Clinical Resources & Facilities

The OCTSI Clinical Resources Facility at OUHSC is located in the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, suite 2100. This space includes five exam/phlebotomy rooms, space for patient/participant interviews, and sample processing and storage facilities.

For information about using the facility and scheduling patient visits, contact Brittany Karfonta, Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, by email OSCTR@ouhsc.edu or telephone (405) 271-3480.

The facility includes five exam/phlebotomy rooms and additional space for patient interviews/surveys.

Available Clinical Services

• Phlebotomy
• CLIA-waived clinical assays
• Routine urine tests - albumin, bilirubin, creatinine, glucose, ketone, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, albumin/creatinine ratio
• Urinary Pregnancy test - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
• Diabetes testing - Hemoglobin A1c
• Lipid profiling - Total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides, TC/HDL ratio, estimated low-density lipoprotein (LDL)

Available Clinical Testing Equipment

• Siemens Clinitek Status+ Analyzer
• Siemens DCA Vantage Analyzer
• Alere Cholestech LDX System
• Welch-Allyn CP200 Resting Electrocardiograph with Spirometer
• ndd EasyOne Plus Diagnostic Spirometer
• Welch-Allyn Spot Vital Signs LXI and Connex 6400 patient monitors
• GE Stress system with treadmill
• Zeiss phase contrast scope and hemocytometer

Sample Processing and Storage Laboratory

Available Sample Processing/Storage Services

• Centrifugation and sample aliquoting
• Monitored short-term sample storage (-80*C, LN2) with emergency power source
• Monitored long-term sample storage (-80*C, LN2) with emergency power source
• Other sample processing services are available on request

Additional Resource Facilities

OMRF Clinical Resources Unit

Two clinical facilities are available at OMRF. One is a state-of-the-art, 7,000 sq foot, multidisciplinary research center on the first floor of the OMRF Research Tower. This facility has 9 exam rooms, reception area, file rooms, pharmacy, dedicated phlebotomy space, infusion suite, counseling offices, and conference and monitor rooms. A second clinical space is located on the first floor of the OMRF Chapman East wing. Through a recent renovation, this clinic now has a total of 8 examination rooms and additional space for clinical coordinators. The clinic includes a reception area, file rooms, pharmacy, dedicated phlebotomy space, an infusion suite, counseling offices, and conference and monitor rooms.  

Registry and Repository Unit

Samples are stored, managed, and distributed through the OMRF Biorepository. The OMRF Biorepository is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), which is the leading biorepository accreditation and proficiency agency (CAP accreditation #9418302). CAP compliance requires detailed documentation of all processes and procedures and rigid adherence to extraordinarily high standards, ensuring sample integrity and downstream experimental reproducibility. Please see the Biorepository website for a full description of the facilities, services, and collections.

 OMRF Translational Informatics Resources

The OMRF Translational Informatics group provides data management for the OMRF Biorepository and Clinical Data Storage facility and curates the data for use in research. With the appropriate permissions and authorizations, these data are made available to investigators to develop and test new hypotheses.

The following facilities/groups also assist in gathering data for research use:

• Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence (MSCE)
• OMRF Clinical Characterization and Biorepository Core (OMRF Biorepository)
• OMRF Clinical Genomics Center (CGC)
• OMRF Clinical Immunology & Myositis Testing Laboratory
• OMRF DNA Sequencing Facility
• OMRF Flow Cytometry
• OMRF Gnotobiotic Mouse Core (GMC)
• OMRF Phenotyping Core
• OMRF Imaging Core Laboratory
• OMRF Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Core Facility
• OMRF Quantitative Analysis Core (QAC)
• OMRF Human Antibody Core Facility
• OMRF Laboratory Animal Resource Center (LARC)
• OMRF Translational Informatics and Core Resources
• Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Cytometry Research (LMBCR) Sequencing and Genomics Facility
• Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Cytometry Research (LMBCR) Flow Cytometry and Imaging Laboratory
• Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Cytometry Research (LMBCR) Mass Spectrometry/Proteomics Facility

Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI)

OBI has developed a web-based interface for recruiting OBI donors to participate in clinical and translational research. Through the Clinical Resources Core, OSCTR investigators can use this resource to recruit individuals with common health conditions as well as healthy controls. The OBI is the ninth largest non-profit blood center in the US, with more than 125,000 donors annually. OBI also manages Oklahoma’s only marrow donor registry site and one of only 25 cord blood centers worldwide.