20
Oct
2021
American Cancer Society grant to support Van Andel Institute research into anti-cancer medications
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 20, 2021) — Van Andel Institute’s Scott Rothbart, Ph.D., has earned a four-year, $792,000 Research Scholar’s Grant from... Read More
22
Sep
2021
Coriell Institute for Medical Research, Van Andel Institute awarded estimated $12.4 million SPORE grant from National Cancer Institute
Estimated at $12.4 million, this five-year grant supports a nationwide team of researchers investigating epigenetic therapies for cancer
4
Apr
2019
Blocking epigenetic “Swiss army knife” may be a new strategy for treating colorectal cancer
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 4, 2019) — A new study out today in Cancer Cell shows that blocking specific regions of a... Read More
5
Dec
2018
Teaming up to accelerate scientific discovery
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How close collaboration between academic labs, the biotech sector and a highly competitive federal grant program bolsters biomedical research innovation and cutting-edge... Read More
28
Nov
2018
High-throughput platform enables scientists to map activity of an emerging class of cancer drug targets
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 28, 2018) — A powerful new biochemical platform is fueling the study of a family of enzymes that... Read More
13
Sep
2018
Revealing the root causes of colon cancer: Three questions for Dr. Ali Lanctot Chomiak
Although the overall prevalence of colon cancer has steadily dropped since the 1980s, a close look at the data from recent years... Read More
12
Mar
2018
There is no “I” in “team”
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How the smallest components of life work together to manage our epigenetic inheritance When it comes to understanding the intricate genetic architecture... Read More
25
Sep
2017
How getting back to the basics can improve human health
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When the DNA double helix was first described more than 60 years ago, it sparked a scientific renaissance. It was a revolutionary... Read More
20
Sep
2017
$2.375 million federal award to study epigenetic control systems, inform drug discovery
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (Sept. 20, 2017)—Van Andel Research Institute scientist Scott Rothbart, Ph.D., has been awarded a five-year, $2.375 million Maximizing Investigators’... Read More
3
Nov
2016
New computational tool may speed drug discovery
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (November 3, 2016)—A new computational tool called fABMACS is helping scientists see beyond static images of proteins to more... Read More