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September 3, 2025 VAI graduate student earns prestigious American Society of Hematology award

Van Andel Institute’s Lia Hooker, a Ph.D. student in the lab of Tim Triche, Ph.D., has received a 2025 Hematology Inclusion Pathway Graduate Student…

August 27, 2025 New ‘atlas’ may aid search for markers of early-stage ovarian cancer

To understand ovarian cancer, you have to go back to where it begins.

In most cases, that means the fallopian tubes. These slender structures, which…

August 7, 2025 DNA ‘organizer’ helps cells store and access genetic information

When it comes to organization, our cells give even the most popular tidiness influencers a run for their money.

Nowhere is this more evident than…

July 15, 2025 Van Andel Institute scientists develop technique for high-resolution single cell epigenetic analysis

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 15, 2025) — Van Andel Institute scientists have developed an improved technique to comprehensively profile DNA methylation in single cells, an advance…

July 1, 2025 Van Andel Institute appoints cancer epigenetics expert Dr. H. Josh Jang as assistant professor

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 1, 2025) — Van Andel Institute has appointed cancer epigenetics expert H. Josh Jang, Ph.D., as an assistant professor…

May 19, 2025 Using viral mimicry to help the immune system see — and fight — cancer

Cancer cells are masters of disguise.

Like villains in bad movies, they evade detection by masquerading as healthy cells, turning off the body’s built-in alarm…

May 5, 2025 Cellular mix-ups can set the stage for kidney disease

Our kidneys perform many important jobs.

They filter our blood to remove waste, regulate blood pressure by eliminating excess fluid and ensure our electrolytes are…

April 21, 2025 Pinpointing weaknesses in cancer’s armor

For scientists like Dr. Scott Rothbart, the same strategies that cancer cells use to survive also are powerful opportunities for developing new treatments.