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Stephanie Grainger

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July 9, 2026 Purple Power and purpose

As a middle school student, Ella Spooner didn’t think much about the meaning behind West Ottawa Public School’s Purple Power games, sporting events that raised…

February 10, 2026 Program immerses recent high school graduates in research

A passion for pursing research can start anywhere: a lesson in a classroom, a chance observation, the simple act of asking “why?”

For Mae Rydingsward,…

July 24, 2024 Can a tiny fish help us cure cancer?

Zebrafish aren’t flashy like other pet fish.

They lack the flowy fins of bettas and the neon swooshes of tetras. They aren’t safety-cone orange like…

December 14, 2022 Did you miss our 2022 Public Lecture Series? We have you covered.

How does cancer start, and can a tiny fish help cure it? What roles do random chance and metabolism play in health and disease? How…

September 27, 2021 Van Andel Institute scientist earns $2.4 million grant to investigate cellular communication in development and disease

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 28, 2021) — Van Andel Institute’s Stephanie Grainger, Ph.D., has been awarded a $2,375,000, five-year Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from…

August 4, 2021 Van Andel Institute welcomes cell signaling expert Dr. Stephanie Grainger to its faculty

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 5, 2021) — Stephanie Grainger, Ph.D., hopes to uncover the secrets of stem cells and their role in cancer, and…