Dr. Julie Croff and Dr. Kyle Simmons
Under One Roof
Hardesty Center will allow OSU researchers to collaborate more efficiently
T
he opioid epidemic has had a devastating impact across the country, especially in Oklahoma. Until now, there hasn’t been an advanced institution in Oklahoma with state-of-the-art research infrastructure. The new Hardesty Center for Clinical Research and Neuroscience in Tulsa has started inviting research participants in for trials and data collection. The staff has moved into the 49,000-square-foot facility overlooking the Arkansas River. The center officially opened July 14.
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The new building has the capacity to hold an assortment of new and previously separated departments, including the clinical trials unit of the National Center for Wellness and Recovery and the Oklahoma State University Biomedical Imaging Center. Dr. Julie Croff, executive director of clinical and population research at NCWR, said COVID-19 pandemic isolation created more opportunities to innovate the research OSU was doing on opioid and other substance use.
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