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September 04, 2008

Van Andel Institute researchers discover common spice blocks cold sores

Rapid Growth Media
Curry is more than just tasty; it might hold the secret to curing facial cold sores, otherwise known as the herpes simplex virus.

August 28, 2008

Van Andel: Consistency matters in life sciences

Business Review Western Michigan
Q&A with VAI Chairman and CEO David Van Andel.

August 28, 2008

Rally for Hope raises record funds

Rockford Independent
Article about fundraiser for Van Andel Institute.

August 28, 2008

Van Andel Institute and Novartis discover new method of eradicating cancer cells

Rapid Growth Media
Who knew that enzyme PI3K-C2alpha is needed in order for certain cancer cells to live and thrive? Nobody. Until recently.

August 20, 2008

Van Andel Institute making progress in the fight against cancer

WZZM 13
Television coverage of two recent cancer findings at Van Andel Institute.

August 20, 2008

VAI: lowering enzyme could fight cancer

WOOD TV8
Lowering levels of a specific enzyme could lead to more effective strategies to fight cancer, if research at the Van Andel Institute holds up.

August 20, 2008

Scientist-chef celebrates Chinese traditions

The Grand Rapids Press
Article about VAI researcher Dr. Brian Cao and his passion for cooking.

August 20, 2008

Local collaboration yields cancer discovery

The Grand Rapids Press
A collaboration between Van Andel Institute researchers and Helen DeVos Children's Hospital doctors, with funding from the Fremont-based Gerber Foundation, has produced a discovery that could lead to a better treatment for the most common type of childhood kidney cancer.

August 20, 2008

Dr. Eric Kort Radio Interview

WGVU
Radio interview with Dr. Eric Kort about his work at Van Andel Institute and a recent discovery from his laboratory.

August 11, 2008

VARI Discovery Has Multiple Uses

Grand Rapids Business Journal
A novel method employed by researchers in the Van Andel Research Institute's Laboratory of Structural Sciences has led to a finding that could aid in the design of a new osteoporosis drug with fewer side effects than drugs currently used. The finding also has implications for the design of improved drugs to treat Type II diabetes, anxiety and depression.

August 11, 2008

VAI find could lead to better treatment

WZZM13
Television coverage of a VAI discovery that could improve the effectiveness of osteoporosis drugs.

August 07, 2008

VAI researchers discover vital link to improving osteoporosis drugs

Rapid Growth Media
Persons who use current drug therapies to treat osteoporosis often suffer side effects that include nausea, constipation, muscle weakness, leg cramps and joint pain. Those side effects could disappear with the development of new drugs made possible by researchers at Van Andel Institute’s Laboratory of Structural Sciences.

August 01, 2008

VAI Wins Telly Award

Grand Rapids Business Journal
Van Andel Institute won a Bronze 2008 Telly Award in the “Best Corporate Image TV” category for its television commercial featuring Senior Scientific Investigator Nicholas S. Duesbery, Ph.D.

July 31, 2008

Van Andel Research Institute joins brain cancer genetics consortium

Rapid Growth Media
One patient with a brain tumor receives pretty much the same medical treatment as another patient with a brain tumor. That's because physicians don’t have the tools to personalize treatment based on the genetic makeup of the tumor. Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) wants to change that.

July 29, 2008

VARI Collaborates On Research

Grand Rapids Business Journal
Van Andel Research Institute is collaborating with nine of the top research institutions in the country to identify how brain tumors with different genetic features respond to various treatment regimens. Known as the Ivy Genomics-Based Medicine Project, the goal of the consortium is to improve personalized medicine by uncovering the most effective treatment options based on a tumor’s specific genetic profile.

July 22, 2008

Van Andel Institute part of brain cancer research consortium

Business Review Western Michigan
The Van Andel Research Institute in Grand Rapids is one of nine research institutes in the United States participating in a research consortium on brain cancer.

July 21, 2008

Van Andel Institute researchers want to adopt Crescent Park

The Grand Rapids Press
Officials at the neighboring Van Andel Institute want to make Crescent Park a place to celebrate the survivors who are healed and find new hope in the hospital wards and research laboratories that populate the corridor.

July 17, 2008

VAI launches middle school science program, adds three jobs

Rapid Growth Media
Article about the Science Academy's new offerings for middle school students and teachers.

July 02, 2008

Research Facility Uses Collaboration Site to Save $750,000 During Construction

Microsoft
Case study from Microsoft talks about VAI's use of SharePoint for Phase II construction project.

June 30, 2008

Middle Schoolers 'Discover' Science

Grand Rapids Business Journal
Tyler Harris looked forward to the day his bearded dragon lizard would lay her eggs. Stephen Jakubowski was more intrigued with trying to calculate how fast his painted turtle could swim.

June 16, 2008

Microsoft SharePoint: Project Management Answer for a Multi-Million Dollar Construction Effort

CIO
How do you manage the reams of paper and complicated project management timeline related to a $170 million building expansion? For the Van Andel Institute and their consultants, Microsoft SharePoint proved the answer to staying on time and on budget and saving $250,000 on paper costs alone.

June 09, 2008

Electronic savings

MiBiz
Buildings get built on paper before they’re actually erected in real life, but the cost of producing all that paper really adds up. One local project may not quite be paperless just yet, but it is leveraging technology to reduce significantly the costs of paper in the design and build process.

May 29, 2008

Researchers aim to aid China earthquake victims

The Grand Rapids Press
Chinese researchers at Van Andel Institute are raising money for the people of Sichuan, the region devastated by the 8.0 magnitude earthquake May 12.

May 27, 2008

Greening the lab environment

MiBiz
Thanks to the recent formation of a Green Team, Van Andel Institute is progressing toward a more sustainability-minded operation.

May 27, 2008

The VATR Way - Tissue repository provides link to critical research

MiBiz
A system developed by the Van Andel Institute’s information technology department not only helps the organization keep track of its samples, but also aids in the research of post traumatic stress disorder in returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.

May 27, 2008

Rich West - FACS Core Lab Manager Van Andel Institute

MiBiz
Whether in the lab or on stage, Rich West plays a critical role in assuring successful outcomes.

May 20, 2008

GRCC High Students Show Off Research Skills at Symposium

WOOD TV 8
TV coverage of local high school research symposium held at Van Andel Institute.

May 20, 2008

Teens Share in Research at Van Andel Institute

The Grand Rapids Press
The science research symposium Monday at Van Andel Institute had all the makings of a serious event, save the presenters in the auditorium who practiced tap-dance moves at the podium to help work off their nerves.

May 15, 2008

Genetic testing weighed

Business Review Western Michigan
VAI Scientific Investigator Craig Webb quoted in article about one of VAI's collaborations, the Center for Molecular Medicine.

May 02, 2008

How Microsoft InfoPath Is Helping Cancer Researchers Go Paperless

CIO
VAI CIO Bryon Campbell talks about the Institute's use of InfoPath to automate a variety of manual business processes.

April 22, 2008

Medical Mile: New buildings for a healthier community

WZZM 13
The Michigan State University Medical School building is just one of many major changes on Michigan Street. More than one billion dollars worth of construction is underway, or planned for the Medical Mile.

April 17, 2008

Peter Cook, Ralph Hauenstein step down from Van Andel Institute board

The Grand Rapids Press
When Jay Van Andel asked them a dozen years ago to serve on the board of a new medical institute he was planning to found, neither Peter Cook nor Ralph Hauenstein envisioned it growing into the research center it has become.

April 14, 2008

Taking flight: VAI researchers license program to Chicago research hospital

MiBiz
Van Andel Institute inked a multi-year licensing agreement with Children’s Memorial Research Center (CMRC) in Chicago for the use of its XenoBase system, a software and database program tailored for the needs of personalized medicine.

April 12, 2008

Gentel launches cancer-fighting biomarker kit

Wisconsin Technology Network
VARI researcher Dr. Brian Haab is collaborating with Gentel on a new cancer-fighting biomarker kit.

April 01, 2008

VARI Researchers Slow Tumor Growth

Health Quarterly
Researchers at the Van Andel Research Institute have discovered a way to slow the growth of a common form of kidney cancer in an experimental model of human tumors in a mouse.

March 20, 2008

Saint Mary's steadily builds talented staff for new neurological center

Rapid Growth Media
Article about St. Mary's neurological center talks about partnership with Van Andel Institute and discussions about more neuroscience research.

March 18, 2008

Science Academy Spotlight: Nathan Koo

WOTV 4
Spotlight on Van Andel Education Institute Science Academy student.

March 06, 2008

VAI Researchers Discover Method to Slow Kidney Cancer Growth

Rapid Growth Media
It turns out that LEPIMAT, a lethal toxin that causes anthrax, actually slows the growth of a common human kidney cancer called clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

February 26, 2008

Van Andel Institute and Children's Memorial Research Center of Chicago Form a Partnership to Facilitate Pediatric Research

Bio-Medicine
XenoBase software can be used to develop more effective treatments for pediatric patients.

January 21, 2008

Residency/Ph.D. Program Is A 'First' Here

Grand Rapids Business Journal
The Van Andel Institute Graduate School and the Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center have partnered to offer medical students a first-of-a-kind program in West Michigan: an internal medicine research residency program that offers medical students a Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology, and state licensure and board eligibility in internal medicine.

January 20, 2008

Q&A with David Van Andel

The Grand Rapids Press
Q&A with VAI Chairman and CEO David Van Andel in The Grand Rapids Press.

January 17, 2008

ClinXus connects with big pharma

Business Review Western Michigan
Item about VAI collaboration ClinXus' entry into a drug-testing consortium.

January 09, 2008

ClinXus Joins Consortium

Grand Rapids Business Journal
ClinXus, a Van Andel Institute collaboration, recently became the first nonprofit to join the Critical Path Institute’s Predictive Safety Testing Consortium.

January 07, 2008

Science Academy Spotlight: Alondra Diaz

WOTV 4
Spotlight on Van Andel Education Institute Science Academy student.