Van Andel Research Institute Board of Trustees
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
Sharon Y.R. Dent, Ph.D. (VAI ESAB Chair)
Professor Emerita, Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
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
Thomas Montine, M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford Medicine Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology
Stanford University
Member, Bio-X
Stanford University
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Stanford University
Founding Director, Pacific Udall Center
Stanford University
Max S. Wicha, M.D.
Madeline and Sidney Forbes Professor of Oncology
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center – Michigan Medicine