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Epigenetics

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June 20, 2017 Research brief: Developing a “roadmap” for the second deadliest cancer worldwide

Epigenetics: Refers to the packaging and marking of DNA, which guides whether genes are on or off and to what extent. Epigenetic errors can lead to…

June 14, 2017 VARI’s Chief Scientific Officer won an Outstanding Investigator Award. Here’s what that means.

VARI’s Chief Scientific Officer Peter Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc., has received a highly competitive 7-year, $7.8 million Outstanding Investigator Award grant from…

June 1, 2017 Research brief: What do TOPLESS plants and humans have in common?

Chromatin: A complex of DNA, RNA and the histone proteins. The presence of these proteins helps the DNA to condense. Protein: As the workhorses of…

May 30, 2017 $7.8 million “Outstanding Investigator Award” goes to VARI chief scientist

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 31, 2017) – Peter Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc., chief scientific officer of Van Andel Research…

May 14, 2017 VARI cancer researcher elected to National Academy of Sciences

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 15, 2017) — Stephen Baylin, M.D., Director’s Scholar and professor in the Center of Epigenetics at

May 14, 2017 Dr. Stephen Baylin becomes third VARI-affiliated scientist to be elected to National Academy of Sciences

VARI-affiliated cancer researcher Stephen Baylin, M.D., has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences…

April 11, 2017 VARI chief scientist joins elite ranks of American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Peter Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc., is one of 228 new members elected to this year’s class of the

January 10, 2017 Making an early impact: Three questions for Dr. Rochelle Tiedemann

The long road from student to independent scientist doesn’t necessarily end with earning a doctoral degree. Just as physicians complete a residency after finishing medical…