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January 7, 2025 Hope in action: How Bee Brave fuels breast cancer breakthroughs at VAI

Each year, more than 300,000 women in the U.S. receive the same harrowing news:

You have breast cancer.    

These four words become etched in…

January 2, 2025 New resource available to help scientists better classify cancer subtypes

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Jan. 2, 2025) — A multi-institutional team of scientists has developed a free, publicly accessible resource to aid in classification of patient tumor samples…

December 30, 2024 The crossroads of immunity, metabolism and cancer

How exactly does metabolism power immune cells? And can we find ways to optimize this process to combat disease?

In a recent public lecture, a…

December 20, 2024 Van Andel Institute appoints Dr. Darren Moore as Jay Van Andel Endowed Chair in Parkinson’s Disease Research

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 20, 2024) — Van Andel Institute has appointed leading Parkinson’s scientist Darren Moore, Ph.D., as the Jay Van Andel Endowed Chair in…

December 16, 2024 VAI Research: A year in review

The past year at Van Andel Institute can be summed up in two words: “growth” and “impact.”

We’ve expanded our research capacity by adding new…

December 12, 2024 Your immune cells are what they eat

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 12, 2024) — The decision between scrambled eggs or an apple for breakfast probably won’t make or break your day. However,…

December 9, 2024 Van Andel Institute, Johns Hopkins University scientists to receive prestigious Harvey Prize

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 9, 2024) — A trio of esteemed scientists from Van Andel Institute and Johns Hopkins University will receive the Harvey Prize for their…

November 19, 2024 Van Andel Institute scientists named to prestigious Highly Cited Researchers list

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 19, 2024) — Van Andel Institute scientists Russell Jones, Ph.D., and Peter W. Laird, Ph.D., are included in this year’s Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers…