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May 3, 2017 Research brief: Uncovering the mechanisms behind cancer metastasis

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Chromosomes: The X-shaped structure of a chromosome consists largely of tightly coiled DNA, which contains the genetic instruction manual. Without the packaging provided…

April 15, 2017 Donor Highlight — The Boelkins Family

Chuck and Christine Boelkins grew up in Grand Rapids. It’s a place that is near and dear to them — a place where they made…

March 6, 2017 New drug combination targets aggressive blood cancer

Safety and efficacy of combining talazoparib with decitabine to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are subject of multi-site clinical trial

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (March 7,…

March 1, 2017 Three things to know about colorectal cancer

March marks Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to share information and raise awareness about these devastating diseases. Here are three key…

February 2, 2017 In their own words: The most exciting advances in cancer research

In honor of World Cancer Day on Saturday, we asked our scientists and collaborators a simple question—what do you think is…

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December 15, 2016 Friday explainer: What is cancer?

What is cancer?

Cancer is a blanket term for more than 100 related diseases that have a core characteristic in common—unchecked…

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November 28, 2016 Making pancreatic cancer treatment personal

[caption id="attachment_6168" align="alignright" width="690"] Biomarkers define distinct subtypes of pancreatic cancer cells. The cancer cells producing biomarker 1 (left) or biomarker 2 (right) were stained…

November 16, 2016 Van Andel Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai awarded National Cancer Institute grant for epigenomic data analysis

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 17, 2016)—Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), in collaboration with Cedars-Sinai, has received a $2.5 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer…