PROMISE Community Lecture Series

Science minded individuals in our community can learn about the science research being performed in their own backyard! The PROMISE Community Lecture Series is a free, monthly seminar hosted on the second Thursday of each month of the Sanford Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Invited speakers are leaders in their respective fields of research representing academic institutions and industry in our region. Each scientist will share their recent research and discuss the implications of their work on society. Lectures are held from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Student attendees may request a signature card for documentation of their attendance.

Locations Include:

Sioux Falls
Sanford Center
2301 E. 60th Street North   
Sioux Falls, SD

 

 


Previous Events:

March 14th
Sam Kean
Author and SD Native
Title: The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code

 

Speaker: Quinn Stein, MS, CGC 
Senior Genetic Counselor 
Sanford Health 
"A Day in the Life of a (Sanford) Genetic Counselor" 

To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here
mp3 (33457k)


February 14th    
Renee Halgerson and Amos Aesoph
SDN Communications
Title: How the Internet Works

To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here.
mp3 (14340k)


January 10th    
Lance Lee, PhD
Associate Scientist
Sanford Research/USD
Title: Finding the Cheese: Using Mouse Models to Identify Genetic Causes of Rare Pediatric Diseases

December 13th    

Matt Smalley, 
Research Director, Northern Business Unit
Pioneer Hi-Bred/DuPont
Title: Corn Research in the Northern U.S.: The Science of Feeding the World 
 
 

November 8th    
David A. Pearce, PhD
Vice President of Research, Sanford Health
Director, Children’s Health Research Center, Sanford Research/USD
Title: The Present and Future of Sanford Research: Advancing Biomedical Science in Sioux Falls

To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here. mp3 (34750k)
mp3 (58792k)


October 11th
Tom Stys, MD
Sanford Health Cardiologist
Title: Bridging the Diagnostic Gap

To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here.
mp3 (59687k)


September 13th
Barbara Szczerbinska, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physics, Dakota State University
Title: "Angels & Demons-Antimatter in Film & Science"
 

To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here.
mp3 (63742k)


August 9th
Michael F. Bergeron, PhD, FACSM and Thayne Munce, PhD
National Institute for Athletic Health & Performance and National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute
Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota
Title: Sport Concussions: Why All the Attention and New Standards of Care?

To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here.
mp3 (67982k)


July 12th
Thomas R. Loveland, PhD.
Senior Scientist
USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS)
Title: EROS and Earth Imaging: Advancing the Science of Land Change

To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here.
mp3 (54244k)


June 14th
Kyle Roux, PhD
Associate Science
Sanford Research/USD
Title: Following Protein Footprints Towards the Path of Discovery
To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here.
mp3 (54937k)


May 10th
Liz Donohue
Research development coordinator
Sanford Research/USD
Title: Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford (CoRDS)
To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here.
mp3 (37538k)


April 12th
Dr. Eddie Sullivan
President/CEO 
Hematech, Inc.
Title: Commercializing a Biomedical Product Produced in Genetically Engineered Animals
To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here.
mp3 (49086k)


March 8th
Worthington Regional Economic Development Corporation
Title: “Education” the Foundation for Economic Development
To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here.
mp3 (51866k)


February 9th
Dr. Subhash Chauhan
Scientist, Cancer Biology Research Center
Sanford Research/USD

Title: Nano-radiopharmaceuticals for cancer treatment

 

January  12th
Dr. Patricia L. Crotwell
Director, Sanford Clinic USD Genetics Laboratory
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota
Title: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: From “Will I Get Alzheimer’s Disease” to “Wet vs. Dry Earwax”
To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here.
mp3 (52995k)


December 8th
Dr. Jane Christopher-Hennings
Professor, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Science
College of Agriculture and Biological Science
South Dakota State University
Title: Optimizing the Intersections of Veterinary and Human Health:  Past and Present Successes and Future Possibilities.
To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here. mp3 (34750k)
mp3 (53896k)


November 10th
Troy Arends
Director, Business Development
Exemplar Genetics
Title: Exemplar Genetics:  Models of human disease
To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here.
mp3 (42575k)


October 13th   
Dr. John Lee and Dr. W. Chad Spanos
Sanford Clinic Ear, Nose and Throat               
Cancer Biology Research, Sanford Research/USD
Title: An update on head and neck cancers Sanford Hospital

 

September 8th
Dr. Ben Sayler
Director of Education & Outreach
DUSEL / Sanford Underground Laboratory at Homestake

Professor, Physical Science & Mathematics; Black Hills State University
Title: Sanford Underground Laboratory at Homestake: Science, Engineering, and Education
To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here.
mp3 (31557k)


August 11th
Dr. Amy Elliott
Director of the Health Disparities Research Center, Sanford Research/USD
Vice Chair of Research, Department of Pediatrics, Sanford School of Medicine,
University of South Dakota
Title: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders:  From Epidemiology to Mechanism to Public Health
To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here.
mp3 (13488k)


July 14th
Dr. William S. Harris
Founder and President, Omega Quant
Adjunct Senior Scientist, Cardiovascular Health Research Center, Sanford Research/USD
Title:   Fish Oil or Snake Oil: What's the Real Story?

 

June 9th
Paul Kuhlman
2009 South Dakota Teacher of the Year
Science Teacher at Avon High School
Title: Our children are waiting for Superman!  Are you ready to answer the call?
To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here. mp3 (34750k)
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May 12th
Dr. David Pearce
Vice President of Research, Sanford HealthDirector, Children’s Health Research Center, Sanford Research/USD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota
Title:  Sanford Research: Past, Present, and Future
To listen to the audio recorded lecture, click here. mp3 (34750k)
mp3 (34750k)