Science minded individuals in our community are invited to learn about regional science and research.

Join us at the annual It’s All About Science Festival, a celebration of regional science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).  Visit www.itsallaboutscience.org to participate and learn more.

The PROMISE Community Lecture Series seeks to inform the public about current scientific research. This series is hosted at the Sanford Center (2301 E. 60^th Street North) in Sioux Falls, SD. Invited speakers share their recent research and discuss the implications of their work on society. Student attendees are provided a signature card for documentation of their attendance. Live streaming of seminars available upon request. <

See below for upcoming lecture schedule. For more information or to RSVP, please email sanfordoutreach@sanfordhealth.org.  Complete the form below to receive updates on the lecture series and other related events by email.

Previous Events:

April 6, 2017
Joshua Reineke, PhD/South Dakota State University
"Transdisciplinary Approach to New Treatments in Pancreatic Cancer"

March 9, 2017
Daniel Engebretson and Rich Naser
"Growing South Dakota’s Bioscience Economy Opportunities to make a global impact"

February 23, 2017
"Special Edition Community Lecture for Rare Disease Day"
Jill Weimer, PhD/Sanford Research and Gordon Gray/Producer
Title: "A family's journey to find a treatment for CLN6-Batten Disease" 

January 12, 2017
Dr. Tom Stys
"Near future technologies, treatments and therapy"

December 8, 2016
Daniel Kota, PhD and Tiffany Facile
"Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine"

November 10th, 2016
Kyle Roux, PhD/Sanford Research
“Following Protein Footprints Towards the Path of Discovery”

October 13th, 2016
Gina Forster, PhD/University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
“Alcohol and the Anxious Brain”

September 8th, 2016
Susan Puumala, PhD/Sanford Research
“Perceptions and Bias in Healthcare: Exploring Emergency Department Use and Care for American Indian Children”

March 31, 2016  
Pat Kelly, MD/Sanford Health
“Enhancing Engineering with Creativity, the correlation between engineering and healthcare”

March 10, 2016 
Adam Hoppe, PhD/SDSU 
“Seeing the molecules of life in action. How microscopes and genetics are pushing back the frontiers of bioscience” 

February 25, 2016
Chris Rogers, PhD/Exemplar Genetics & Jill Weimer, PhD/Sanford Research 
“How pigs can help us understand and treat rare human disease(s)” 

January 14, 2016
Kevin Francis, PhD/Sanford Research
"Stem Cell Research and Therapies: Promise vs Practical"

December 10, 2015
Samuel Milanovich, MD/Sanford Research
“Cancer stem cells exposed: uncovering the origins of acute leukemia”

November 12, 2015 
Daniel Doherty, MD/PhD with the University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital 
Unlocking the secrets of brain development using cutting-edge genetics

October 13, 2015
Jay Labov, PhD/ National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine 
"The Changing National Landscape in STEM Education: Connecting the Dots” 

September 10, 2015 
Jake Miles, MBA/Project Manager, SAB Biotherapeutics 
“Fully Human Polyclonal Antibodies Produced from Transchromosomic Bovine” 

June 17, 2015
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Paola Vermeer and Jessie Park
"The Science Side of Cancer and the Healing Side of Art"

April 9, 2015 
Kurt Griffin, MD/PhD 

March 12, 2015 
Steven Powell, MD  
Using Genetics to Fight Cancer  

February 26, 2015 (Special Edition included with the Sanford Rare Disease Symposium) 
Jill Weimer, PhD 
Stephanie Tellinghuisen/Patient Advocate 
Brenda Barry, MS, CGC 
Title: Expanding the Boundaries of Genomic Medicine: One Family’s Journey with a Rare Neurological Disorder and Their Quest for Answers

View Lectures in Prior Years