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I’ve had the great fortune to live a charmed life. I’ve spent each day immersed in medical research, Dr. Stephen Prescott said when he was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2020. When you do something you love, you don’t work a day in your life. __ Dr. Prescott touched many lives in the course of his career and 15 years leading OMRF. ... If you have a remembrance of Dr. Prescott, please post it at this link so that we can share it with his family.

It is with great sadness that we share that Dr. Stephen Prescott passed away last evening due to complications from cancer. At the time of his passing, he was at home in the company of his wife and family. Dr. Prescott announced his retirement as OMRF president last month for health reasons. The time I’ve spent at OMRF has been the capstone to a scientific career that has been immensely rewarding, Dr. Prescott said at the time. I’ve been lucky enough to help guide this w...onderful institution for 15 years. And nothing makes me happier than knowing the scientists of OMRF will continue the tradition of biomedical research excellence long after I’ve gone. If you have a remembrance of Dr. Prescott, please post it below or at http://prescott.omrf.org so that we can share it with his family.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded OMRF's Dr. Patrick Gaffney and Harvard University's Dr. Jason Buenrostro $4.1 million to investigate the role of genetics in the development of the autoimmune disease lupus. The risk for lupus is believed to come from changes in our DNA, but researchers don’t understand the cellular mechanics of why or how. In recent years, we’ve made great progress in uncovering the genetic changes that predispose certain people to lupus,... said Dr. Gaffney. Now we need to go further into the weeds to understand what these changes do to DNA’s function. Read more

The coronavirus has never been a problem limited to people. Since the pandemic’s start, the virus’s potential to impact pets, livestock and wildlife has been a global concern. Does that mean vaccines are on the horizon for our four-legged friends?

Over the last year, two things became commonplace at OMRF: Masks A weekly Covid-19 test... But with case numbers shrinking and more than 80% of our employees vaccinated, we're (mostly) bidding farewell to both.