OMRF

04/01/2026

OMRF scientist Dr. Hae Ryong Kwon will investigate how bone marrow forms inside the skull. His findings ultimately could lead to improved treatment options for brain injuries and diseases.

Read more: https://omrf.org/new-omrf-grant-points-toward-treatments-for-brain-injuries-diseases/

03/27/2026

OMRF postdoctoral fellow Dr. Charmain Johnson received the American Heart Association’s Career Development Award, which comes with a research grant funding her study of an autoimmune disease that sometimes results in organ failure.

🫀 Read more: https://omrf.org/omrf-scientist-receives-american-heart-association-grant-2/

03/20/2026

OMRF scientist, Dr. Mike Beckstead, hopes to make discoveries about addiction that will apply not just to m**h but also to other drugs.

Read more: https://omrf.org/omrf-secures-3-million-to-study-m**hamphetamine-addiction/

03/17/2026

More photo fun from this year's scientific retreat! 🧬📸

03/13/2026

That's a wrap for our 2026 Scientific Retreat! 🧬 It was a great two days full of collaboration, presentations and some fun along the way. We are leaving inspired and ready to continue making discoveries that make a difference!

03/13/2026

March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, and here at OMRF, our physician-scientists improve clinical outcomes for patients with MS in Oklahoma and beyond through our bench-to-bedside-and-back approach to MS research. Our Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence sees more than 3,000 patients each year to provide treatment, promote wellness and improve quality of life for those living with MS.

03/12/2026

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. 🧬 🩵

03/06/2026

No offense to our scientists, but these jr. scientists might be the cutest researchers we've had in the labs! 🔬🥽 We had a blast with students across the Putnam City district 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. 🩵

03/04/2026

Watch more from yesterday's PC Jr. Scientist Day on KFOR!

We can't wait to welcome our elementary group tomorrow! 🚌

Students from the Putnam City school district got a hands-on experience during the annual 'Junior Scientist Day' at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. It's a way for researchers to give back to students, who have been raising money for their cancer research.

Link to the full story is in the comments below.

03/03/2026

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! 🚌

03/03/2026

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!

02/27/2026

Rare diseases affect an estimated 300 million people worldwide – so many that the last day of February is set aside each year to recognize them.

For Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist Dr. Wan Hee Yoon, this year’s 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: https://omrf.org/2026/02/27/rare-disease-day-has-special-meaning-for-omrf-scientist/