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September 13, 2024 Why Grand Rapids is the perfect place to live, play, work and study

Grand Rapids has something for everyone.

Whether you’re looking to put down roots, start a new job, continue your education, or are simply curious about…

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

September 11, 2024 7 discoveries with graduate student impact

When you think of graduate school, what comes to mind?  

Lots of lectures? Tons of textbooks? Mountains of memorization?

Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s

September 10, 2024 Exploring the brain's intricate neuronal network

Dr. Carlos Vivaldo likes to think of the brain as a computer.

It’s made up of cells called neurons, which are akin to microchips and…

September 5, 2024 Here’s what to expect as a VAI graduate student

Going to graduate school is a life-changing decision that requires careful thought and consideration.

Why do you want to go to grad school? What do…

August 29, 2024 New anti-cancer ‘degrader’ targets protein essential to infant leukemia

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 29, 2024) — Scientists at Van Andel Institute and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed…

August 22, 2024 Immune cells have a metabolic backup plan for accessing their anti-cancer playbook

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 22, 2024) — Immune cells use two different routes to produce acetyl-CoA, an essential metabolite required to fight infection and cancer, reports…

August 14, 2024 Structural biologist and inflammation expert Dr. Liman Zhang joins Van Andel Institute

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (August 14, 2024) — Van Andel Institute has welcomed structural biologist Liman Zhang, Ph.D., whose research explores how the immune system responds…