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February 2020
Janelle Ayres, Ph.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Host-microbe interactions: targeting co-evolution to treat disease Speaker Information Janelle Ayres, Ph.D. Professor Molecular and Systems Physiology Lab Gene Expression Laboratory Nomis Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis The Salk Institute for Biological Studies Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Postdoctoral Association, Emmanuel Quansah, Ph.D. Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
Find out more »Winterfest Celebration
15 years and $1.9 million raised for Parkinson’s research! It’s time to celebrate! Join us for the 15th anniversary of Van Andel Institute’s Winterfest Celebration on Thursday, February 20, for an evening filled with delectable cuisine from Grand Rapids’ best restaurants, artisan wines and craft cocktails, and entertainment — all for an important cause — VAI’s Parkinson’s disease research. The importance of Parkinson’s research In the next decade, the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases is expected to increase dramatically. Parkinson’s incidents…
Find out more »Jerry Workman, Ph.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Nutritional stress signaling through chromatin Our laboratory has extensive experience in the purification and analysis of protein complexes that modify chromatin for gene expression. This includes both affinity purification techniques and conventional chromatography. Examples of complexes first purified in this laboratory include the SAGA complex from yeast the Tip60 complex from Drosophila and the Sin3 complex from mammalian cells. We have extensively analyzed the mammalian Sin3 deacetylase complexes in collaboration with the Washburn laboratory. We have collaborated extensively with the…
Find out more »Van Andel Institute Forum on Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s & Lewy Body Dementia
On February 27, we invite you to join us for a Van Andel Institute Scientific Forum on Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Lewy body dementia. During the evening, you will hear from Institute scientists who are working to discover new ways to diagnose and treat Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia. This event will also feature a cocktail hour and plated dinner. Why neurodegenerative science? In the next decade, the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases is expected to rise dramatically. Today, 5 million…
Find out more »March 2020
Michelle Barton, Ph.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information Michelle Barton, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Hong Wen, Ph.D. Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
Find out more »David Daniels, M.D., Ph.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information David Daniels, M.D., Ph.D. Consultant, Department of Neurologic Surgery Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurosurgery Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Mayo Clinic Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Graduate Student Association, Bailey Tibben Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
Find out more »Johnathan Whetstine, M.D., Ph.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information Johnathan Whetstine, M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Program Leader, Cancer Epigenetics Program Fox Chase Cancer Center Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Xiaobing Shi, Ph.D. Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
Find out more »April 2020
Regis O’Keefe, M.D., Ph.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information Regis O’Keefe, M.D., Ph.D. Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Fred C. Reynolds Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Washington University School of Medicine Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Tao Yang, Ph.D. Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
Find out more »Gregory Longmore, M.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information Gregory Longmore, M.D. Professor, Departments of Medicine and of Cell Biology and Physiology Washington University in St. Louis Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Xiaohong Li, Ph.D. Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
Find out more »Thomas Wichmann, M.D. – Jay Van Andel Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information Thomas Wichmann, M.D. Director, Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson’s Disease Research Professor, Department of Neurology Emory University Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Hong-yuan Chu, Ph.D. Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
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