24 Aug 2021
Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Ning Wu
The human body needs sugars and fats to survive, but too much of either can be problematic. Van Andel Institute’s Dr. Ning...Read More
3 Aug 2021
Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Xiaobing Shi
To find ways to better treat cancer, we need to “decode it.” For Van Andel Institute’s Dr. Xiaobing Shi, that means understanding...Read More
14 Jul 2021
Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Hong Wen
Every cell in the human body has the same genetic instruction manual, but different cells read from different chapters to do their...Read More
27 Oct 2020
Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Michael Henderson
For VAI Assistant Professor Dr. Michael Henderson, studying the brain and unraveling its mysteries is a final frontier of sorts, one that...Read More
12 Jul 2018
Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Bart Williams
As a kid, Dr. Bart Williams didn’t plan on being a scientist. That all changed after a summer spent working in a...Read More
29 May 2018
Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Piroska Szabó
Like gift boxes in brown paper waiting to be mailed, our DNA is contained in packaging material with unique instructions that until...Read More
17 May 2018
Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Tao Yang
More than 30 million people in the U.S. have osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease caused by the breakdown of cartilage, a shock-absorber-like...Read More
25 Apr 2018
Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Huilin Li
There is an old adage in science — structure informs function, meaning the shapes of individual molecules are closely linked to their...Read More
17 Apr 2018
Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Viviane Labrie
Dr. Viviane Labrie leads a lab in Van Andel Research Institute’s Center for Neurodegenerative Science. Her team studies the dynamic interplay between the human...Read More
22 Mar 2018
Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Darren Moore
Dr. Darren Moore leads a lab in Van Andel Research Institute’s Center for Neurodegenerative Science. His team is working to uncover the...Read More