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November 19, 2024 Van Andel Institute scientists named to prestigious Highly Cited Researchers list

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 19, 2024) — Van Andel Institute scientists Russell Jones, Ph.D., and Peter W. Laird, Ph.D., are included in this year’s Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers…

November 15, 2024 It takes a family — A 10-year journey with cancer

Braden Graham recalls gathering his three children — Ben, George and Mallory — for a family meeting, the kind they usually held to coordinate schedules,…

November 13, 2024 At the crossroads of cancer, research and family

For Sarah Vander Baan, giving is about connection. She's involved in a variety of positive, engaging and impactful organizations, each touching various aspects of…

October 22, 2024 Starving cancer cells of fat may improve cancer treatment

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 22, 2024) — Cutting off cancer cells’ access to fat may help a specific type of cancer treatment work more effectively, reports a…

October 21, 2024 Van Andel Institute Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Peter A. Jones elected to National Academy of Medicine

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 21, 2024) — Van Andel Institute Chief Scientific Officer Peter A. Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc. (hon), has been elected to the

September 12, 2024 Physician-scientist and cancer immunotherapy expert Dr. Clifford Cho joins Van Andel Institute

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 12, 2024) — Van Andel Institute has appointed surgeon and cancer immunotherapy expert Clifford Cho, M.D., as a professor in its

September 11, 2024 7 discoveries with graduate student impact

When you think of graduate school, what comes to mind?  

Lots of lectures? Tons of textbooks? Mountains of memorization?

Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s

August 14, 2024 Structural biologist and inflammation expert Dr. Liman Zhang joins Van Andel Institute

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (August 14, 2024) — Van Andel Institute has welcomed structural biologist Liman Zhang, Ph.D., whose research explores how the immune system responds…