Francis Miller Lecture on Cancer Research

Noted breast cancer researcher Robert Clarke will give a layman’s overview of the disease, the challenges in treating it and the promising developments under study when he delivers a public lecture on the South Dakota State University campus at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, in the Lewis and Clark Room (SSU 262) of the SDSU Student Union.

Clarke is executive director of The Hormel Institute in Austin, Minnesota, which is an independent biomedical research center within the University of Minnesota system.

His talk — “What is Cancer — Breast Cancer as an Example” — will start with the basics of what breast cancer is, the subtypes and risk factors. He also will talk about his research, which focuses on drugs that block breast cancer cell development, how cells function when exposed to the drugs, why the drugs work and why they don’t work.

In addition to Clarke’s public lecture, he also will give a scientific talk — “An integrative approach to studying endocrine resistance in breast cancer” — at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, in SAV 43 of the Avera Health and Science Center.

3–4 p.m. CT: Francis Miller Lecture to Scientific Community 
An integrative approach to studying endocrine resistance in breast cancer
Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/Miller-Lecture-2022
In-person at SDSU Avera Health & Science Center (SAV 43)

7:00 p.m. CT: Francis Miller Lecture to General Public
“What is cancer – breast cancer as an example”
Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/Miller-Lecture-2022
In-person at SDSU Student Union  Lewis & Clark (SSU 262)

The Francis Miller Lecture provides an opportunity for South Dakota faculty, students and the public to learn the latest advances in cancer from leading researchers in the field.

For more information on either talk, contact Om Perumal, associate dean for research in the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, at omathanu.perumal@sdstate.edu.