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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.
January 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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.
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! 👏🧬🏆
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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! 👏🧬🏆
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.
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.
January 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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.
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...
👩🍼 🧬 Read more in the latest edition of Findings: omrf.org/about-omrf/o...
January 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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...
👩🍼 🧬 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...
Read more: omrf.org/about-omrf/o...
January 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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...
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...
Read more: omrf.org/2026/01/05/g...
January 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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...
Read more: omrf.org/2026/01/05/g...
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...
Read more: omrf.org/2026/01/02/o...
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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...
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...
🏃🚴♀️🏋️♀️ Read more: omrf.org/2025/12/26/r...
January 2, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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...
🏃🚴♀️🏋️♀️ 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...
🩵 Give now! omrf.org?form=FUNXXVD...
December 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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...
🩵 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...
🩷 Read more: omrf.org/2025/12/22/s...
December 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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...
🩷 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...
Winter break is the perfect time to work on applications! Share this with them to learn more + apply: omrf.org/about-omrf/t...
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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...
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...
December 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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...
Read more: omrf.org/2025/12/18/f...
December 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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...
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...
🥳 Read it now: omrf.org/about-omrf/o...
December 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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...
🥳 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.
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.
December 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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.
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...
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...
December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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...
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!
It takes everyone at OMRF to make a difference, and we couldn't do it without all our amazing employees!
December 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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!
It takes everyone at OMRF to make a difference, and we couldn't do it without all our amazing employees!
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...
Read more: omrf.org/2025/12/08/o...
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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...
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!
OMRF has partnered with Southwestern Printing since we began printing Findings magazine in 1991!
December 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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!
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!
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!
December 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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!
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...
Read more: omrf.org/2025/12/04/m...
December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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...
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...
🩵 Donate to OMRF today: omrf.org?form=FUNXXVD...
December 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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...
🩵 Donate to OMRF today: omrf.org?form=FUNXXVD...
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!
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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!
This Thanksgiving, we are extra thankful for our donors who make discoveries at OMRF possible! 🔬
🩵 Give to OMRF today to help our scientists push forward research that changes and saves lives: omrf.org?form=FUNXXVD...
🩵 Give to OMRF today to help our scientists push forward research that changes and saves lives: omrf.org?form=FUNXXVD...
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This Thanksgiving, we are extra thankful for our donors who make discoveries at OMRF possible! 🔬
🩵 Give to OMRF today to help our scientists push forward research that changes and saves lives: omrf.org?form=FUNXXVD...
🩵 Give to OMRF today to help our scientists push forward research that changes and saves lives: omrf.org?form=FUNXXVD...
The grant, coupled with philanthropic gifts, will create the TSET Institute for a Healthier Oklahoma at OMRF.
Read more: omrf.org/2025/11/21/t...
Read more: omrf.org/2025/11/21/t...
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The grant, coupled with philanthropic gifts, will create the TSET Institute for a Healthier Oklahoma at OMRF.
Read more: omrf.org/2025/11/21/t...
Read more: omrf.org/2025/11/21/t...