Research Archives

June 22, 2016 Top three reasons to attend Origins of Cancer

Origins of Cancer: Exploring Tumor Complexity Date: July 22 Cost: $50 for students and postdocs, $100 for non-students Registration deadline: July 15 More information/registration:

June 15, 2016 Stand Up To Cancer returns for fifth live roadblock telecast Friday, September 9 Bradley Cooper to executive-produce with award-winning team at Done + Dusted

Note: This press release was written by Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) is home to the VARI-SU2C Epigenetics Dream…

June 5, 2016 Duncan Lake Middle School raises over $100,000 for Purple Community

Today we stand in awe of what a small group of middle school students in Caledonia have been able to accomplish over the last seven…

May 25, 2016 Six of the most exciting things happening right now in cancer research

From a close-up look at molecules that are one-billionth of a meter long to unraveling the code that operates on top of our DNA, there’s…

May 2, 2016 Van Andel Institute scientist elected to National Academy of Sciences to advise nation on medical and epigenomic policy and direction

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 3, 2016)—Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) Chief Scientific Officer Peter Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc., today joined…

April 26, 2016 Two teams, one goal

Community: a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. The Rockford and Grand Rapids lacrosse communities may…

April 26, 2016 Founder of movement disorders field to receive Parkinson’s award

Stanley Fahn, M.D., honored by Van Andel Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 27, 2016)—In honor of his immeasurable contributions to the study and treatment of movements…

April 3, 2016 Changing the course: Parkinson’s disease research in 2016

By Patrik Brundin, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Center for Neurodegenerative Science The time has come to shift the paradigm on Parkinson’s disease. Never before have we…