24 Mar 2022
Graduate student spotlight: Investigating the impact of toxins and nutrients on brain function and development
Throughout the year, we highlight Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s doctoral students. This month, we’re featuring April Rickle, a Ph.D. student in...Read More
15 Feb 2022
Graduate student spotlight: Exploring biomarkers to improve pancreatic cancer detection and diagnosis
Throughout the year, we highlight Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s doctoral students. This month, we’re featuring Alfredo Reyes Oliveras, a Ph.D. student...Read More
3 Jan 2022
Graduate student spotlight: Engineering stem cells to treat degenerative diseases
Throughout the year, we highlight Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s doctoral students. This month, we’re featuring Vladimir Molchanov, a Ph.D. student in...Read More
14 Dec 2021
A year — and a quarter century — in review
As 2021 comes to a close, so too does Van Andel Institute’s celebration of our 25th anniversary. The Institute’s story began with...Read More
16 Nov 2021
Five Van Andel Institute scientists named to elite Highly Cited Researchers List
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 16, 2021) — Van Andel Institute scientists Patrik Brundin, M.D., Ph.D., Peter A. Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc. (hon), Russell Jones, Ph.D.,...Read More
15 Nov 2021
Graduate student spotlight: Investigating the links between the immune system and Parkinson’s disease
Throughout the year, we highlight Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s doctoral students. This month, we’re featuring Alysa Kasen, a Ph.D. student in the lab of Dr....Read More
26 Oct 2021
Van Andel Institute, Yale University and University of Pennsylvania scientists awarded grant from Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 26, 2021) — Scientists from Van Andel Institute, Yale University and University of Pennsylvania are recipients of a $9 million Collaborative...Read More
26 Oct 2021
Emory University, Van Andel Institute scientists receive $6 million grant to accelerate Parkinson’s disease research
NOTE: This release was originally published by Emory University. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich (Oct. 26, 2021) – Emory University researchers received a three-year,...Read More
12 Oct 2021
Van Andel Institute welcomes epigeneticist Dr. Nick Burton to its faculty
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 12, 2021) — Van Andel Institute has recruited Nick Burton, Ph.D., to its growing faculty, further expanding its research into the...Read More
17 Aug 2020
Switching off ‘master regulator’ may shield the brain from Parkinson’s-related damage
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (August 17, 2020) — Switching off a molecular “master regulator” may protect the brain from inflammatory damage and neurodegeneration...Read More