OMRF awarded $1.7 million to study blood clotting

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist Ray Rezaie, Ph.D., $1.7 million to continue his study of the intricate mechanisms that govern blood clotting and inflammation.

With the four-year grant, Rezaie will explore how three molecules interact to regulate proper blood flow and inflammation when a blood vessel is damaged.

An enzyme in plasma called t…