Research

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August 13, 2013 Van Andel Institute Researcher demonstrates for first time the spread of protein linked to Parkinson’s throughout brain

Protein conveyed along neural pathways in disease models

Grand Rapids, Mich. (Aug. 13, 2013) – An international study demonstrates for the first time that…

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July 16, 2013 Van Andel Institute discovery provides template for more effective anti-cancer drugs

Grand Rapids, Mich. (July 16, 2013) – Van Andel Institute (VAI) researchers have mapped the complex molecular structure of a folate receptor, a drug target for…

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June 20, 2013 Nationally recognized cancer researcher to share treatment, therapy updates in free presentation at Van Andel Institute

Grand Rapids, Mich. (Jun. 20, 2013) – Van Andel Institute (VAI) welcomes nationally renowned researcher and Director of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Helen…

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April 2, 2013 Dr. George Vande Woude named fellow of the AACR Academy

Grand Rapids, Mich. (April 2, 2013) – George F. Vande Woude, Ph.D., Van Andel Institute Founding Research Director and Distinguished Scientific Fellow, is among the first…

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March 27, 2013 Van Andel Institute researchers co-author blueprint for more selective serotonin receptor activators

Serotonin receptors are drug targets for anxiety, depression obesity and other human diseases

Grand Rapids, Mich. (March 27, 2013) – A pair of international…

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March 14, 2013 Van Andel Institute scientists model complex cancer cell behavior

Cell cannibalism process implicated in human disease determined through collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory

Grand Rapids, Mich. (March 14, 2013) – Van Andel Institute…

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March 6, 2013 Scientists present brain awareness week lecture and neuroscience fair

Researchers from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Van Andel Institute, the Hauenstein Neuroscience Center at Saint Mary’s Health Care, and Spectrum…

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February 18, 2013 Van Andel Institute Begins "Pathway of Hope" Research Initiative in Rare Tumor Disorder

Grand Rapids, Mich. (February 18, 2013) – Researchers at Van Andel Institute (VAI) have embarked on a multi-faceted initiative to study tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a…