Oklahoma City-based University of Oklahoma Medicine received a $34 million donation to support its diabetes center from the Harold Hamm Foundation. The donation was the largest gift since the diabetes center was founded in 2007.
The gift will be allocated to advance research, recruit talent and improve technology over the next 10 years at the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, named for the donor who established the facility.
"A major gift like this enables Harold Hamm Diabetes Center to recruit world-class diabetes researchers whose work improves the quality of life of diabetic patients and reduces the financial burden of diabetes care," said Dr. Jay Ma, PhD, MD, director of research programs at Harold Hamm Diabetes Center. "It enhances our center’s reputation of leadership, allowing us to attract more excellent diabetes experts into Oklahoma and benefit Oklahomans."