News and Announcements

Exposure to even minimal levels of secondhand tobacco smoke causes significant DNA damage in human cells, according to a study using a new detection method. DNA damage plays a key role in the development of cancer and other neurodegenerative, pulmonary, cardiovascular, and aging-related diseases. 

Research on tobacco prevention efforts in Oklahoma, led by the Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center at the Stephenson Cancer Center, is featured in a special supplement published this month by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 

The Stephenson Cancer Center welcomes new Oklahoma TSET Research Scholar and clinical psychologist Ted Wagener, PhD. Wagener comes to Oklahoma from the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where he completed his predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology with an emphasis in behavioral medicine from Oklahoma State University.

Three Oklahoma researchers have been awarded $160,000 in seed grants by the Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center of the Stephenson Cancer Center. The funding will advance research into tobacco cessation, as well as lung cancer screening and treatment. This year's recipients include one researcher from each of these three institutions: OU Norman, OU Health Sciences Center, and the University of Tulsa.