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.
April National Forum!
Thursday, April 16, 2026
10am-11am CST
Dr. Dragana Komnenov
Wayne State University
“The Role of Renal Sympathetic Nerves in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension”
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.