No offense to our scientists, but these might be the cutest researchers we've had in the labs! 🔬🥽 We had a blast with Putnam City students for PC Jr. Scientist Days this week! This is our way of saying THANK YOU for all the support from Putnam City Schools year after year. 🩵

Watch more from yesterday's PC Jr. Scientist Day on KFOR! kfor.com/video/junior... We can't wait to welcome our elementary group tomorrow! 🚌

Each year, we invite Putnam City students to OMRF to say THANK YOU for their support! They get to be scientists for a day, perform their own experiments and hear more about what our scientists are doing through their donations. We will welcome PC elementary students later this week! 🚌

OMRF is on the road again for Spotlight Conversations! Last week, we visited our friends in Alva to share more about healthy hearts and what else our scientists are researching at OMRF. 🫀🧬 We'll also be heading to Ada, Lawton and Tulsa this spring!

For OMRF scientist Dr. Wan Hee Yoon, Rare Disease Day carries more significance than usual. It comes the same week that The American Journal of Human Genetics published his lab team’s discovery of an ultra-rare neurological disease. 🧬 Read more: omrf.org/2026/02/27/r...

Dr. Paul Kincade devoted his life to medical research, spending his entire career probing the mysteries of the human immune system. That commitment continued upon his death, with the former VP of research at OMRF making a $500,000 estate gift to OMRF. omrf.org/2026/02/23/r...

Mark your calendar! Registration for the 2026 Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center Geroscience Symposium opens NEXT WEEK! For more information about abstracts, travel awards, and registration, visit oklahomanathanshockcenteronaging.org/geroscience-...

Meet new Ambassadors Perrin Duncan, Mike Hearne, Kyle Muzny, Caitlin Tharp and Madeleine Williams!⭐ As a part of our Ambassadors program, these young leaders help us advocate for medical research and share the good things OMRF is doing through research! 🧬

Say hello to our newest principal investigator, Dr. Amanda Sharpe! 👋 Dr. Sharpe's lab focuses on how chronic low levels of inflammation in the brain can affect the entire body. 🧠 We are excited to welcome her to our Aging & Metabolism research program. Meet Dr. Sharpe: omrf.org/2026/02/19/o...

Each year, we recognize our employees' years of service and longevity with an employee-wide celebration! 🎉 This year, we had many one-year anniversaries, five, ten, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and one employee who celebrated 45 years at OMRF!

We started the day with celebrations! 🥳 Our Employee Service Awards honored employees with one-year anniversaries all the way to one employee who celebrated 45 years at OMRF! 🎉

Watch more from our friends at KOCO about our grand opening of the Meinders Center for Neurodegenerative Research! www.koco.com/article/okla...

OMRF dedicated the Research Tower's fifth floor as the Meinders Center for Neurodegenerative Research, thanks to a $8.25 million gift by Herman Meinders and the Meinders Foundation. The new space will serve as a hub for studying brain diseases in Oklahoma. omrf.org/2026/02/16/o...

We're showing our hearts some love this Valentine's Day with the annual cardiac climb! ❤️ Each year around Valentine's Day, we challenge our employees to climb all seven floors of our Research Tower to promote healthy hearts! 🫀

OMRF's Dr. Heather Rice studies amyloid precursor proteins and their role in Alzheimer’s. Thanks to a gift from Harrison and Elaine Levy, her lab will continue to advance this research!

Know a student who'd be a great fit? Applications are due March 1! ⭐ Learn more: omrf.org/2026/02/09/o...

This week, we celebrated our Comparative Medicine team for International Laboratory Animal Technician Week! This year's theme, "Technicians keep research sailing forward," is a true testament to the hard work they do for OMRF! Thank you for all you do for research! ⛵

OMRF scientist Dr. Heather Rice studies molecules in the brain called amyloid precursor proteins. Faulty breakdown of these proteins creates plaques that are thought to damage neurons and cause cognitive decline as Alzheimer’s progresses. 🧠 Read more: omrf.org/2026/02/05/n...

A powerful new technology developed at OMRF could dramatically speed up the process of diagnosing rare genetic diseases. Read more: omrf.org/2026/02/03/o...

OMRF is seeking a new HR Specialist with a recruiting focus to join the team! In this role, you will work closely with hiring managers to support full-cycle recruitment, help coordinate hiring activities, and contribute to a positive candidate experience. omrf.org/about-omrf/h...

Our paper on TCBE-Umax is out in @natbiomedeng.nature.com! We developed these high-efficiency cytosine base editors for zebrafish, enabling rapid functional testing of disease variants. This work is led by a talented scientist, Wei Qin. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Thanks to a grant from the Presbyterian Health Foundation, a pilot project seeks to answer what makes some people respond differently to exercise than others in older people with multiple sclerosis. Read more: omrf.org/2026/01/27/o...

We warmed up before the cold came in yesterday with Coffee and Conversations! ☕❄️ Our philanthropy team invited members of the community to visit OMRF and learn more about the research we do for Oklahomans and beyond - this time we heard from Dr. Pardo, MS Center Director.

OMRF postdoc Dr. Alexsander Szymczak will study why some are more prone to infection after joint replacement than others. Watch more from KFOR: kfor.com/video/omrf-s...

Congrats to all our PIs who received grants in 2025! After the year of uncertainty for funding research, these are all big wins for our scientists! 👏🧬🏆

Go fish! 🐟 Watch more from our friends at OETA on how OMRF scientist Dr. Jaya Krishnan uses cavefish to study diabetes and other diseases: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIr4...

We are sad to report the passing of OMRF Director Brooks “Boots” Hall, Jr.   Boots served as Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President of Hall Capital. He joined OMRF’s Associate Board in 1987 and became an OMRF Director in 1994.

Parenting and running a research lab, says OMRF scientist Dr. Sarah Ocañas, means “always sacrificing on both sides.” 👩‍🍼 🧬 Read more in the latest edition of Findings: omrf.org/about-omrf/o...

From the latest edition of Findings magazine, OMRF scientist Dr. Graham Wiley traveled to the mountains of Costa Rica to unlock the genetic secrets of the resplendent quetzal. 🔎 🦜 Read more: omrf.org/about-omrf/o...

An OMRF scientist has received a two-year National Institutes of Health grant to explore the root cause of debilitating infections that can follow joint replacement surgery. 🦵 Read more: omrf.org/2026/01/05/g...

If you're 60+ and one of your New Year's resolutions is to get more active, check out OMRF's exercise study! 🏃🏋️‍♀️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMfx...

With the four-year federal grant, OMRF scientist Dr. Swapan Nath hopes to identify DNA errors that disrupt a routine biological clean-up process called autophagy. Read more: omrf.org/2026/01/02/o...

If your New Year’s resolutions include exercising more, an OMRF scientist has three words of advice: "Give yourself grace." 🏃🚴‍♀️🏋️‍♀️ Read more: omrf.org/2025/12/26/r...

You have until MIDNIGHT tonight to double your impact with a gift to OMRF! Thanks to a $300,000 match challenge, all donations double until the end of the year. 🩵 Give now! omrf.org?form=FUNXXVD...

Stillwater High School designated OMRF as its beneficiary of Pink Out Week proceeds in 2011. Students have since raised nearly $145,000, including $15,000 this year. 🩷 Read more: omrf.org/2025/12/22/s...

Know a student looking for an internship in research? 🔬🧬 OMRF's 2026 summer scholar applications are open through Feb. 1! ⭐ Winter break is the perfect time to work on applications! Share this with them to learn more + apply: omrf.org/about-omrf/t...

All donations to OMRF are MATCHED through Dec. 31! 🩵 Double your impact and give today: omrf.org?form=FUNXXVD...

Whether you feel a bit like Ebenezer Scrooge this holiday season or you crave the good feelings that accompany generosity, the cause may stem, at least in part, from your hormones and the chemicals in your brain. 🎁🧠 Read more: omrf.org/2025/12/18/f...

Our newest edition of Findings magazine is ready for reading! 📖 For our special 35th anniversary issue, we catch up with old friends whose lives have been changed by the work from OMRF scientists and much more! 🥳 Read it now: omrf.org/about-omrf/o...

Discover savings with your donation to OMRF! For every tax-deductible donation you make to OMRF, you can earn an Oklahoma state tax credit worth half that amount. 💰 Learn more + give at omrf.org/taxcredit.

All donations to OMRF are MATCHED through the end of the year! Teaming to provide this year’s matching gift are Boeckman Ford of Kingfisher, Dale and Beth Matherly of Arcadia, Jake and Melissa Matherly of Arcadia, and a donor who asked to remain anonymous. omrf.org?form=FUNXXVD...

OMRF is on top - again! We were ranked within the top ten places to work by the Oklahoman's Top Workplace award for our 13th consecutive year! ⭐ It takes everyone at OMRF to make a difference, and we couldn't do it without all our amazing employees!

You can't put a price on memories. OMRF scientists are working to protect them by studying Alzheimer's and many other diseases that affect so many. vimeo.com/1133292138?s... 🩵 Donate to OMRF today to help support life-saving research: omrf.org?form=FUNXXVD...

OMRF scientist Dr. Harini Bagavant will study why the popular autoimmune disease Sjögren's affects women nine times more than men. Read more: omrf.org/2025/12/08/o...

Coming to a mailbox near you: our Winter 2026 edition of Findings magazine! 📫 This special 35th anniversary issue is filled with great stories, so you won't want to miss it. 🥳 OMRF has partnered with Southwestern Printing since we began printing Findings magazine in 1991!

Four of our incredible principal investigators are starting new chapters: retirement! 🥳 Drs. Susan Kovats, Pepe Alberola-Ila, Ray Rezaie and Mike Kinter's research has contributed to many breakthroughs over the years and we will miss them at OMRF!

In a study of 682 MS patients, 35% reported that MS negatively impacted their work output. Patients most frequently identified fatigue, a common symptom of MS, as responsible for a reduction in productivity. Read more: omrf.org/2025/12/04/m...

This #GivingTuesday, please support our scientists' research for cancer, autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's, cardiovascular disease and many more! 🧬 🩵 Donate to OMRF today: omrf.org?form=FUNXXVD...

If eating fruit every day could reduce your arthritis symptoms, would you do that? OMRF physician-scientists are seeking volunteers who answer “yes” to that question. 🫐 Learn more: omrf.org/2025/12/01/o...

Last week, our amazing Research Café staff hosted the annual Thanksgiving lunch for OMRF employees including all the fixins! 🥧🦃🥔 We are thankful for all our employees who help make discoveries that make a difference!