Research Archives

January 25, 2016 Scientists identify potential “guardian” against neurodegeneration

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Jan. 26, 2016)—Stopping disruptions in cellular “trash removal” brought on by errors in molecular marks on DNA may guard against neurodegenerative diseases…

January 13, 2016 Renowned neuroscientist Jeffrey H. Kordower expands his Parkinson’s research to Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (January 14, 2016)—Esteemed neuroscientist and leading Parkinson’s disease expert Jeffrey H. Kordower, Ph.D., of Rush University…

January 11, 2016 Dr. Stefan Jovinge accepts Stanford University School of Medicine consulting professorship

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Jan. 12, 2016)—Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) and Spectrum Health’s Stefan Jovinge, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed to a consulting professorship at…

December 13, 2015 Breakthrough discoveries highlighted as top biomedical advances of 2015

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 14, 2015)—The explanation of how a promising drug “tricks” cancer cells into dying and a discovery that may one day lead…

November 23, 2015 Slower aging may protect cells in the brain from Parkinson’s disease

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (Nov. 24, 2015)—Humans have long sought to reduce the effects of aging. Now, there may be another reason to continue searching for…

November 22, 2015 Van Andel Research Institute professor elected as an AAAS Fellow

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 23, 2015)—Van Andel Research Institute’s Gerd Pfeifer, Ph.D., has been named a Fellow of the…

November 17, 2015 Van Andel Research Institute’s Hui Shen receives ovarian cancer research award

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 18, 2015)—The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) announced yesterday that Van Andel Research Institute (VARI)

November 15, 2015 Van Andel Research Institute expands into new areas of Parkinson’s research

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 16, 2015)—Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) is continuing the expansion of its neurodegenerative disease research program, which aims to answer fundamental…