HEROES Research Lab

🎃 Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 Men’s Health Awareness Summit on Halloween! HEROES provided PSA testing for eligible, interested men and FIT testing for eligible, interested men and women. 💙 #MensHealth #HEROES

🔬 Our HEROES team is tackling the prostate cancer screening gap! A $2.9M NIH grant will help us test Connect2Care to expand education, home PSA testing, and follow-up care for Black men in Oklahoma. 💙 inside.ouhsc.edu/news/articl… #MensHealth #Connect2Care

🎉 Congratulations to Oklahoma legend Coach Marvin Mack on his induction into the Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame! 🏆 A well-deserved honor celebrating your impact on our community! #Oklahoma #HEROES

📺 Our very own Dr. Adam Alexander joined Dr. Mark Doescher on KOCO 5 to discuss the Vanguard Study and the 2026 Men’s Health Awareness Summit! 💙 Thank you, KOCO 5, for helping us spread the word! #MensHealth #HEROES

💙 Connect2Care visited Eastside Wellness Center to provide PSA screening for men in the community! Thank you to our partners and everyone who stopped by. Together, we’re bringing prostate cancer screening closer to home. #MensHealth #Connect2Care

🎉 Welcome to the HEROES team, Dr. Yara Sakr! We’re excited to have Yara join us as a postdoctoral fellow. Her expertise and commitment to health equity will strengthen our work in cancer prevention, screening, and community-engaged research. #TeamHEROES #HealthEquity

🎉 Congratulations to Brittany Hudson on completing the Health Disparities Research Institute at NIMHD! We are proud to celebrate this achievement and excited to see how she continues advancing health equity through research. #HealthEquity #HealthDisparities #TeamHEROES

🎉 Congratulations to David Bradley on 5 years with our team! We are grateful for your dedication, consistency, and the many ways you support the HEROES mission. Thank you for all you do! #TeamHEROES #HEROES #Milestone

🎉 Congratulations to Starla Johnson, our next HERO of the Quarter! Your dedication, positivity, and commitment to our team and community make HEROES stronger every day. We are grateful for all you do! #HEROES #TeamHEROES #HeroOfTheQuarter

📢 Excited to share our article in JREHD on 5 years of the Men’s Health Awareness Summit in Oklahoma. 🩺 It highlights a community-embedded approach to prostate cancer early detection. 🙏 Grateful to our partners, survivors, clinicians & team. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10…

Grateful to the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center for supporting Connect2Care Prevent! This funding helps us expand Connect2Care from cancer screening into diabetes prevention, advancing prevention, access, and health across Oklahoma. #Connect2Care #DiabetesPrevention #HealthEquity

🎥 HEROES in the News! Dr. Adam Alexander and Curtis Murray recently joined KOCO 5 to discuss prostate cancer awareness, early detection, family health history, and the upcoming Ask Dad™ Virtual Town Hall. Start the conversation. Get screened. 💙 #MensHealth #HEROES

Proud to represent Connect2Care at the Praise Beyond the Walls Community Zone! Our team was grateful to connect with community members, share prostate cancer screening resources, and support access to trusted care. #Connect2Care #ProstateCancer #Screening #CommunityEngagement

Big news for HEROES! 🎉 Our first NCI R01 has been awarded! Grateful for our team, partners, and community. Stay tuned for more updates. #HEROES #NCI #R01 #CancerResearch #ProstateCancer #HealthEquity #DigitalHealth

Great day at the Cleveland County Health Fair! Our Connect2Care team was proud to represent OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, share prostate cancer screening resources, and connect community members to trusted care. Thank you to everyone who stopped by! #Connect2Care #HEROES

Now live on YouTube: all legacy videos from the Prostate Cancer Genius App. The HEROES Lab has publicly released these videos so men everywhere can learn more about prostate cancer screening and make informed decisions about getting screened. Watch here: youtube.com/@OUHEROES

Huge congratulations to Iván Flores, our first HERO of the Quarter! 🏆 Iván’s leadership, dedication, and excellence in action push the HEROES Research Lab forward. We are grateful for everything he brings to the team. #HEROESResearchLab #TeamScience #HealthEquity

Honored to present at the historic Joint Caucus Luncheon at OK State Capitol, where the Legislative Black Caucus and Legislative Latino Caucus met for the first time to discuss cancer in communities across Oklahoma. Important conversation. A real moment. #Oklahoma #CancerEquity

Glad to join this conversation on the So8th project and the future of NE OKC. Community-driven planning matters, and this work is about honoring history, addressing displacement, and building a future. youtube.com/watch?v=PyYNMefd… #So8th #NEOKC.

Proud to be in Tulsa at the Black Family Wellness Expo providing prostate cancer screening education and free PSA testing through Connect2Care. Grateful to support the community and advance early detection. #ProstateCancer #HealthEquity #Tulsa #BlackFamilyWellnessExpo