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July 2020
Origins of Cancer
Origins of Cancer is a one-day symposium that brings together students, scientists and medical professionals to discuss the latest breakthroughs in cancer research. This year’s meeting will highlight the tumor macroenvironment, which comprises near and far cells, tissues and systems that interact with primary cancer cells to promote tumor survival. Invited speakers also will discuss novel and integrative treatment approaches that target this larger interactome to outsmart cancer cells.
Find out more »September 2020
Elaine R. Mardis, Ph.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information Elaine R. Mardis, Ph.D. Co-Executive Director and Endowed Chair in Genomic Medicine, Institute of Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Scott Jewell, Ph.D. Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
Find out more »Valina L. Dawson, Ph.D. – Jay Van Andel Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information Valina L. Dawson, Ph.D. Director, Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Program, Institute for Cell Engineering Professor of Neurology Johns Hopkins University Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Darren Moore, Ph.D. Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
Find out more »Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease
Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease brings together hundreds of scientists, clinicians and people with Parkinson’s to explore the latest Parkinson’s disease research. The theme for 2020 is When and How Does Parkinson’s Start?, which will focus on the origins and development of Parkinson’s, from potential triggers through the early symptoms and stages of the disease. Van Andel Institute and The Cure Parkinson’s Trust are thrilled to once again host Rallying to the Challenge, a meeting designed for and by people with Parkinson’s,…
Find out more »October 2020
Karen Vasquez, Ph.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information Karen Vasquez, Ph.D. James T. Doluisio Regents Professor Head, Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology The University of Texas at Austin Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Piroska Szabó, Ph.D. Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
Find out more »Lewis Cantley, Ph.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information Lewis Cantley, Ph.D. Meyer Director of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center Professor of Cancer Biology in Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Ning Wu, Ph.D. Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
Find out more »Alexander Tarakhovsky, M.D., Ph.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information Alexander Tarakhovsky, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Plutarch Papamarkou Professor The Rockefeller University Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Andrew Pospisilik, Ph.D. Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
Find out more »Susanna Greer, Ph.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information Susanna Greer, Ph.D. Director, Clinical Cancer Research, Nutrition and Immunology American Cancer Society Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Graduate Student Association, Katie Hollis Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
Find out more »December 2020
Sharona E. Gordon, Ph.D. – VAI Seminar Series
Title TBD Speaker Information Sharona E. Gordon, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education University of Washington School of Medicine Time & Location 12:00 pm at Van Andel Institute Conference Room 3104/3105 VARI Host: Juan Du, Ph.D. Questions? For questions, please contact Kim Cousineau at 616.234.5684.
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