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January 26, 2020 Graduate student spotlight: Driven to make a difference

Every other month, we highlight one of Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s doctoral students. This month features Jamie Endicott, a student in the lab…

December 12, 2019 Van Andel Institute Graduate School takes innovative approach to biomedical graduate training

When Dr. Steven J. Triezenberg was recruited to lead Van Andel Institute Graduate School in 2006, he faced an interesting question: how do you build…

November 12, 2019 Van Andel Institute Graduate School empowered alumnus Casey Droscha to find his scientific specialty

Casey Droscha has never met a challenge he couldn’t overcome. Born and raised on a small dairy farm in Michigan, his childhood days started and…

October 30, 2019 Graduate student spotlight: Pursuing a lifetime of curiosity

Every other month, we highlight one of Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s doctoral students. This month features Eric Cordeiro-Spinetti, a student in the lab of Dr.…

October 28, 2019 Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s Dr. Steven Triezenberg to lead the Cancer Biology Training Consortium

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 29, 2019) — Van Andel Institute Graduate School Dean Steven J. Triezenberg, Ph.D., has been elected as president of the…

October 2, 2019 Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s Robert Vaughan receives prestigious career development award from National Cancer Institute

Van Andel Institute Graduate School (VAIGS) Ph.D. student Robert Vaughan has received a prestigious Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award from the National Cancer Institute…

September 10, 2019 Graduate student spotlight: On the hunt for ways to fix faulty cellular signals

Every other month, we highlight one of Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s doctoral students. This month features Katie Hollis, a student in the lab of Dr.…

August 25, 2019 Van Andel Institute Graduate School ‘a step above all the other programs’ for Dr. Nikki Thellman

For Dr. Nikki Thellman, earning a degree in veterinary medicine wasn’t enough. A self-described lifelong learner, she wanted to go beyond what she studied in…