Cancer
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As a kid, Dr. Bart Williams didn’t plan on being a scientist. That all changed after a summer spent working in a lab, the first…
Four years ago, we embarked on a collaborative endeavor to improve cancer treatment by establishing the Van Andel Research Institute–Stand Up To Cancer (VARI–SU2C) Epigenetics…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 8, 2018) — As part of its efforts to reveal the complex molecular causes of cancer, Van Andel Research Institute (VARI)…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 5, 2018) — Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) announced today that the work of its scientists is featured in 27…
Scientists now have a powerful new resource for developing better treatments for common cancers of the esophagus, stomach, colon and rectum, collectively known as gastrointestinal…
Nature Genetics paper shows cells begin losing important DNA marks in utero
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., and LOS ANGELES (April 2, 2018) — A team led by scientists at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) and
Dr. Wanding Zhou is a postdoctoral fellow and informatics expert in the labs of Drs. Peter Laird, Hui Shen and Peter Jones at Van Andel…
Colorectal cancers are the third most common cancer in the U.S. (excluding skin cancers).
Colon and rectal cancers, often referred to together…