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 Oklahoma City, OK
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Joined July 2008
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Scientists at the @cri_UTSW and the @OMRF have discovered that DNA can travel from one human cell to another through bridge-like nanotubes. Once in its new home, it can integrate into the new cell's genome and change how it functions. Dive deeper: alleninstitute.org/news/rogu…
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Lee lab @ChiFungLeePhD participating Loyal donor event @OMRF with @keatonminor by presenting our heart research
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Having a great time @FASEBorg NAD metabolism meeting in Florida with @PESzybowska @HinaLateef, who got talks and travel awards too. @OMRF @OUHSC_GPiBS @AnnChiaoPhD
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Team @OMRF at AHA Heart walk
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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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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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Brand new #ArticleinPress today! Overactive PDGFRα and PDGFRβ promote distinct phenotypes of skeletal muscle #fibrosis and stiffness, with PDGFRβ also driving #muscle growth (Mariola Gimla et al. @OMRF): ow.ly/Z3xq50YVv10
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Are everyday environmental toxins accelerating how we age? Session 2 at #AGE2026 tackles Environmental Toxin Exposures & Aging Mechanisms — chaired by Michael Stout (@OMRF). Register → bit.ly/4vDrGxG #Phthalates #Nanoplastics #brainAging #MitochondrialDynamics
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“Mothering” fish for research at the OMRF kfor.com/news/local/motherin…

“Mothering” fish for research at the OMRF

Moms are everywhere. There are of course mothers to kids, but also dog moms, those who have a motherly role in someone’s life, or even moms to fish that help with medical research. The Oklaho…

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Innovative ways to assess disease status and progression in #MS is an unmet need. Proud of our team's work using eye movement analysis as a way to assess cognition and correlate with functional and anatomical metrics @OMRF journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Eye movement analysis during working memory tasks correlates with cognitive, clinical, and anatom...

Background Cognitive dysfunction involving working memory is common in multiple sclerosis (MS) but is often under-detected in clinical assessments. Noninvasive ...

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How do cancer cells spread so quickly? @OMRF researchers used Allen Institute cell lines to decode the genetic defect that not only kickstarts cancer, but also makes it outcompete the body's healthy cells. Dive deeper: alleninstitute.org/news/the-…
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Congrats to #AGE2026 Early Career Scholar Awardee Laura Quijano Sarraga (@OMRF)! Recognized by the #AmericanAgingAssociation, her research focuses on skeletal muscle aging and diaphragm fibrosis, with interests in Alzheimer’s disease and translational neuroscience. #Geroscience
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Happy to share our new manuscript is now online @CircRes (ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/…), congrats @HinaLateef who led this to finish line, @keatonminor @AnnChiaoPhD @OMRF @BCVSearlyCareer @OUHSC_GPiBS @AM_OMRF

SARM1 Regulates BNIP3-Mediated Mitochondrial Quality Control in Diabetic Hearts | Circulation...

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At 60, Sandy Roark was told she had two years to live. At 86, she’s symptom‑free — thanks to a breakthrough therapy. How basic research at @OMRF became a life‑saving drug, and the woman who calls it her “miracle.” Read the full story: okbusinessvoice.com/2026/03/…

A rare diagnosis, a homegrown breakthrough | Oklahoma Business Voice

An Oklahoma woman outlived every projection after a drug developed at OMRF transformed her life.

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Wonderful discussion panel for alternative career path next week! Hemangi Pakala, Director Tech Venture @OMRF, Shiz Aoki, CEO @BioRender, Brandon Berry, associate editor @ScienceTM, Gavin Pharaoh, scientist @GordianBio to share their experiences @BCVSearlyCareer @arianneinthelab
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Don't miss Tuesday's @WCMEnglanderIPM #PrecisionMedicine Seminar by Dr. Caleb Marlin of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (@OMRF)!
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Please join us January 6th for an @WCMEnglanderIPM #PrecisionMedicine Seminar, "The Highs and Lows (-plex) of Spatial #Biology in #Autoimmune Research," by Dr. Caleb Marlin of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (@OMRF)!
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🌟 Meet the AGE Board 🌟 Spotlight on Dr. Michael Stout (@OMRF) — exploring how cellular stress and metabolic pathways shape aging and influence healthspan. #AgingResearch #Geroscience #Healthspan #Metabolism #AGEBoard #OMRF
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In #Sjögren’s disease CD4+ T cells infiltrate the salivary glands, but little is known about their distinguishing receptors. Here, A. Darise Farris & team @OMRF provide a comprehensive characterization comparing tissue and blood samples: doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.…
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Please join us January 6th for an @WCMEnglanderIPM #PrecisionMedicine Seminar, "The Highs and Lows (-plex) of Spatial #Biology in #Autoimmune Research," by Dr. Caleb Marlin of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (@OMRF)!
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Exciting postdoctoral fellow opportunity at @ChiFungLeePhD lab to work on cardiac metabolism, immunology and physiology in heart disease. Great training environment @OMRF. Please apply and contact me: omrf.org/about-omrf/human-re…
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