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January 14, 2020 New study may lead to fewer hysterectomies in women with uterine fibroid tumors

NOTE: This release was originally published by Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Uterine fibroid tumors are the leading cause of hysterectomies in the…

November 5, 2019 New technique lays foundation for regenerative cardiac therapies

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 6, 2019) — Scientists have devised a technique to sort out which heart cells can replicate and which cannot, a critical…

October 2, 2018 High-resolution “blueprint” reveals mechanism that helps E. coli infect the urinary tract

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (October 3, 2018) — A common gut bacterium uses a unique assembly apparatus to build hair-like structures that help it infect the…

August 1, 2018 Van Andel Research Institute Biorepository earns re-accreditation from the College of American Pathologists

Grand Rapids, Mich. (August 2, 2018) — The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded re-accreditation to the Van Andel Research…

August 1, 2018 Supporting science, a sample at a time

Biorepositories are a vital part of modern biomedical research Science can’t happen without samples. Comprising healthy and diseased tissues, blood, saliva and other materials,…

June 12, 2018 Cryo-EM reveals interaction between major drug targets

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 13, 2018) — For the first time, scientists have visualized the interaction between two critical components of the body’s vast cellular…

January 21, 2018 Cryo-EM reveals critical protein-modifying complex and potential drug target

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…

December 27, 2017 What’s next for VAI in 2018

With the end of the year approaching, we asked the Institute’s leadership for a sneak peek into what they are most excited for in the…