Van Andel Research Institute Board of Trustees

From left: Dr. James Fahner, Dr. Michelle Le Beau, Dr. Henry Paulson, David Van Andel, and Kyle Van Andel (Board Observer)
Not pictured: Dr. Ralph DeBerardinis and Dr. Max Wicha

David Van Andel

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Van Andel Institute

Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism
University of Texas Southwestern

James B. Fahner, M.D.

Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital

Michelle Le Beau, Ph.D.

Chief Scientific Officer
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

Henry Paulson, M.D., Ph.D.

Lucile Groff Professor Neurology, Department of Neurology
University of Michigan

Director, Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center
University of Michigan

Kyle Van Andel (Board Observer)

Associate Director & Outreach Director
David and Carol Van Andel Family Foundation

Ambassador
Amway Corporation

Max S. Wicha, M.D.

Madeline and Sidney Forbes Professor of Oncology
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center – Michigan Medicine

External Scientific Advisory Board

Max S. Wicha, M.D. (VAI ESAB Chair)

Madeline and Sidney Forbes Professor of Oncology
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center – Michigan Medicine

Xiaodong Cheng, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis
Division of Basic Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Ted Dawson, M.D., Ph.D.

Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Professor in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Director
Institute for Cell Engineering

Professor, Departments of Neurology
Neuroscience and Pharmacology & Molecular Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Joseph Ecker, Ph.D.

Professor, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory
Salk Institute

Director, Genomic Analysis Laboratory
Salk Institute

Salk International Council Chair in Genetics
Salk Institute

Theresa Guise, M.D.

Professor and Bone and Mineral Disorders Section Chief, Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Co-Director, Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Bone Disease Program of Texas
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Scholar
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Tony Hunter, Ph.D.

Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory
Salk Institute

American Cancer Society Professor

Renato Dulbecco Chair

Mitchell Lazar, M.D., Ph.D.

Willard and Rhoda Ware Professor in Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases
University of Pennsylvania

Director, Penn Diabetes Research Center
University of Pennsylvania

Director, Cox Institute for Medical Research
University of Pennsylvania

Chair, Center and Institute Directors Forum, Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

Founding Director, Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
University of Pennsylvania

M. Maral Mouradian, M.D.

Distinguished Professor of Neurology
William Dow Lovett Endowed Chair for Parkinson’s Research

Vice Chancellor for Faculty Development
Rutgers University Biomedical and Health Sciences

Director, Institute for Neurological Therapeutics
Rutgers Health Robert Wood Johnson Medical School