Research Week 2026 | February 9 - 13

Research Week 2026
Call for Abstracts
Registration & More Information
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.
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 HealthNH437 | 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 | ZoomWednesday, February 11
12 PM - Discover Funding Opportunities
with Pivot-RP
Eddie Neuwrith
Sr. Director of Product Management
Clarivate
NH437 | ZoomThursday, February 12
11 AM - Student Research Panel:
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Association
NH437 | Zoom12 - 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 LibraryNH437 | 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.
Past Events
Frequently Asked Questions
Some answers to your questions about Research Week can be found on our FAQs page
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