OMRF Stories

Higher Powers:
How 1,100 nuns, priests and brothers are helping OMRF researchers unlock the secrets of Alzheimer's.

Cooties in the Lab:
Whither the White Lab Coat?

Going With the Flow:
Dr. Margaret Clarke, OMRF Microbiologist.

Research Tower:
OMRF unveils the greenprint for a historic campus expansion.

Meagan's Miracle:
An OMRF discovery saves a dying college student.

Lessons In Philanthropy:
Putnam City School students learn early that giving to OMRF’s cancer research efforts is a good thing.

Prayers Answered:
Two Oklahomans suffering from a rare, life-threatening disease.

The Giver:
Jim Chapman’s generosity helped make OMRF what it is today.

Cancer From Every Angle:
OMRF researchers seeking clues to a variety of cancers.

Next of Kin:
It doesn't matter if you're a banana, fruit fly or writer; DNA is inside all your cells. Join OMRF's Greg
Elwell as he peels back his own genetic skin

The Strange Case of Tom Little
The Strange Case of Tom Little

The Comeback Kid:
An OMRF Discovery helped bring Rayna Dubose back from death, then Rayna had to learn to live again

Mighty Mice
Mighty Mice

Predicting Disease:
Live, Long and Prosper

This Is My Brain on 3-Tesla MRI

Autism: A Personal Story
Bringing up Jeremy

OMRF People
Bon Appetit

A New Birthday

Hitting the Right Note: Bob Floyd

Running Man: Gary Gorbsky

Family Matters: Kathy Moser

The Gospel According to Luke (Szweda)

Autism, Our Story

The Survivor

It's In The Genes

We’ve known each other for years, but Alzheimer’s disease brought us closer together. Each of us lost our husband to Alzheimer’s—one in 2002 and one in 2003.

Both of them were wonderful, thoughtful family men. Good daddies and grandpas. Thank God they didn’t know everything that was happening to them. That’s the only forgiving grace of this disease. You just have to realize that it’s not them you’re dealing with. It’s the disease.

Our guys suffered so many years with it, and we see more and more people coming to our support group whose loved ones are suffering. It’s so sad, but people come to help others cope.

We started our dinners, because we want to help find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. That’s all there is to it!
Homemade chicken and noodles, salad, a roll, a brownie and half a peach. That’s the menu for 2008. We thought preparing for 400 was a lot, but this year we raised it to 500. That’s a lot of chicken to cook!

We just had the idea. After that, Ponca City got behind it. Some helped sell tickets and put up flyers. Others donated food. Local merchants gave money or donated items for door prizes. You can’t do any better than that.

A couple of years ago, Phyllis found information about the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and Dr. Jordan Tang online. That very day there was an article about him in The Oklahoman.

We were so impressed with what he was doing that we decided to send all the proceeds from our dinners to OMRF. We just wish it could be more.

Go to interactive.omrf.org to hear Helen and Phyllis tell their story.