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June 15, 2026 Key index ranks Van Andel Institute no. 3 among North American nonprofit research organizations for biological sciences

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 15, 2026) — Van Andel Institute has risen to no. 3 among North American nonprofit and nongovernmental research organizations in…

February 12, 2026 Can epigenetics help us understand Crohn’s disease?

For the millions of people worldwide with Crohn’s disease, the simple act of eating a meal can be a stressful experience.  

Crohn’s is a…

November 12, 2025 Van Andel Institute’s Dr. Russell Jones named to Highly Cited Researchers list

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 12, 2025) — Van Andel Institute’s Russell Jones, Ph.D., is included in this year’s Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list, a distinction…

November 4, 2025 Fighting to outsmart cancer: A Q&A with graduate student Yanqing Liu

Cancers are notorious for finding ways to resist treatment.

Van Andel Institute’s Yanqing Liu, a Ph.D. student in the lab of Scott Rothbart,…

October 23, 2025 Harnessing the immune system to combat cancer: A Q&A with Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Michael Dahabieh

Immunotherapies have been a game-changer for cancer.

These powerful treatments work by bolstering the immune system’s ability to detect and kill cancer cells, but they…

September 15, 2025 Cure Parkinson’s and Van Andel Institute announce Professor Matthew Farrer as winner of the 2025 Tom Isaacs Award

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 15, 2025) — The annual Tom Isaacs Award, jointly presented by Cure Parkinson’s and Van Andel Institute (VAI), honors…

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 12, 2025 Van Andel Institute’s Dr. Nick Burton named as a Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 12, 2025) — The Pew Charitable Trusts has named Van Andel Institute’s Nick Burton, Ph.D., as a Pew Scholar in the…