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The human body has responses in place to fight viral infections. However, a mutation in a single gene may alter the normal response and instead promote autoimmune diseases like lupus.
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👏 Way to go!!!
Great work from @w_zarzycka for the young Investigator award and @HinaLateef for travel award and great talks @ISHR_NAS. we are proud mentors @ChiFungLeePhD @AnnChiaoPhD @OMRF @OUHSC_GPiBS
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OMRF patients celebrated World MS Day over the weekend with creativity and community! 🎨🦋
Attendees created individual acrylic paintings of the orange monarch butterfly — a widely recognized symbol of MS awareness, hope and transformation.
Read more: omrf.org/omrf-marks-world-ms…
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Celebrating #WorldMSday 2026 by giving our #MS warriors a creative space. Working -with soul and science- for a better future @OMRF
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49 students will visit OMRF monthly throughout the 2026-27 school year to meet with philanthropic leaders from Oklahoma City and surrounding areas.
Meet next year's class of Teen Leaders: omrf.org/omrf-names-teen-lea…
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Our summer scholar programs gained momentum in the 2000s by adding the Saxon scholars in 2009 and Langston scholars in 2021!
We can't wait to welcome our new class of summer scholars NEXT WEEK! ⭐
Join us July 16 for the 70th Anniversary Fleming Reunion! omrf.org/training-outreach/s…
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May is Lupus Awareness Month, and our friends at OETA visited OMRF and Dr. Hal Scofield to share more about the research we are doing to help patients with lupus and other autoimmune diseases.
Watch more: youtu.be/I8qoCDyr3Do?si=0x3K…
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mTOR in ovarian cells. Sex-specific Alzheimer's pathology. CD8 T-cell dysregulation.
Session 7 at #AGE2026 — From Fertility to Frailty
Chair: Sarah Ocanas (@OMRF)
📅 June 4 · 1:00 PM MDT · Ballroom A
Register → bit.ly/4vDrGxG
#Geroscience #FemaleAging
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The early 2000s brought the new millennium and OMRF scientists, Drs. Rufei Lu and Heather Rice were selected as Fleming Scholars! ⭐
Join us for our 70th Anniversary reunion event on July 16 at OMRF! omrf.org/training-outreach/s…
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We welcomed two new Board Directors and awarded multiple scientists for their research at yesterday's spring Board meeting.
Read more: omrf.org/omrf-board-welcomes…
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Two widely used medications may prevent heart disease in people living with HIV, an OMRF scientist has discovered.
The findings by Dr. Jasim Ahamed could improve both the lifespan and quality of life for those with the human immunodeficiency virus.
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Today, we broke ground on a new chapter at OMRF!
The new building will house the TSET Institute for a Healthier Oklahoma and the David R. Brown, M.D., Advanced Human Imaging Center.
Read more: omrf.org/omrf-breaks-ground-…
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