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Structural biologist Dr. Evan Worden joins Van Andel Institute’s faculty
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 30, 2021) — Van Andel Institute has welcomed structural biologist and epigenetics expert Evan Worden, Ph.D., to its growing faculty. Evan Worden, Ph.D. As an assistant...
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American Cancer Society grant to support Van Andel Institute research into...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 20, 2021) — Van Andel Institute’s Scott Rothbart, Ph.D., has earned a four-year, $792,000 Research Scholar’s Grant from the American Cancer Society to investigate the...
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Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Scott Rothbart
Earlier today, we announced that Van Andel Institute Associate Professor Dr. Scott Rothbart has been awarded a Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society. The award will support research...
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Five Van Andel Institute scientists named to elite Highly Cited Researchers List
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 16, 2021) — Van Andel Institute scientists Patrik Brundin, M.D., Ph.D., Peter A. Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc. (hon), Russell Jones, Ph.D., Peter W. Laird, Ph.D., and X. Edward Zhou,...
View ArticleWhat is cancer, and how can research help?
What is cancer? Cancer is a blanket term for more than 100 related diseases that have a core characteristic in common — unchecked cell growth. At the most basic level, cancers occur when cells divide...
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Van Andel Institute welcomes epigeneticist Dr. Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf to...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 7, 2021) — Epigenetics expert Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf, Ph.D., is joining Van Andel Institute’s growing faculty, a move that will further expand VAI’s research into the...
View ArticleA year — and a quarter century — in review
As 2021 comes to a close, so too does Van Andel Institute’s celebration of our 25th anniversary. The Institute’s story began with a vision: to make Grand Rapids a world leader in biomedical research...
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Graduate student spotlight: Exploring biomarkers to improve pancreatic cancer...
Throughout the year, we highlight Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s doctoral students. This month, we’re featuring Alfredo Reyes Oliveras, a Ph.D. student in the lab of Dr. Brian Haab. Alfredo...
View ArticleHow do molecular ‘switches’ impact colorectal cancer? And what could they...
Throughout our lives, we’ve been reminded that eating a nutritious diet is important for our overall good health and helps reduce the risk of many cancers, including colorectal cancer. But there also...
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Cellular barcodes could provide crucial insights into ovarian cancer
Van Andel Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Ben Johnson has earned a Mentored Investigator Grant from Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance to support a groundbreaking approach to ovarian cancer research —...
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