PHIL ANTHROPY
OU Health Sciences Center, translational projects have the potential to be diverse. In addition to Ph.D./M.D. collaborations, partnerships might include physical therapists, dentists, pharmacists, nurses and others teamed with a basic science researcher. “The OCNS has consistently encouraged and cultivated interprofessional translational research collaboration among the basic science and clinician researchers at the OU Health Sciences Center,” Wisdom said. “The Wisdom Family Foundation is pleased to initiate an endowment to enhance the ability of OCNS to cultivate more interprofessional collaborations.”
Supporting the Basic Sciences
All medical discoveries start with an idea. A way to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. A method of diagnosing cancer. A treatment for diabetes. Basic science research provides the foundation of knowledge from which future applied science develops. Understanding the complexities and mechanisms of the human body is fundamental to generating new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease. Basic science research is central to our mission at the OU College of Medicine. A solid core of researchers conduct investigations in our targeted areas of cancer, diabetes, neuroscience/vision and infectious diseases/immunology – areas with diseases that especially affect Oklahomans. Our researchers’ laboratory pursuits extend to many other conditions as well. Supporting research is an investment in health, both in the short term and for future discoveries. For information about how to make a gift to support research and medical discovery, contact the OU College of Medicine Office of Alumni and Development at 405-271-2300. [ Fa l l / Wi n t e r 2 019 ]
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