14 Jun 2018
From discovery to medicine
Part three: What we’re doing to move lab discoveries into the clinic
In the past few weeks, VAI Voice has discussed what it takes to translate a promising laboratory discovery into a life-changing, approved...Read More
8 Jun 2018
From discovery to medicine
Part two: Before a new medication can be used in patients, it must go through a gauntlet of tests to ensure it is safe and effective
In the second installment in our multi-part series on how a new medication moves from the lab to the doctor’s office, we...Read More
5 Jun 2018
Stand Up To Cancer to return on Friday, September 7 for sixth star-studded roadblock telecast
With Bradley Cooper as co-executive producer, 2018 telecast will mark Stand Up To Cancer’s ten years of making an impact in groundbreaking...Read More
29 May 2018
Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Piroska Szabó
Like gift boxes in brown paper waiting to be mailed, our DNA is contained in packaging material with unique instructions that until...Read More
23 May 2018
From discovery to medicine
Part one: How lab findings become life changing therapies
Here at VAI Voice, we often discuss topics related to basic research, translational medicine and clinical research. Today, in honor of National...Read More
17 May 2018
Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Tao Yang
More than 30 million people in the U.S. have osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease caused by the breakdown of cartilage, a shock-absorber-like...Read More
10 May 2018
Microbes from marine volcanic vents reveal how humans adjusted to a changing atmosphere
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., and ATHENS, Ga. (May 10, 2018) — Ancient microbes that thrive in some of the world’s most extreme environments...Read More
9 May 2018
Fighting cancer is a team effort
By Dr. Peter A. Jones and Dr. Steve Baylin Co-leaders, Van Andel Research Institute–Stand Up To Cancer Epigenetics Dream Team
3 May 2018
Graduate student spotlight: Exploring epigenetics to improve human health
Every other month, we highlight one of Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s doctoral students. This month features Robert Vaughan, a student in the...Read More