20 Mar 2020
How Van Andel Institute is responding to COVID-19
Van Andel Institute is actively monitoring local, state, national and global events. The coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented in modern times, and the...Read More
12 Feb 2020
Van Andel Institute’s Juan Du, Ph.D. awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
Two-year fellowship honors exemplary early career scientists GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 12, 2020) — The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named Van...Read More
4 Feb 2020
Dietary interventions may slow onset of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 4, 2020) — Significantly reducing dietary levels of the amino acid methionine could slow onset and progression of...Read More
31 Jan 2020
10 research trends we’re excited to watch in the next decade
With a new decade comes a new world of possibility and innovation waiting to be unleashed in labs at Van Andel Institute...Read More
2 Dec 2019
Taste-related protein provides target for drugs to treat neurological disorders
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 2, 2019) — Understanding how the brain processes sweet, bitter and umami tastes may one day help researchers...Read More
6 Nov 2019
New technique lays foundation for regenerative cardiac therapies
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 6, 2019) — Scientists have devised a technique to sort out which heart cells can replicate and which...Read More
29 Oct 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...Read More
21 Oct 2019
Can a diabetes drug slow or stop a devastating neurodegenerative disease?
A new clinical trial gives hope to people with multiple system atrophy Philip Fortier is on a mission: to find a cure...Read More
21 Oct 2019
Researchers begin trial of drug to slow progression of neurodegenerative condition multiple system atrophy
NOTE: This release was originally published by University College London, here. Researchers at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (IoN) and the...Read More
18 Oct 2019
How Van Andel Institute supports clinical trials through collaboration and connection
Institute serves as a connector that fosters discovery of potential new treatments