OMRF

04/24/2026

It's marathon weekend in OKC! Good luck to our 62 OMRF employees running in the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon this Sunday! 🏃

We'll also have an official cheer zone near mile 2 on the course near 4th and Lincoln! Come say hi! 👋📣

04/23/2026

This week, our Ambassadors hosted their annual Science Lounge, giving young professionals an inside look at how OMRF's research impacts Oklahoma and beyond. 🧬🍸

A few of our scientists presented their research with engaging demonstrations about lupus, how OMRF is using AI to advance research and a live demonstration of a VO2 max test to show the importance of healthy aging.

Thanks to our presenting sponsor, Tyler Media , beverage sponsors The Jones Assembly and Part-Time Beverage Co. and additional support from Bedre Fine Chocolates, Kings Transportation, Stephanie and Matt McCord, and Mike and Debbie Wietecha for making this year's event possible!

04/23/2026

OMRF's Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Adam Cohen, and Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Tim Hassen, are in Washington, D.C. with Representative Stephanie Bice advocating for medical research as a part of the Association of Independent Research Institutes (AIRI) Government Affairs Committee. We are proud and excited to have them representing OMRF and AIRI on Capitol Hill! 🧬 🏛️

04/23/2026

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to our wonderful admins at OMRF! The work you do to support our scientific staff, operations and everything in between keeps us going and allows us to continue making discoveries that make a difference. 🩵👏

04/22/2026

Our Fleming Scholars were sweet in the 60s! ⭐ The Fleming Scholar program gained momentum, and we welcomed former OMRF VP of Research Dr. Rod McEver as a scholar in 1965!

We are hosting a 70th Anniversary Fleming Scholar Reunion event this summer, and we want to invite our past scholars! Learn more and share your contact info with us at omrf.org/flemingreunion.

04/21/2026

We had a fabulous time at the MS Advocate Award Dinner last week! 💜 We honored the legacy of Lori Dillingham and raised a record-breaking $660,000 for MS research and clinical care at OMRF.

04/17/2026

Last night's Multiple Sclerosis Advocate Award Dinner raised a record-breaking $660,000 for MS research and clinical care at OMRF! 🎉

This year's event honored the legacy of Lori Dillingham, a patient of Dr. Gabriel Pardo at the Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence, who died in 2023. 💜

Read more: https://omrf.org/omrf-dinner-raises-660000-for-ms-research-clinical-care/

04/16/2026

Tonight, we will host our annual Multiple Sclerosis Advocate Award Dinner and honor the legacy of Lori Dillingham, an advocate whose compassion and generosity were rooted in improving everyday life for people, like her, living with MS. 💜

Thank you to our major sponsors who have supported this year's event!

04/16/2026

OMRF's Dr. Tommy Lewis sat down with KOCO 5 News to share more about his new grant to study the mitochondria and their effect on Alzheimer's.

Watch now!

OMRF researcher looking into mitochondria, impact on Alzheimer's

04/14/2026

New labs, research breakthroughs and more! 🧬 Read our 2025 Annual Report now: https://omrf.org/about-omrf/news/publications/2025-annual-report/

04/14/2026

As we approach the 70th anniversary of our Fleming Scholar program, we're going through the decades to highlight past scholars and their time at OMRF! ⭐

The Sir Alexander Fleming Scholar Program was founded in 1956 and named after the famed British scientist, who discovered penicillin and in 1949, came to Oklahoma City to formally dedicate the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation’s first building.

If you were a past Fleming Scholar at OMRF, we want to invite you to our reunion event this summer! Get more info + share your contact details with us here: https://omrf.org/training-outreach/summer-scholars/fleming-scholar-reunion/