Research

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January 27, 2025 Cancer risk established before birth

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Jan. 27, 2025) — A person’s lifetime risk for cancer may begin before they are even born, reports a paradigm-shifting study by

January 11, 2024 ‘A Grand Plan' for achieving breakthroughs and improving health

Collaboration, innovation and robust science are a powerful combination, one that drives discoveries aimed at improving health for generations to come. The era of siloed…

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March 28, 2023 Researchers discover two subtypes of insulin-producing cells

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (March 28, 2023) — A team led by Van Andel Institute and Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics scientists…

December 14, 2022 Did you miss our 2022 Public Lecture Series? We have you covered.

How does cancer start, and can a tiny fish help cure it? What roles do random chance and metabolism play in health and disease? How…

October 7, 2022 Van Andel Institute, The Scientist launch podcast mini-series on health and the environment

How do our environment and diet set the stage for future health? That’s one of the big questions Van Andel Institute and The…

September 14, 2020 Van Andel Institute to serve as Cancer MoonshotSM Biorepository

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (September 15, 2020) — Van Andel Institute’s Biorepository has been awarded a $2.7 million, two-year subcontract from the Frederick National Laboratory for…

February 3, 2020 World Cancer Day 2020: What energizes VAI scientists about the future of cancer research

February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and Feb. 4, 2020, is World Cancer Day.

To mark the occasion, Van Andel Institute scientists shared…