more about how research is on the chopping block in the latest edition of Findings: omrf.org/about-omrf/o...

Yesterday, we welcomed Ward 7 City Councilman Camal Pennington to OMRF, showing him the amazing work our scientists are doing for Oklahoma and beyond. Thank you for stopping by!

The latest Findings magazine is now available! The Summer/Fall 2025 edition includes an update on the threat to medical research, donor stories and much more. Check out our new interactive digital version of Findings! omrf.org/about-omrf/o...

OMRF scientist Dr. Jaya Krishnan studies cavefish to better understand diseases like diabetes and obesity. Krishnan shared with @knowablemag.bsky.social about how studying the Astyanax mexicanus has supported her research in many other ways. Read more: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Can one of the most common items in the produce aisle reduce arthritis-related inflammation and pain? 🫐 Two OMRF physician-scientists hope to find out. Read more: omrf.org/2025/08/04/n...

Happy birthday to Sir Alexander Fleming! Famous for discovering the popular antibiotic penicillin, the famed British scientist visited OMRF in 1949 to help dedicate the foundation's first building and gifted us with a culture of the mold used in his discovery.

OMRF's Aging & Metabolism Research Program is seeking a Staff Scientist (all levels) - Proteomics in the Dr. Benjamin Miller lab. 🧬 Learn more and apply at omrf.org/jobs.

Lyric Theatre's adaptation of "Oklahoma!" runs through the weekend at the Civic Center, and OMRF has a special connection thanks to a unique estate gift that keeps on giving. 🌾 Read more: omrf.org/2025/07/28/m...

KOCO featured a few of our 2025 Summer Scholars for their STEM Spotlight segment! Colter Bufford, Joshua Cheng and Hayden Ward share more about their experience at OMRF this summer. Watch now: www.koco.com/article/stud...

That's a wrap for our 2025 Summer Scholars! 🧬👋 We are so proud of the work they've done in OMRF's labs. BIG THANK YOU to our summer scholar sponsors and supporters who make this opportunity possible for our students year after year. We can't wait to see what they do next!

Tomorrow, our summer scholars will give their final presentations on what they've been working on in OMRF's labs this summer! 🧬🔬

Dr. Etchegaray says it's the high-fructose corn syrup in these sugary drinks to be wary of. Watch more on KOCO-TV: www.koco.com/article/okla...

Look out, soda drinkers! 🥤 OMRF's Dr. Iker Etchegaray shares more about the impact sugary drinks can have on brain development on KFOR-TV. kfor.com/video/oklaho...

Meet OMRF's Ambassadors! 👋 As Ambassadors, these young professionals serve as the face of the foundation for their generation. By participating in special projects and selected OMRF activities, they function as goodwill ambassadors for OMRF in the community.

Dr. David Hughes has joined the scientific faculty of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation as an assistant professor in OMRF’s Aging and Metabolism Research Program. Read more: omrf.org/2025/07/17/o...

Our last two Saxon program students Aaron Gu and Shawn Palmer headed back to the U.S. Naval Academy after three weeks at OMRF! They presented their work in Drs. Courtney Griffin and Hal Scofield's lab.

OMRF President Dr. Andy Weyrich gives an update on the threat to medical research funding. ➡️ Watch more from KFOR: kfor.com/video/omrf-s...

Thanks to partnerships with organizations like the United Way of Central Oklahoma, OMRF can continue making discoveries that make a difference! Today, we had the pleasure of showing their executive team our Center for Biomedical Data Center – a project they supported.

The funding will establish a hub for studies into how genes are turned on and off and how DNA is structured and modified. Research in that center will focus on casting light on processes involved in cancer, reproduction and metabolic disorders. Read more: omrf.org/2025/07/15/o...

It's the final countdown for our 2025 summer scholars! We can't wait to hear about their research and findings from the last two months in a couple of weeks! 🧬🔬

Got a sweet tooth? You'll want to read this! Recent findings by OMRF scientist Dr. Iker Etchegaray present the first biological link between sugary drinks, like soft drinks and processed juices, and neurodevelopmental issues. Read more: omrf.org/2025/07/09/s...

S1PR1 in cells of lymphatic vessels regulates formation of vessel valves & abnormal lymph node-like structures called tertiary lymphoid organs 📷 Xin Geng et al @omrf.bsky.social in @jem.org ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025/7/8

We said, "see ya later" to another one of our Saxon students after her summer at OMRF! 👋 Hayden Ward is a U.S. Air Force Academy student who worked with Dr. Lorin Olson in our Cardiovascular Biology Research Program. Her research over the last six weeks focused on wound healing.

A serious digestive disease appears to be connected to lymphatic function, OMRF scientists Drs. Sathish Srinivasan & Xin Geng have determined. Read more: omrf.org/2025/07/02/o...

OMRF President Dr. Andrew Weyrich made OKC Friday's list of Most Powerful Oklahomans! 👏 One of Dr. Weyrich's philosophies that makes him a powerful leader: “Decisions should be community-based,” he says. “I have an open-door policy, and everybody’s voice is important.”

OMRF's rowing team competed in Riversport OKC's Stars & Stripes River Festival over the weekend! 🚣 Our novice boat took bronze and our experienced crew placed silver in the 500-meter sprints! 🥈🥉 We are so proud of their hard work this season!

Our summer scholars 🤝 having a good time We enjoyed celebrating our 2025 class of summer scholars with OMRF president Dr. Andrew Weyrich! The summer is flying by, and we can't wait to see what they with their last month here. 😊🧬☀️

By the end of her three-year study, OMRF's Dr. Jacquelyn Gorman hopes to uncover why a change in the gene known as IFIH1 causes the immune system to go into overdrive and attack someone’s own tissues. 🧬 Read more: omrf.org/2025/06/24/o...

Do you have a medical question for Dr. James? Submit your questions for our Ask Dr. James segment for our next issue of Findings magazine! ❓ ➡️ Comment your question below or submit it online at omrf.org/askdrjames!

Tertiary lymphoid organs are lymph node-like structures observed in certain inflammatory diseases. Geng, Davis, Srinivasan et al. @omrf.bsky.social‬ demonstrate that S1PR1 activity in the lymphatic vasculature is necessary to prevent TLO formation in the terminal ileum. rupress.org/jem/article/...