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Harold Hamm Diabetes Center (HHDC) Research Symposium Call for Abstracts


Event date: 10/16/2026 - 11/13/2026 iCal Export

Harold Hamm Diabetes Center (HHDC) Research Symposium

Call for Abstracts

The deadline for Abstract submission for the 2026 HHDC Research Symposium is Friday, October 16, 2026. Please use the attached forms when submitting your abstracts. Abstracts must be received by 5 p.m. The 2026 HHDC Research Symposium will be held on Friday, November 13, 2026, at Nicholson Tower in Oklahoma City. The Symposium will consist of selected oral presentations, and a keynote address by John P. Kirwan, PhD, FACSM, Executive Director, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, Vice Provost for Diabetes Programs, Chickasaw Nation Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research, Harold Hamm Health Campus at the University of Oklahoma.

All abstracts submitted by trainees will be presented as short 5-slide talks at concurrent sessions, and will be recognized with awards, based on panel judges’ review. Eligibility for awards will be restricted to presentations where a trainee (MD fellows, resident, student) or junior faculty member (instructor, assistant professor, post-doc) is the first author and presenting their work. Abstracts from Junior faculty submissions will be selected for 10-minute talks, but are not award eligible. In addition to oral presentations, all abstracts may also be presented at the poster reception at the end of the day.

To RSVP and register for this free event, please go to: 2026 Research Symposium RSVP link

For questions about eligibility, contact Ann-Olson@ou.edu. For any other questions about this event, please contact lark-zink@ou.edu.

On behalf of OCTSI and the Department of Medicine, we are pleased to announce the inaugural Oklahoma Health Services Research Conference. This event will showcase national leaders in health services research from outside institutions and across the University of Oklahoma Health Campus. This event is open to all faculty and trainees from all Colleges.

SAVE THE DATE: October 27, 2026, from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Nicholson Tower 5th Floor Conference Center.

Registration is Now Open!

Register for the Oklahoma Health Services Research Conference using the following link:

https://qualtrics.ou.edu/jfe/form/SV_8HfIJJ7phrOIpts

Please see the attached flyer for additional details.