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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…

April 14, 2025 University of Minnesota, Van Andel Institute receive two-year, $5.8M grant to study Parkinson’s disease and cellular senescence

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 14, 2025) — Aging is the most important risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s disease. However, the connection between aging…

March 31, 2025 Van Andel Institute’s Dr. Hui Shen elected to the AIMBE College of Fellows

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (March 31, 2025) — Van Andel Institute’s Hui Shen, Ph.D., has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering…

February 18, 2025 Van Andel Institute’s Dr. Travis Walton awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 18, 2025) — The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named Van Andel Institute’s Travis Walton, Ph.D., to its 2025 class of…

December 20, 2024 Van Andel Institute appoints Dr. Darren Moore as Jay Van Andel Endowed Chair in Parkinson’s Disease Research

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 20, 2024) — Van Andel Institute has appointed leading Parkinson’s scientist Darren Moore, Ph.D., as the Jay Van Andel Endowed Chair in…

December 9, 2024 Van Andel Institute, Johns Hopkins University scientists to receive prestigious Harvey Prize

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 9, 2024) — A trio of esteemed scientists from Van Andel Institute and Johns Hopkins University will receive the Harvey Prize for their…