Cancer Research Archives

August 10, 2016 Let’s get physical – adventures in the dry lab

When you think of biomedical research, you might picture a scientist in a lab coat, hovering over a microscope or culturing cells in a petri…

July 28, 2016 Another year, another great Origins of Cancer symposium

Last Friday, the Institute was thrilled to host its seventh Origins of Cancer symposium, which brought together hundreds of scientists to discuss the latest cancer…

June 22, 2016 Top three reasons to attend Origins of Cancer

Origins of Cancer: Exploring Tumor Complexity Date: July 22 Cost: $50 for students and postdocs, $100 for non-students Registration deadline: July 15 More information/registration:

June 5, 2016 Duncan Lake Middle School raises over $100,000 for Purple Community

Today we stand in awe of what a small group of middle school students in Caledonia have been able to accomplish over the last seven…

May 25, 2016 Six of the most exciting things happening right now in cancer research

From a close-up look at molecules that are one-billionth of a meter long to unraveling the code that operates on top of our DNA, there’s…

April 26, 2016 Two teams, one goal

Community: a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. The Rockford and Grand Rapids lacrosse communities may…

January 27, 2016 Phase II colorectal cancer clinical trial first to receive support, scientific oversight from Van Andel Research Institute–Stand Up To Cancer Epigenetics Dream Team

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Jan. 28, 2016)—The first clinical trial to move forward as part of the Van Andel Research Institute–

October 28, 2015 NIH selects Van Andel Research Institute’s Biorepository as an integral player in large-scale cancer study

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 29, 2015)—Van Andel Research Institute’s (VARI) Biorepository has been selected as a Biospecimen Core Resource by the National…