Students & Teachers
We teach K-12 students and teachers, undergraduates, graduate students and the community.
Professionals
Our researchers are building the foundation for future treatments and driving evidence-based care in a variety of research areas including biomedical, biobehavioral and clinical research.
Patients
We’re pursuing cures and improving treatments for diseases that affect our families and communities.
Leading the way in Medical Research
Sanford Research is a premier biomedical research institute in the Midwest. We conduct research to innovate healthcare through cutting edge science.
We:
- Support biomedical research across the research continuum
- Have a diverse range of research interests
- Cultivate future scientific innovators and promote community education
Our researchers are working to build the foundation for future treatments and driving evidence-based care.
Featured News and Projects
Clinical trial cuts radiation time dramatically
When Jeff Koehn was diagnosed with throat cancer, his doctors recommended treatment to include surgery and a clinical trial for radiation. It reduced his radiation therapy time from the usual six weeks to 10 days.
Women-led cancer research at Sanford earned ACS funding
Dr. Pilar de la Puente's lab will use their four-year American Cancer Society ResearcHERS Scholar Grant to study a novel set of biomarkers and their role in progression and drug resistance in ovarian cancer.
Sanford report details pledge to patients, communities
Sanford Health is dedicated to ensuring high-quality care is accessible to all patients, regardless of their ZIP code, health challenges or other barriers to care.
Researcher earns $2M grant to study prenatal brain growth
LJ Pilaz and his lab of researchers hold a model of a human neuron Pilaz sculpted out of wood. They recently earned a $2 million NIH grant to study prenatal neuron development.
Sanford receives $2M grant to study brain abnormalities
Abdelhalim Loukil and his lab of researchers at Sanford Research hope their work can help to create new treatments for patients with rare brain diseases.
Sanford program spurs diversity in the research lab
Shantelia Shook, a 2021 SPUR program graduate, now works as a post-baccalaureate at Tufts University’s graduate school of biomedical sciences and is going to Duke University for her Ph.D. in developmental and stem cell biology.
Sanford program spurs diversity in the research lab
Shantelia Shook, a 2021 SPUR program graduate, now works as a post-baccalaureate at Tufts University’s graduate school of biomedical sciences and is going to Duke University for her Ph.D. in developmental and stem cell biology.
Our Spotlight Programs
Centers
Sanford Research is home to four research centers. Each multidisciplinary center is defined by complementary scientific and technical expertise along with supporting resources to advance a thematic research goal. Thematic goals encompass: studying of complex behaviors and biological factors, improving the health of patients and communities using unique data-driven techniques, translating basic discoveries into clinical trials for humans, and enhancing children’s health research.