Metabolism

September 8, 2025 Cancer cells can use backup routes to fuel their growth

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 8, 2025) — When it comes to their survival, cancer cells have a host of backup plans.

This is especially true of…

September 4, 2025 A clearer view: How a commonly studied gene impacts more than eye color in fruit fly research

Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are more like us than you might think.

For example, they share 65%–75% of disease-causing genes with humans, making them important…

August 25, 2025 Van Andel Institute welcomes metabolism expert Dr. Maulik Patel

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 25, 2025) — Van Andel Institute has recruited metabolism expert Maulik Patel, Ph.D., as an associate professor in its Department…

August 18, 2025 Study offers high-resolution look at ‘metabolic handoff’ from fruit fly mothers to embryos

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 18, 2025) — Understanding how fruit fly embryos assert metabolic independence from their mothers may help scientists better understand the earliest stages of…

August 14, 2025 What’s next in metabolism research?

Metabolism research is a fast-moving field fueled by advances in technology and interdisciplinary collaboration.

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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…

August 5, 2025 ‘Sweet’ discovery reveals how glucose fuels cancer-fighting immune cells

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 5, 2025) — For cancer- and infection-fighting T cells, glucose offers far more than a simple sugar rush.

A new discovery by…

July 22, 2025 Reducing inflammation may offer new path for treating Peutz-Jehgers syndrome, GI cancers

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 22, 2025) — Targeting a common inflammatory protein linked to arthritis and allergies may lead to better treatments for gastrointestinal (GI) cancers and…