OMRF scientist awarded $1.2 million VA grant for arthritis studies

Backed by a new four-year, $1.2 million grant, an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation physician-scientist will investigate why osteoarthritis develops and progresses differently from person to person.

Matlock Jeffries, M.D., received the grant from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The project builds on previous research that identified long-lasting inflammatory changes in blood cells linked to…