Yesterday, we welcomed Ward 7 City Councilman Camal Pennington to OMRF, showing him the amazing work our scientists are doing for Oklahoma and beyond. Thank you for stopping by!

The latest Findings magazine is now available! The Summer/Fall 2025 edition includes an update on the threat to medical research, donor stories and much more. Check out our new interactive digital version of Findings!

OMRF scientist Dr. Jaya Krishnan studies cavefish to better understand diseases like diabetes and obesity. Krishnan shared with @KnowableMag about how studying the Astyanax mexicanus has supported her research in many other ways. Read more:

Can one of the most common items in the produce aisle reduce arthritis-related inflammation and pain? 🫐 Two OMRF physician-scientists hope to find out. Read more:

Our famous Fleming Scholar summer program is also named after Sir Alexander Fleming.

Happy birthday to Sir Alexander Fleming!.Famous for discovering the popular antibiotic penicillin, the famed British scientist visited OMRF in 1949 to help dedicate the foundation's first building and gifted us with a culture of the mold used in his discovery.

OMRF's Aging & Metabolism Research Program is seeking a Staff Scientist (all levels) - Proteomics in the Dr. Benjamin Miller lab. 🧬 Learn more and apply at

KOCO featured a few of our 2025 Summer Scholars for their STEM Spotlight segment! Colter Bufford, Joshua Cheng and Hayden Ward share more about their experience at OMRF this summer. Watch now:.

That's a wrap for our 2025 Summer Scholars! 🧬👋.We are so proud of the work they've done in OMRF's labs. BIG THANK YOU to our summer scholar sponsors and supporters who make this opportunity possible for our students year after year. We can't wait to see what they do next!

Tomorrow, our summer scholars will give their final presentations on what they've been working on in OMRF's labs this summer! 🧬🔬

Dr. Etchegaray says it's the high-fructose corn syrup in these sugary drinks to be wary of. Watch more on @koconews:

Look out, soda drinkers! 🥤 OMRF's Dr. Iker Etchegaray shares more about the impact sugary drinks can have on brain development on @kfor.

Meet OMRF's Ambassadors! 👋.As Ambassadors, these young professionals serve as the face of the foundation for their generation. By participating in special projects and selected OMRF activities, they function as goodwill ambassadors for OMRF in the community.

Dr. David Hughes has joined the scientific faculty of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation as an assistant professor in OMRF’s Aging and Metabolism Research Program. Read more:

Our last two Saxon program students Aaron Gu and Shawn Palmer headed back to the U.S. Naval Academy after three weeks at OMRF! They presented their work in Drs. Courtney Griffin and Hal Scofield's lab.

OMRF President Dr. Andy Weyrich gives an update on the threat to medical research funding. ➡️ Watch more from KFOR:

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Thanks to partnerships with organizations like the United Way of Central Oklahoma, OMRF can continue making discoveries that make a difference!. Today, we had the pleasure of showing their executive team our Center for Biomedical Data Center – a project they supported.

The funding will establish a hub for studies into how genes are turned on and off and how DNA is structured and modified. Research in that center will focus on casting light on processes involved in cancer, reproduction and metabolic disorders. Read more: