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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/

04/09/2026

We love sharing the great work our scientists are doing with the community! Want to learn more? Join us at one of our Spotlight Conversations events in May, or email us at philantrhopy@omrf.org for more information.

04/08/2026

It's World Health Day! 🌎 This year's theme is "Together for health: Stand with science." 🧬🔬

Here at OMRF, our scientists work to unlock the mysteries of human health and disease to help people live longer, healthier lives.

04/03/2026

Those smiles make it so worth it! We love supporting Positive Tomorrows' East egg hunt year after year.🐰🥚

04/03/2026

A new grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow OMRF scientist Dr. Tommy Lewis to continue to study the importance of mitochondria in brain function. By developing a deeper understanding of the mitochondria, his lab hopes to pave the way for strategies that might one day allow for the repair or regeneration of neurons.

Read more: https://omrf.org/with-2-3-million-grant-omrf-will-study-cells-powerhouse-with-an-eye-to-alzheimers/

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!