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March 30, 2021 The Emerging Frontier: Cancer Neuroscience

Each year, scientists-in-training at Van Andel Institute Graduate School organize the Origins of Cancer symposium, which explores the latest advances in cancer research in…

March 23, 2021 Today is World Tuberculosis Day. Here’s what you need to know.

On March 24, 1882, German physician Dr. Robert Koch announced that he had identified the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), a deadly disease that at…

March 18, 2021 New uses for existing medications provide hope for Parkinson’s disease breakthroughs

Drug repurposing program seeks to find treatments that slow or stop Parkinson’s progression and serve as a roadmap for similar initiatives in other…

March 15, 2021 Study explores how environmental exposures before conception may impact fetal development

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (March 16, 2021) — Older age at the time of conception and alcohol consumption during pregnancy have long been known to impact…

March 14, 2021 Graduate student spotlight: Understanding how age impacts our bones

Throughout the year, we highlight Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s doctoral students. This month, we’re featuring Joe Floramo, a Ph.D. candidate in the lab of Dr. Tao…

March 7, 2021 Need a break? Take our National Nutrition Month quiz!

March is National Nutrition Month! Test your metabolism and nutrition knowledge with our quiz. Good luck (and no peeking at the answers until you guess)!…

February 28, 2021 What you need to know about colorectal cancers

In 2020, colorectal cancers accounted for 8%, or 147,950, of new cancer cases, making them the fourth most common type of new cancers diagnosed in the…

February 14, 2021 Graduate student spotlight: Investigating a genetic disorder that increases cancer risk

Throughout the year, we highlight Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s doctoral students. This month, we’re featuring Shelby Compton, a Ph.D. candidate in the lab of