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13 Jun 2018

Cryo-EM reveals interaction between major drug targets

Structure provides “blueprint” for drug development, answers a longstanding question in biology GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 13, 2018) — For the first time, scientists have visualized the interaction between two...

10 May 2018

Microbes from marine volcanic vents reveal how humans adjusted to a changing atmosphere

Tagscryo-EM, Huilin Li, structural biology, VARI

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., and ATHENS, Ga. (May 10, 2018) — Ancient microbes that thrive in some of the world’s most extreme environments and modern-day humans have more in common than...

8 May 2018

Van Andel Research Institute expands cancer research program

Tagscancer research, epigenetics, New Hire, Shi, Wen

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 8, 2018) — As part of its efforts to reveal the complex molecular causes of cancer, Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) announced today the recruitment of...

5 Apr 2018

Van Andel Research Institute scientists help redefine how cancer is categorized
Comprehensive scientific resource highlighted in more than two dozen papers published in Cell Press by The Cancer Genome Atlas

Tagscancer, cancer research, collaboration, Laird, Shen, TCGA, VARI

Laird is senior author on the paper, along with Adam J. Bass, M.D., of Harvard University and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Vésteinn Thorsson, Ph.D., of the Institute for Systems Biology....

2 Apr 2018

Scientists discover new method for measuring cellular age
Nature Genetics paper shows cells begin losing important DNA marks in utero

TagsLaird, Shen, TCGA, VARI

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., and LOS ANGELES (April 2, 2018) — A team led by scientists at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) and Cedars-Sinai have developed a straightforward, computational way to...

20 Feb 2018

Van Andel Research Institute Chief Scientific Officer awarded honorary doctorate

TagsJones, VARI

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb 20, 2018)—Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) Chief Scientific Officer Peter Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc., will be awarded an honorary doctorate from South Africa’s Stellenbosch University (SU) in...

22 Jan 2018

Cryo-EM reveals critical protein-modifying complex and potential drug target

Tagscryo-EM, Huilin Li, VARI

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Jan. 22, 2018)—Scientists have revealed the atomic-level structure of a molecular complex responsible for modifying proteins, possibly paving the way for the development of new medications for...

6 Dec 2017

Cryo-EM reveals “crown-like” structure of protein responsible for regulating blood flow

Tagscryo-EM, structural biology, VARI, Wei Lu

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 6, 2017)—A team led by scientists at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) has revealed for the first time the atomic-level structure of a promising drug target...

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