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 underserved and underrepresented populations, 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.

OCTSI Director elected to National Academy of Medicine

Judith A. James, M.D., Ph.D., associate vice provost for clinical and translational science and professor of medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for her work in the field of autoimmunity and autoimmune disorders.

She is the first woman from an Oklahoma institution – and fifth overall Oklahoma-based scientist – to be selected for this prestigious honor, which is widely considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

BERD Short Course on Biases in Diagnostic and Prognostic Research

https://osctr.ouhsc.edu/short-course

This seminar/workshop will provide a brief overview of study designs for and common biases affecting diagnostic test accuracy and prognostic studies.  Numerical examples  will be used to illustrate the impact of common biases.

3/31/2023 Noon - 1:30 pm (CDT)

Hudson College of Public Health Auditorium (CHB 150)

Lunch Provided for first 25 in-person participants

Registration Link

Oklahoma Shared Clinical and Translational Resources Community-Engaged Research Exploratory (CERE) Awards

This program is intended to support community engagement to develop funded research partnerships. Funds can be used for research development activities, including convening partners, working with individuals pursuing related work, and conducting needs assessments in community settings. The funds cannot be used to support actual human-subjects research protocols, which can be funded under other OSCTR pilot research programs and/or external funding.

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Recent Publications

Identifying commonalities and differences between EHR representations of PASC and ME/CFS in the RECOVER EHR cohort

Commun Med (Lond). 2025 Apr 11;5(1):109. doi: 10.1038/s43856-025-00827-5.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Shared symptoms and biological abnormalities between post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) could suggest common pathophysiological bases and would support coordinated treatment efforts. Empirical studies comparing these syndromes are needed to better understand their commonalities and differences.

Vitamin D Deficiency and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among American Indian Adolescents: The Strong Heart Family Study

Prev Chronic Dis. 2025 Apr 3;22:E13. doi: 10.5888/pcd22.240354.

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: We aimed to describe the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among American Indian adolescents and determine its association with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors.

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