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Bailey Morgan (left) and Gabrielle Smith during Research Week at the OSU Center for Health Sciences campus.

Research Week 2026

Call for Abstracts

The OSU-CHS Office of Research and the Research Committee are pleased to invite abstracts for OSU-CHS Research Week 2026, February 9-13 at OSU-CHS Tulsa and OSU-COM at the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah. Students of all levels, residents, post-doctoral researchers, faculty and staff are invited to submit abstracts for virtual and/or in-person oral and poster presentations. Schedules for Keynote, Faculty and Staff Presentations, virutal and in-person, are forthcoming. Presentations on all topics of research conducted by OSU-CHS researchers are welcomed and encouraged.
The goals of our annual Research Week event is to showcase student research, encourage student researchers to interact with each other as well as with senior professionals, and to give student researchers the experience of attending a scientific conference. The office also welcomes Faculty and Staff to present research being conducted in addition to interacting with the campus community.

Registration & More Information

Abstract Portal

Deadline: ALL Abstract submissions are due January 9, 2026

 

Abstract Portal - CLOSED

 

2026 Abstract Template

 

Free Poster Printing

The Medical Libraries at OSU-CHS Tulsa and OSU-COM at the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah print posters for free for all OSU-CHS affiliates. Click below to submit your printing request.

 

Research Week Poster requests are due to the Medical Library January 23, 2026.

 

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Call for Artwork

Research Week 2026 will also showcase the artistic talent that underpins the creativity of our students and faculty. All artwork will be displayed virtually on the Research Office website. Deadline: ALL Artwork submissions are due January 16, 2026.


Two types of submissions are accepted:

BioArt & Notes/Schematics


Email submissions to chsresearchday@okstate.edu 

 

  • 2026 Agenda

    Monday, February 9

    12 PM – Keynote Speaker: Confessing Our Past, Challenging Our Present, Contemplating Our Future: Our New Call to Action for Research
     
    Quincy Byrdsong, EdD, MA, CCRP 
    Vice President, Research Operations & Institutional Official 
    Ballad Health 

    NH437 | Zoom

     

    1 PM – Writing High Impact Manuscripts, Dr. Matt Vassar, Office of Medical Student Research

     

    NH437 | Zoom

     

    Tuesday, February 10

    2 PM – LabArchives 101: The Basics of LabArchives ELN
     
    Gloria Yandari, MS 
    Enterprise Success Manager 
    LabArchives, LLC - Better Science


    NH437 | Zoom

     

    Wednesday, February 11
    12 PM - Discover Funding Opportunities
    with Pivot-RP 
     
    Eddie Neuwrith 
    Sr. Director of Product Management 
    Clarivate 
    NH437 | Zoom

     

    Thursday, February 12

    11 AM - Student Research Panel: 
    Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Association


    NH437 | Zoom

     

    12 - 4pm | Oral Presentations - NH437 | Zoom

     

    Friday, February 13

    12 PM - Ethical Use of AI Tools for Health Science Research
     
    Madison Hastings, MLS, MHS 
    Research Services Librarian 
    OSU CHS Medical Library

     

     NH437 | Zoom

     

    1 - 4pm | Tandy Conference Center
    Poster Presentations
    Session A: 1pm - 2:00pm
    Session B: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
    refreshments provided between sessions
     
    2:00pm - Tandy Conference Center
    Student Researcher of the Year Award Presentation
    Dr. Natasha Bray, Dean, COM-CN
     
    2:45pm - Tandy Conference Center
    Research Week Excellence Award Presentation
    Dr. Janel Johnson, Chair, Research Committee

  • What is Research Week?

    The Research Week event is to showcase all OSU-CHS research, encourage
    researchers to interact with each other and senior professionals, and to give student
    researchers the experience of attending a scientific conference.

  • Who can participate in Research Week?
    OSU-CHS students of all levels, Faculty, Staff, Residents, Post-Docs, and OK Stars Students from the Tulsa and Cherokee Nation campus are invitied to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. Presentations on all topics of research conducted by OSU-CHS researchers are welcomed and encouraged.
  • What are the requirements to participate in Research Week?

    Your abstract submission acknowledges your agreement to present your research either as an Oral or Poster Presentation during Research Week. Video files do not replace your obligation to present your findings during the presentation sessions. Your presentation will be scheduled once the abstract portal closes in January.

  • What are the abstract requirements?

    Please be sure your file is < 1MB

    Please ensure that your abstract contains no more than 500 words. Please avoid diagrams, illustrations, tables, references or graphics in the abstract. Provide maximum relevant information in the abstract and if the subject matter is empirical, the following structure is obligatory: background, methods, results, conclusions, keywords.

    For case reports, the following structure is obligatory: background, case presentation, discussion, keywords.

     

    View the abstract template before you decide to submit.

  • Is there a judging process?

    Judging is optional. To streamline the judging process and provide in-depth feedback to authors, judging will occur prior to the poster presentation events. A panel of experts (faculty/staff) will review your 1) abstract submission 2) presentation and 3) your virtual poster walkthrough video:

    1. Overall visual
    a. Are the components of the presentation balanced across the space?
    b. Do text and graphics engage the reader?

    2. Overall content
    a. Are the components of the presentation organized in a logical flow (from background through significance)?
    b. Do the findings support the conclusions?

    3. Overall impact
    a. Does the research have the potential to make a novel contribution to the field?
    b. Does the poster convey the potential implications of the research findings?

     

    Oral presentation judging will be held at the time of the event.

Frequently Asked Questions

Some answers to your questions about Research Week can be found on our FAQs page


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