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December 19, 2025 Reflecting on research: 2025 highlights

In 2025, VAI continued to build scientific momentum and drive discoveries that deepen our understanding of human health. With the addition of new faculty and…

December 18, 2025 How backyard microbes could help treat disease

Could the key to better treatments for chronic conditions such as diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease be found in our own backyards?

Dr. Nick…

December 15, 2025 Connecting community and science

When looking for the best place to establish their roots, Nate and Nichole Gillespie carefully considered their options. Both Michigan natives, they were intimately familiar…

December 10, 2025 Van Andel Institute, Cure Parkinson’s renew funding for Parkinson’s clinical trials program

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 10, 2025) — Van Andel Institute and Cure Parkinson’s have renewed a funding agreement to support the International Linked Clinical Trials…

December 9, 2025 Study reveals how dietary restriction helps fuel cancer-fighting immune cells

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 9, 2025) — Reducing calorie intake helps cancer-fighting immune cells do their jobs more effectively, reports a study by Van Andel Institute

November 20, 2025 Facing cancer with family and focus

"One of the most emotional moments after being diagnosed with breast cancer was telling my parents and children," Brandi Huyser recalls. As the initial shock…

November 12, 2025 Van Andel Institute’s Dr. Russell Jones named to Highly Cited Researchers list

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 12, 2025) — Van Andel Institute’s Russell Jones, Ph.D., is included in this year’s Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list, a distinction…

November 4, 2025 Fighting to outsmart cancer: A Q&A with graduate student Yanqing Liu

Cancers are notorious for finding ways to resist treatment.

Van Andel Institute’s Yanqing Liu, a Ph.D. student in the lab of Scott Rothbart,…