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Dr. Capra serves as President Emeritus of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF). For nine years (1997-2006) Dr. Capra served OMRF as President and oversaw an impressive period of growth and new scientific discovery including significant increases in external research funding, scientific faculty and facility improvements. In addition to his current duties as President Emeritus, he continues his research projects in the laboratory as Member and Head of the Molecular Immunogenetics Research Program at OMRF. Prior to OMRF, he served as professor of microbiology and internal medicine and was the Edwin L. Cox Distinguished Chair in Immunology and Genetics of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Director of Southwestern’s Molecular Immunology Center. Dr. Capra is also well known for his studies of antibody genes and how they are mutated in autoimmune disorders and was an early leader in the field of monoclonal antibodies. Early in his career he was instrumental in defining the association of immunoglobulin hypervariable regions with the antibody combining site. More recently he has made contributions to our understanding of human B cell development. Along the way he has been a major contributor to our understanding of the various mechanisms of antibody diversity. | 