Say hello to our newest Ambassadors Jessica Bland and Bronson Coop! 👋 Both Jessica and Bronson personally know the importance of medical research and the impact it can make on people's lives. 🧬 🩵
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...
