VAI Public Lecture Series: Environmental Impacts on Health
The environment in which we live, work and play impacts our health in many ways. Through the air we breathe to the water we drink and the food we eat, we are exposed to a host of environmental influences, some with the potential to contribute to disease — both now and in future generations.
Join WOODTV 8’s Maranda and an expert panel of Van Andel Institute scientists for an enlightening and candid conversation on the latest research into health and environment.
Complimentary valet at the VAI main entrance for those attending in-person.
Professor, Department of Epigenetics
Dr. Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf investigates how environmental factors, such as toxicants, impact our genetic code and contribute to cancer. Her research is illuminating powerful new insights that could influence our understanding of health and disease, providing a path forward for new strategies for cancer prevention and treatment.
Assistant Professor, Department of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming
Dr. Heidi Lempradl investigates how the dietary choices and environmental exposures of parents may impact the health of their offspring in hopes of translating her findings into new ways to prevent disease and create a healthier future.
Professor, Department of Epigenetics
Dr. Andrew Pospisilik seeks to understand how we become whom we become, and how our disease susceptibility is defined from early in life, even before conception, with the long-term goal of being able to predict lifelong health outlook at birth.
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Email: Allie Griffith