5 Oct 2021
Van Andel Institute, Maine Medical Center Research Institute scientists earn $9.6 million Transformative Research Award from National Institutes of Health
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 5, 2021) — Van Andel Institute’s J. Andrew Pospisilik, Ph.D., and Maine Medical Center Research Institute’s Joseph Nadeau,...Read More
10 Aug 2021
Engineering a lasting legacy: Prein&Newhof and Thomas and Garretta Newhof
West Michigan engineering firm Prein&Newhof marked 50 years in business in late 2019. To celebrate, company leaders wanted to find a way...Read More
24 May 2021
Transparency in graduate and postdoctoral outcomes: VAI joins the Coalition for Next Generation Life Science
Van Andel Institute is a proud member of the Coalition for Next Generation Life Science, a collaborative effort to enhance transparency by...Read More
25 Sep 2020
2020 Tom Isaacs Award honors leading Parkinson’s expert
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 25, 2020) — Van Andel Institute and The Cure Parkinson’s Trust are thrilled to announce Caroline Tanner, M.D., Ph.D.,...Read More
21 Sep 2020
University of Minnesota, Van Andel Institute earn $6M to study aging’s role in Parkinson’s
The team will be one of the first to investigate exactly how age factors into risk and progression of the disease GRAND...Read More
22 Jun 2020
Van Andel Institute scientists win Team Science Awards from American Association for Cancer Research
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 22, 2020) — The American Association for Cancer Research has awarded Van Andel Institute Professor Peter W. Laird,...Read More
8 Jun 2020
Early career scientists adapt to working remotely by taking science virtual
In the past few months, the way we live and work has drastically changed. For many scientists, this includes a temporary transition...Read More
31 Jan 2020
10 research trends we’re excited to watch in the next decade
With a new decade comes a new world of possibility and innovation waiting to be unleashed in labs at Van Andel Institute...Read More
15 Jan 2020
New study may lead to fewer hysterectomies in women with uterine fibroid tumors
NOTE: This release was originally published by Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Uterine fibroid tumors are the leading cause of...Read More
20 Nov 2019
Severe pregnancy-related depression may be rooted in inflammation
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 20, 2019) — A runaway, inflammatory immune response may be responsible for triggering severe depression during and after...Read More