Van Andel Institute

VARI scientists participated in a study that could help find ways to improve shunt systems used to treat the neurological disorder hydrocephalus, or “water on the brain,” the leading cause of brain surgery for children in the United States.

In collaboration with the National Cancer Centre, Singapore, VARI researchers have identified an enzyme that could help diagnose and treat cholangiocarcinoma, a form of liver cancer that strikes up to 3,000 new patients each year in the U.S.

Working with researchers from the University of Michigan and Indiana University, Van Andel Institute investigators have developed a method that could be used to predict whether pancreatic cysts are benign or are precursors to invasive cancer.

Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists have determined how two proteins required for the initiation and development of prostate cancer interact at the molecular level, which could lead to improved treatments for the disease.

VARI researchers have developed a new method to better study the cells that line and protect the prostate in relation to the development of cancer, which could aid in developing treatments.

Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers have found a way to reverse resistance to sunitinib, a treatment that is currently the first line of defense against clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), a deadly form of kidney cancer.

Rafael Viñoly-designed building creates capacity for 550 new jobs and expanded cancer and neurodegenerative disease research, features the latest in intelligent building design, and adds to West Michigan’s burgeoning life sciences sector

Findings published in the journal Nature could help engineer hardier plants and have implications for stress disorders in humans

VARI researchers are one step closer to finding new ways to treat Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a bone marrow disease that strikes up to 15,000 people each year in the United States, and that sometimes results in acute myeloid leukemia.

VAI Graduate School launched its third school year with its annual convocation, a ceremonial gathering of scholars and institute officials that honors students and faculty and signals the beginning of the academic year.