Hui Shen - Van Andel Institute

May 11, 2023 Van Andel Institute, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to lead genome center under $140M NIH initiative

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 11, 2023) — Van Andel Institute’s Hui Shen, Ph.D., and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis’s…

March 28, 2023 Researchers discover two subtypes of insulin-producing cells

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (March 28, 2023) — A team led by Van Andel Institute and Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics scientists…

November 21, 2022 New cellular ‘clock’ offers fresh way to measure age

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 21, 2022) — Can parts of our bodies age faster than others? The answer is yes, and Van Andel Institute…

July 13, 2022 New high-throughput array greatly accelerates mouse DNA methylation characterization

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 13, 2022) — A new high-throughput genomic array offers an unprecedented look into the mouse epigenome, giving researchers an in-depth view…

May 6, 2022 Cellular barcodes could provide crucial insights into ovarian cancer

Van Andel Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Ben Johnson has earned a Mentored Investigator Grant from Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance to support a groundbreaking…

January 13, 2021 A look back at 2020

The past year has challenged us in new and unexpected ways. Yet through it all, we have been inspired by the strength and resilience of…

June 22, 2020 Van Andel Institute scientists win Team Science Awards from American Association for Cancer Research

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 22, 2020) — The American Association for Cancer Research has awarded Van Andel Institute Professor Peter W. Laird, Ph.D., Director’s…

January 15, 2020 New study may lead to fewer hysterectomies in women with uterine fibroid tumors

NOTE: This release was originally published by Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Uterine fibroid tumors are the leading cause of hysterectomies in the…