4 Jan 2022
Neuroscientist Dr. Qiang Zhu joins Van Andel Institute
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Jan. 4, 2022) — Van Andel Institute has recruited neuroscientist Qiang Zhu, Ph.D., an expert in two rare yet devastating diseases: Amyotrophic...Read More
7 Dec 2021
Van Andel Institute welcomes epigeneticist Dr. Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf to its faculty
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 7, 2021) — Epigenetics expert Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf, Ph.D., is joining Van Andel Institute’s growing faculty, a move that will further expand...Read More
12 Oct 2021
Van Andel Institute welcomes epigeneticist Dr. Nick Burton to its faculty
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 12, 2021) — Van Andel Institute has recruited Nick Burton, Ph.D., to its growing faculty, further expanding its research into the...Read More
30 Sep 2021
Structural biologist Dr. Evan Worden joins Van Andel Institute’s faculty
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 30, 2021) — Van Andel Institute has welcomed structural biologist and epigenetics expert Evan Worden, Ph.D., to its...Read More
5 Aug 2021
Van Andel Institute welcomes cell signaling expert Dr. Stephanie Grainger to its faculty
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 5, 2021) — Stephanie Grainger, Ph.D., hopes to uncover the secrets of stem cells and their role in...Read More
8 Jul 2021
Metabolism expert Dr. Sara Nowinski joins Van Andel Institute
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 8, 2021) — VAI’s newest scientific recruit wants to rewrite the story of mitochondria, the cellular machinery that...Read More
23 Jun 2020
Parkinson’s disease expert Dr. Michael Henderson joins Van Andel Institute
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 23, 2020) — Van Andel Institute has recruited neuroscientist Michael Henderson, Ph.D., an expert in Parkinson’s disease and...Read More
8 May 2018
Van Andel Research Institute expands cancer research program
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 8, 2018) — As part of its efforts to reveal the complex molecular causes of cancer, Van Andel...Read More
21 Dec 2017
10 highlights: A look back at 2017
With 2017 quickly coming to close, we’d like to reflect on all that’s been accomplished by rounding up some of this year’s...Read More
5 Dec 2017
Cryo-EM expert joins Van Andel Research Institute
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 5, 2017)—One of Van Andel Research Institute’s newest recruits is on a mission to shed new light on...Read More