College News

Min Li, Ph.D., a researcher at the OU College of Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, recently published a study that further illuminates the mechanisms of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers with a five-year survival rate of only 11%.

Raid Aljumaily, M.D., hematologist-oncologist at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, is serving as an investigator for a National Cancer Institute-sponsored clinical trial for stage II and III non small cell lung cancer patients.

To explore a promising premise in aging research — that changes to the brain’s tiniest blood vessels may play an outsized role in cognitive decline — an OU College of Medicine researcher recently received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

The 2022 Evening of Excellence gala, which celebrates healthcare and community leaders while raising funds for research at the OU College of Medicine, will be held March 24 at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Museum.