By Dale DenwaltStaff writer ddenwalt@oklahoman.comTwo grants worth up to $48 million will allow Oklahoma researchers to continue their work on autoimmune diseases and anthrax exposure. With money coming from the National Institutes of Health, a federal agency devoted to medical research and funding, scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation will have another five years of support. Up to $36 million will renew the mission at the Oklahoma Autoimmunity Center of Excellence, which investigates lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis. "These projects partner clinical scientists with basic research investigators, as well as with patients, to try and understand where autoimmune diseases start and how they progress so that we can better treat these very, very difficult diseases," said Dr.Read more on NewsOK.com