OKRA Training and Outreach Goals
- Build and connect the O’Brien Communities
- Provide training opportunities for trainees and early-stage investigators
- Form a community among the Opportunity Pool candidates and the O’Brien Centers
Initiatives
OKRA NATIONAL FORUM
Building a community for networking and learning, confidence building and training on how to organize a national event.
Offered monthly via Zoom.
View the 2025-2026 National Forum schedule HERE.
November National Forum!
Thursday, December 18, 2025
10-11am CST/11am-12pm EST
Dr. Laura Schwartz
Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University
“Insulin receptor and intercalated cell innate immunity”
Register Here!
OKRA GUMBO GATHERINGS
Providing impactful knowledge for newer cutting-edge techniques to provide momentum and confidence booster to annual scientific meeting attendees.
Daily sessions (1-1.5 h) for one week offered twice a year before annual scientific meetings.
OKRA MEETUPS
Providing awareness of the opportunities within the OKRA Community and networking opportunities with OKRA leadership and Opportunity Pool awardees.
If you are interested in hearing more about these initiatives, please sign up below.