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December 16, 2024 VAI Research: A year in review

The past year at Van Andel Institute can be summed up in two words: “growth” and “impact.”

We’ve expanded our research capacity by adding new…

September 30, 2024 Experimental blood test improves early detection of pancreatic cancer

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 30, 2024) — An experimental blood test detects early-stage pancreatic cancer more effectively than other available tests, reports a new

September 12, 2024 Physician-scientist and cancer immunotherapy expert Dr. Clifford Cho joins Van Andel Institute

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 12, 2024) — Van Andel Institute has appointed surgeon and cancer immunotherapy expert Clifford Cho, M.D., as a professor in its

July 24, 2024 Can a tiny fish help us cure cancer?

Zebrafish aren’t flashy like other pet fish.

They lack the flowy fins of bettas and the neon swooshes of tetras. They aren’t safety-cone orange like…

January 11, 2024 ‘A Grand Plan' for achieving breakthroughs and improving health

Collaboration, innovation and robust science are a powerful combination, one that drives discoveries aimed at improving health for generations to come. The era of siloed…

August 8, 2023 Generosity of VAI employees empowers osteoporosis discovery

What started as a question about an odd bone could one day lead to new ways to treat osteoporosis with fewer side effects, thanks to…

April 19, 2023 Osteoporosis treatments may benefit from discovery of key driver of low bone density

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 19, 2023) — Van Andel Institute scientists have pinpointed a key driver of low bone density, a discovery that may…

January 18, 2023 New model offers powerful tool for studying endometrial cancer

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (Jan. 18, 2023) — A new laboratory model will better enable scientists to study the development…