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Gerd Pfeifer

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June 22, 2023 Breakdown of ‘protective mechanisms’ can drive lung cancer development

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 22, 2023) — Loss of two key “protector” proteins initiates epigenetic changes that transform healthy lung cells into cancerous ones, according…

June 6, 2022 New technique helps scientists run circles around cancer by revealing roots of esophagus and stomach cancers

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (June 6, 2022) — Rampant inflammation has long been linked to cancer but exactly how it pushes healthy cells to transform into…

July 30, 2021 Study reveals source of DNA mutations in melanoma

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (JULY 30, 2021) — The mutations that give rise to melanoma result from a chemical conversion in DNA fueled by sunlight —…

February 4, 2020 World Cancer Day 2020: What energizes VAI scientists about the future of cancer research

February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and Feb. 4, 2020, is World Cancer Day. To mark the occasion, Van Andel Institute scientists shared…

January 26, 2016 Scientists identify potential “guardian” against neurodegeneration

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Jan. 26, 2016)—Stopping disruptions in cellular “trash removal” brought on by errors in molecular marks on DNA may guard against neurodegenerative diseases…

November 23, 2015 Van Andel Research Institute professor elected as an AAAS Fellow

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 23, 2015)—Van Andel Research Institute’s Gerd Pfeifer, Ph.D., has been named a Fellow of the…

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October 13, 2014 Van Andel Research Institute continues epigenetics expansion with addition of new professor

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich (Oct. 13, 2014)— Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) has appointed Gerd Pfeifer, Ph.D., as head of its new Laboratory of Epigenetic Pathways…