Researching Children’s Health in the Upper Midwest
The Center for Pediatric Research fosters a collaborative and supportive environment for its innovative pediatric research laboratories. We contribute to enhancing children’s health research in South Dakota and across the Upper Midwest.
What We Research
The Center for Pediatric Research provides a framework for scientists performing research related to understanding the basic biology of human development. Researchers work in either a unique disease-based model or as it relates to the manifestation of clinical abnormalities that present during childhood.
Our interdisciplinary center applies genetic, biochemical, cell, and molecular biology approaches across model organisms to characterize alterations during development as they pertain to pediatric diseases.




How We Support the Scientific Community
The center supports and mentors junior investigators (project leaders) researching how key regulators of cellular pliancy contribute to the developmental origin of pediatric disorders. The leadership team provides project leaders with an individualized mentorship plan to enhance their professional skills and further their research goals to become successful, independent investigators.
The center also supports two interdisciplinary cores:
These provide center affiliates and regional scientists with key expertise and access to the latest technology.
Our Publications
To learn more about the research center, see the published research under its CoBRE grant.
Meet Our Team
Leadership
External Advisory Committee
Robert Friesel, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist and Director
Center for Molecular Medicine
Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Director, Institute for Neuroscience
George Washington University
Donald Becker, Ph.D.
Charles Bessey Professor of Biochemistry
Director, Redox Biology Center
University of Nebraska
Linda Thompson, Ph.D.
Putnam City Schools Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research
Member, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Sanku Mallik, Ph.D.
Director & Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
North Dakota State University
Daniel Geschwind, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry
Director, Center for Autism Research and Treatment
University of California Los Angeles
Project Leaders
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Michelle Baack, M.D. Mitochondria, metabolic plasticity and cell fate in the developmental origin of fuel-medicated cardiomyopathy |
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LJ Pilaz, Ph.D. |
Center Graduates
Events
Symposiums
Upcoming Event
Center for Pediatric Research Symposium
August 2020
Past Events
Center for Pediatric Research Symposium
October 29, 2019
Center for Pediatric Research Symposium
August 28, 2018
Center for Pediatric Research Symposium
September 13, 2017
Center for Pediatric Research Symposium
September 28, 2016
Center for Pediatric Research Symposium
May 5, 2016
Sanford Health News
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Sanford study to ID kids’ risk for diabetes, celiac disease
Grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust will provide screenings for children
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Dr. June: Sanford Lorraine Cross Award is ‘like a dream’
World-renowned immunologist and oncologist plans to continue research team’s work
Classes & Events
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Teen Science Café
Tue 04/27/21 6:00 PM - Tue 04/27/21 7:00 PM
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Annual Health Care Delivery and Population Health Research Symposium
Wed 05/26/21 9:00 AM - Wed 05/26/21 3:00 PM