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The OSCTR is funded by the National Institutes of Health as part of its IDeA-CTR program. We have the mission to serve as a catalyst for clinical and translational research that improves health and healthcare for Oklahomans, to provide training and infrastructure to help junior investigators to launch independent research careers, and to expand the opportunities of IDeA states and Oklahoma communities to participate in research that improves the health of our residents. 

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OSCTR Pilot Program 2026

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The Oklahoma Clinical and Translational Science Institute (OCTSI) and Oklahoma Shared Clinical and Translational Resources (OSCTR) is soliciting applications for its Clinical and Translational Research Pilot (CTRP) Grants Program.

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OU Health Campus Celebrates Dr. Stavrakis’ Election to ASCI and His Leadership in Translational Cardiac Research

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On Tuesday, March 2, 2026, the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI) elected Stavros Stavrakis, MD, PhD, to their historic ranks. Dr. Stavrakis was one of the earliest graduates of the Master of Science in Clinical Translational Science program offered by the University of Oklahoma Health Campus’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (OCTSI). ASCI last elected a clinician from Oklahoma in 2003, marking this inclusion as a truly significant moment in the history of Oklahoman healthcare.

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Discrimination experiences are associated with same-day and next-day smoking among adults with low socio-economic status trying to quit: A secondary analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial

Addiction. 2026 Apr 30. doi: 10.1111/add.70419. Online ahead of print.

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Research indicates that experiencing discrimination may be associated with a return to smoking following a quit attempt. The current study aimed to characterize day-to-day relations between discrimination and smoking in the context of a smoking cessation trial for adults with socio-economic disadvantage.

HIV Status and COVID-19 Treatment Disparities in the US National Clinical Cohort Collaborative

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 15;13(1):ofaf731. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf731. eCollection 2026 Jan.

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BACKGROUND: While disparities in COVID-19 therapeutic access have been documented, the effect of HIV status on treatment access and how it intersects with other sociodemographic factors has not been well explored. Using data from the National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C), we investigated disparities in COVID-19 therapeutic prescription among persons with HIV and without HIV.

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