Sarcoidois Strikes Women More Often

African American women are much more at risk Post originally appeared at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) by leej.

Courtney Griffin – Epigenetics and the Influence of Our Genes

Post originally appeared at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) by leej.

7 Things You Didn’t Know About Scott Plafker

Dr. Scott Plafker joined OMRF in 2011. But it wasn’t a giant leap. He’d spent the previous eight years at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, developing a research focus on age-related macular degeneration, or AMD. At OMRF, he’s continuing that work, and last fall received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of [...] Post originally appeared at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) by leej.

Pandemic

By Adam Cohen Flu. With its ability to mutate and spread at lightning speed, a devastating global outbreak may be just a matter of time. And if that happens, it will begin with a single sick person. Day 1 Beth Emhoff has a cough. Not a particularly loud or violent one. Just a cough. Nothing to worry about, right?   [...] Post originally appeared at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) by leej.

Take me out to the ballgame

We can’t let too much time go by without publishing a photo taken last week at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark with i2E CEO Tom Walker and four i2E Fellows who have worked at our Oklahoma City offices this spring semester. Posing with Tom were, from left, Alvin Ly, a senior at Oklahoma City University who has [...] Post originally appeared at i2E – Innovation to Enterprise » Blog by Jim Stafford.