8
Oct
2021
2021 Tom Isaacs Award honors leading Parkinson’s expert
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NOTE: This release has been republished with permission from Cure Parkinson’s. Cure Parkinson’s and Van Andel Institute (VAI) are delighted to announce... Read More
28
Sep
2021
Van Andel Institute scientist earns $2.4 million grant to investigate cellular communication in development and disease
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 28, 2021) — Van Andel Institute’s Stephanie Grainger, Ph.D., has been awarded a $2,375,000, five-year Maximizing Investigators’ Research... Read More
22
Sep
2021
Coriell Institute for Medical Research, Van Andel Institute awarded estimated $12.4 million SPORE grant from National Cancer Institute
Estimated at $12.4 million, this five-year grant supports a nationwide team of researchers investigating epigenetic therapies for cancer
18
Aug
2021
Van Andel Institute earns prestigious grant to train postdoctoral fellows in cancer epigenetics
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 18, 2021) — The National Cancer Institute has awarded Van Andel Institute a five-year, $1.7 million grant to... Read More
3
Feb
2021
New study to probe how diet and metabolism influence the immune system
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 3, 2021) — A pair of scientists from Van Andel Institute and the National Institute of Allergy and... Read More
5
Jan
2021
Exploring the link between Parkinson’s and the brain’s emotional center
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Last year, Van Andel Institute assistant professor Hong-yuan Chu, Ph.D., was awarded a 2020 NARSAD Young Investigator grant by the Brain &... Read More
22
Jun
2020
Van Andel Institute scientists win Team Science Awards from American Association for Cancer Research
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 22, 2020) — The American Association for Cancer Research has awarded Van Andel Institute Professor Peter W. Laird,... Read More
15
Jun
2020
Parkinson’s disease symposium and advocate meeting go virtual for 2020
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 15, 2020) — For the first time, Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease and Rallying to the Challenge, Van... Read More
15
May
2019
Linking genetics and Parkinson’s: A Q&A with genetics expert Dr. Ellen Sidransky
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As a pediatrician with expertise in medical genetics, Dr. Ellen Sidransky never expected to become one of the world’s foremost experts on... Read More
16
Jan
2018
VARI’s first Fulbright Scholar takes on a devastating neurological disorder
Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has supported academic and research exchanges for graduate students and recent graduates in more than 160 countries.... Read More