6 Dec 2016
Midwest C. elegans Meeting
The Midwest C. elegans Meeting brings together scientists from across Michigan and the neighboring states to share the latest in Caenorhabditis elegans research. This year’s meeting...Read More
18 Apr 2017
Four provocative reasons why you should attend Origins of Cancer
By Nicole Vander Schaaf and Abbey Solitro VAIGS graduate students and co-organizers of Origins of Cancer 2017 Perplexing, exciting, controversial—these words describe this...Read More
23 Jun 2016
Top three reasons to attend Origins of Cancer
For the seventh year, more than 200 scientists from across the country will converge at Van Andel Research Institute around a central...Read More
9 Jun 2016
Three takeaways from the Midwest Chromatin and Epigenetics Meeting
By Jason Knott, Ph.D., associate professor, Michigan State University Chair, MCEM Scientific Committee Earlier this week, Van Andel Research Institute hosted the 2016...Read More
20 May 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...Read More
10 Apr 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...Read More
6 Apr 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.,...Read More
29 Sep 2014
First-of-its-kind live global webcast to highlight advances in Parkinson’s disease
Van Andel Institute to Participate in World Parkinson Coalition® Scientific Update on Parkinson’s New York, NY – Despite an estimated seven to 10...Read More
4 Sep 2014
Van Andel Research Institute announces Rallying to the Challenge panelists
Grand Rapids, Mich. (Sept. 4, 2014) – Van Andel Research Institute is excited to announce the panelists for Rallying to the Challenge, a...Read More
7 Aug 2014
Rallying to the Challenge meeting aims to improve Parkinson’s disease clinical trials
Meeting held in Grand Rapids, Mich., aims to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the Parkinson’s disease clinical trial system Grand Rapids,...Read More