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September 23, 2015 Van Andel Research Institute, University of Toledo find way to combat brain cancer spread

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 21, 2015)— Scientists at the University of Toledo Health Science Campus (UT) and Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) have discovered an…

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September 14, 2015 Van Andel Research Institute, Los Alamos National Laboratory to develop lung cancer model

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (September 14, 2015)—Scientists are developing a new tool to better study one of the deadliest types of lung cancer. A multidisciplinary team,…

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August 27, 2015 Researchers thwart cancer cells by triggering 'virus alert'

Note: This press release was written by John Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Stephen Baylin, who holds a joint appointment at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) and at…

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August 27, 2015 Researchers mimic viral infection in colon cancer stem cells, identify druggable target to potentially root out disease, end relapse

Note: This press release was written by Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Dr. Peter Jones, Van Andel Research Institute’s (VARI) research director, is a contributing author on…

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August 10, 2015 Atomic-level defense secrets revealed

EAST LANSING, Mich. (August 10, 2015) Just as nations around the globe carefully guard their defense secrets, so do plants. New research in…

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July 24, 2015 TOPLESS plants provide clues to human molecular interactions

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 24, 2015)— Scientists at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) have revealed an important molecular mechanism in plants that has significant similarities to…

July 23, 2015 New antibody specificity portal bolsters biomedical research reliability

UNC’s Brian Strahl and Van Andel Research Institute’s Scott Rothbart create a robust online interactive database to address science’s ‘antibody crisis’.

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July 22, 2015 Scientists determine structure of important drug target using groundbreaking approach

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 22, 2015)— Using the brightest X-ray laser in the world, scientists have determined the structure of a molecular complex that is…