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October 2019
Brian Strahl, Ph.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information Brian Strahl, Ph.D. Vice-Chair, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics University of North Carolina School of Medicine Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Scott Rothbart, Ph.D. Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
Find out more »Hope on the Hill Gala
From the very first moment you enter, you’re taken deep into a world of thrilling spontaneity, fanciful characters and an imaginative world of surreal delights — You’re in a place unlike anything you’ve seen before — You’ve entered A Night in Wonderland! Join Van Andel Institute for the 19th annual Hope on the Hill Gala and become Alice, the Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts, Cheshire Cat or the elusive White Rabbit. When you enter A Night in Wonderland, it’s time…
Find out more »Satdarshan (Paul) Monga, M.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information Satdarshan (Paul) Monga, M.D. Professor of Pathology Professor in Experimental Pathology University of Pittsburgh Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Postdoctoral Association Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
Find out more »November 2019
2019 WMRUGS Research Conference
The annual West Michigan Regional Undergraduate Science (WMRUGS) Research Conference provides an outstanding opportunity for undergraduate students to present their own research to a large and supportive group of professional scientists. The program includes a keynote speaker, research posters presented by undergraduates as well as research talks by undergraduate and graduate students from regional colleges and universities. Graduate school recruiters/representatives will be on hand to discuss opportunities at their institutions, and internship and employment recruiters/representatives will be available to discuss opportunities with…
Find out more »A Conversation About Metabolism and Nutrition
Join us for A Conversation About Metabolism and Nutrition — Hosted by Carol Van Andel, which will spotlight the Institute’s exciting research into metabolism’s role in health and diseases like cancer, Parkinson’s and diabetes. What is metabolism? For the human body to function properly, it must have the right amount of energy and resources in the right place at the right time. That’s the role of metabolism, a vast array of chemical reactions that impact every biological process in our bodies,…
Find out more »Midwest Metabolism Meeting
The second Midwest Metabolism Meeting will highlight the latest advances in metabolism research and foster the growth of a collaborative network of scientists from the Midwest. The two-day meeting will kick off with a keynote address from Dr. Julie St.-Pierre from University of Ottawa, who will discuss advances in understanding cancer metastasis and therapeutic resistance using metabolomics. Sessions will delve into tumor metabolism; new advances in immunometabolism and impact on cancer and autoimmune disease; interactions between the metabolome and epigenetic…
Find out more »December 2019
Van Andel Institute Public Lecture Series: A Focus on Education in America
Consider how much the world has changed in your lifetime. Then try to fathom how much more it will change in the lifetime of today’s school children. Now imagine you are a teacher or a parent trying to prepare students for that world — a world that is exciting, complex and unfamiliar. Join us for the Van Andel Institute Public Lecture Series: A Focus on Education in America on Dec. 12, 2019. Hear from educators who are creating classrooms where…
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