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July 21, 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…

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July 21, 2015 Van Andel Research Institute expands skeletal disease research program with addition of new associate professor

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 20, 2015)— Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) is pleased to welcome Patrick Grohar, M.D., Ph.D, to its Center…

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June 11, 2015 Cell paper outlines heart’s regenerative capacity, holds promise for new therapies

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 12, 2015)—For the first time, scientists have shown that the adult human heart generates new muscle cells in multiple sites throughout…

June 1, 2015 Van Andel Research Institute, ParkinsonNet explore partnership during historic visit by the King and Queen of the Netherlands

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 2, 2015)—Van Andel Research Institute and the Netherlands-based ParkinsonNet today took the first steps toward broadening an initiative that will benefit…

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May 25, 2015 NIH-funded Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project describes how differences in DNA affect gene activity, disease onset

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 26, 2015)—Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) is playing a key role in a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded project to establish…

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May 19, 2015 Joint symposium to strengthen ties between Dutch and American research, medical and business communities

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 20, 2015)—The Kingdom of the Netherlands, Van Andel Research Institute and Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital are pleased to announce…

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April 9, 2015 National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins to speak at Van Andel Research Institute symposium

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 10, 2015)—National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., will deliver the keynote address during Van Andel Research Institute’s…

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April 5, 2015 Van Andel Research Institute to honor two groundbreaking scientists for their contributions to Parkinson’s disease research

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 6, 2015)—Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) is pleased to announce that Robert Nussbaum, M.D., and Maria Grazia Spillantini, Ph.D., FMedSci, FRS, will…