Research Archives

September 5, 2024 Here’s what to expect as a VAI graduate student

Going to graduate school is a life-changing decision that requires careful thought and consideration.

Why do you want to go to grad school? What do…

August 29, 2024 New anti-cancer ‘degrader’ targets protein essential to infant leukemia

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 29, 2024) — Scientists at Van Andel Institute and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed…

August 22, 2024 Immune cells have a metabolic backup plan for accessing their anti-cancer playbook

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 22, 2024) — Immune cells use two different routes to produce acetyl-CoA, an essential metabolite required to fight infection and cancer, reports…

August 14, 2024 Structural biologist and inflammation expert Dr. Liman Zhang joins Van Andel Institute

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (August 14, 2024) — Van Andel Institute has welcomed structural biologist Liman Zhang, Ph.D., whose research explores how the immune system responds…

August 7, 2024 Van Andel Institute recruits neuronal cell biology expert Dr. Melissa Hoyer

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 7, 2024) — Van Andel Institute has recruited neuronal cell biologist Melissa Hoyer, Ph.D., whose innovative research aims to prevent neurodegenerative disorders…

August 1, 2024 When it comes to DNA replication, humans and baker’s yeast are more alike than different

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 1, 2024) — Humans and baker’s yeast have more in common than meets the eye, including an important mechanism that helps ensure DNA…

July 31, 2024 Structural biologist and CRISPR expert Dr. Hong Li joins Van Andel Institute

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 31, 2024) — Renowned structural biologist Hong Li, Ph.D., has joined Van Andel Institute, a move that further expands VAI’s research…

July 24, 2024 Nurturing education & science in Grand Rapids

Throughout Beatrice "Bea" Idema's life she believed in helping others. In 2010, her passion took on a new shape through the founding of the…