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Last week, scientists from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation shared demonstrations of their work with nearly 100 longtime supporters.

OMRF’s annual “science lounge” event honors donors whose consecutive giving record reaches at least five years, with the longest streak lasting seven decades. Many attendees were well versed in the research areas represented at...


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As Father’s Day approaches, Lijun Xia, M.D., Ph.D., recalls the night in 2018 his son called him, clearly discouraged.

Jon Xia had spent four years toward his bachelor’s degree and seven years on a dual M.D.-Ph.D. program. Now, he was spending another seven years doing his combined medical residency and fellowship training in Chicago.

“Jon told me some of ...


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Backed by a new four-year, $1.2 million grant, an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation physician-scientist will investigate why osteoarthritis develops and progresses differently from person to person.

Matlock Jeffries, M.D., received the grant from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The project builds on previous research that identified long-lasting inflammatory...


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Twenty-one students will spend the summer conducting hands-on experiments at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.

The students, who arrived June 1, include 15 Sir Alexander Fleming Scholars, three Langston University Biomedical Research Scholars, and three John H. Saxon Service Academy Summer Research Program students.

They will work in OMRF labs that...


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The BrightFocus Foundation has awarded a pair of grants totaling $500,000 to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation: one to study Alzheimer’s disease, the other to investigate macular degeneration.

Sarah Ocañas, Ph.D., and Eric Ma, Ph.D., were among 69 scientists in eight countries to share in $16 million BrightFocus awarded this year. The nonprofit funds early-st...


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