Our Mission

Established in 2013, the Oklahoma Clinical and Translational Science Institute serves 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. 

Oklahoma Shared Clinical and Translational Resources

OSCTR is Oklahoma's NIH-funded IDeA-CTR that provides resources, information, and training to help individuals or communities involved in performing clinical and translational research in the state

Oklahoma Primary Healthcare Improvement Cooperative

 

OPHIC is the implementation science arm of a statewide network to help improve healthcare delivery assisting primary care practices to adopt evidence-based best practices for the care of their patients.

OCTSI Clinical Research Unit

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The OCTSI CRU assists medical providers to identify and conduct clinical research opportunities in Oklahoma.

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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 2nd, 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.

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Receives Federal Funding to Improve Health Care Access Across the State

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Across large areas of Oklahoma and the nation, primary care clinics are a lifeline, providing care for people who otherwise would have to travel many miles to see a doctor. To increase access to vital health care, the National Institutes of Health announced an ambitious new initiative to integrate NIH-funded clinical trials into routine patient care in areas like rural Oklahoma and within Tribal nations.

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Recent Publications

Happy Healthy Homes Virtual Intervention Improved Rural Family Child Care Home Provider Mealtimes: Partial and Sustained Effects

J Nutr Educ Behav. 2026 Jan 30:S1499-4046(26)00001-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2026.01.001. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Family Child Care homes (FCCH) are home-based child care settings that often care for children in their households, operating with limited resources, and are a common choice for children from low-income families. The purpose of this study was to examine changes in FCCH provider feeding practices after a virtual intervention.

DESIGN: Randomized controlled clinical trial.

SETTING: Rural Oklahoma FCCHs.

Endotoxin Markers Are Elevated in Adolescents With Obesity With and Without Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease

Pediatr Obes. 2026 Feb;21(2):e70093. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.70093.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in paediatric patients. Adult and murine studies have suggested a role for endotoxin from gram-negative bacteria in the development of MASLD, but there is incomplete and conflicting evidence for its role in adolescents.

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