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August 26, 2015 Researchers mimic viral infection in colon cancer stem cells, identify druggable target to potentially root out disease, end relapse

Note: This press release was written by Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Dr. Peter Jones, Van Andel Research Institute’s (VARI) research director, is a contributing author on…

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August 9, 2015 Atomic-level defense secrets revealed

EAST LANSING, Mich. (August 10, 2015) Just as nations around the globe carefully guard their defense secrets, so do plants. New research in…

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July 23, 2015 TOPLESS plants provide clues to human molecular interactions

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 24, 2015)— Scientists at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) have revealed an important molecular mechanism in plants that has significant similarities to…

July 22, 2015 New antibody specificity portal bolsters biomedical research reliability

UNC’s Brian Strahl and Van Andel Research Institute’s Scott Rothbart create a robust online interactive database to address science’s ‘antibody crisis’.

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July 21, 2015 Scientists determine structure of important drug target using groundbreaking approach

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 22, 2015)— Using the brightest X-ray laser in the world, scientists have determined the structure of a molecular complex that is…

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July 21, 2015 Van Andel Research Institute expands skeletal disease research program with addition of new associate professor

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 20, 2015)— Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) is pleased to welcome Patrick Grohar, M.D., Ph.D, to its Center…

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June 11, 2015 Cell paper outlines heart’s regenerative capacity, holds promise for new therapies

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 12, 2015)—For the first time, scientists have shown that the adult human heart generates new muscle cells in multiple sites throughout…

June 1, 2015 Van Andel Research Institute, ParkinsonNet explore partnership during historic visit by the King and Queen of the Netherlands

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 2, 2015)—Van Andel Research Institute and the Netherlands-based ParkinsonNet today took the first steps toward broadening an initiative that will benefit…