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Van Andel Research Institute Board of Trustees
David Van Andel
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Van Andel Institute
Ralph Deberardinis, Ph.D.
Chief of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism
University of Texas Southwestern
Endowed Chair
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Howard Hughes Fellow
James B. Fahner, M.D.
Endowed Division Chief Emeritus, Ethie Haworth Children’s Cancer Center
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Corewell Health
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Michigan State University
Michelle Le Beau, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Max S. Wicha, M.D.
Madeline and Sidney Forbes Professor of Oncology
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center – Michigan Medicine
External Scientific Advisory Board
Sharon Y.R. Dent, Ph.D. (VAI ESAB Chair)
Professor and Chair, Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Interim Dean, Department of Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and UT Health
Xiaodong Cheng, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Co-Director, Department of Center for Cancer Epigenetics
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ted Dawson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Neurology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
Johns Hopkins University
Director, Institute for Cell Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Joseph Ecker, Ph.D.
Professor, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory
Salk Institute
Director, Genomic Analysis Laboratory
Salk Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
Salk Institute
Salk International Council Chair in Genetics
Salk Institute
Theresa Guise, M.D.
Professor and Bone and Mineral Disorders Section Chief, Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Co-Director, Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Bone Disease Program of Texas
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Scholar
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Tony Hunter, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory
Salk Institute
American Cancer Society Professor
Salk Institute
Renato Dulbecco Chair
Salk Institute
Director, Salk Institute Cancer Center
Salk Institute
Mitchell Lazar, M.D., Ph.D.
Willard and Rhoda Ware Professor in Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases
University of Pennsylvania
Director, Penn Diabetes Research Center
University of Pennsylvania
Director, Cox Institute for Medical Research
University of Pennsylvania
Chair, Center and Institute Directors Forum, Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Founding Director, Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
University of Pennsylvania
Thomas Montine, M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford Medicine Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology
Stanford University
Member, Bio-X
Stanford University
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Stanford University
Founding Director, Pacific Udall Center
Stanford University
Max Wicha, M.D.
Madeline and Sidney Forbes Professor of Oncology
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center – Michigan Medicine