Research

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February 3, 2017 In their own words: The most exciting advances in cancer research

In honor of World Cancer Day on Saturday, we asked our scientists and collaborators a simple question—what do you think is…

October 10, 2016 Combinations and collaborations in the fight against cancer: An interview with Dr. Feyruz Rassool and Dr. Stephen Baylin

What happens when scientists collaborate rather than compete? In this case, the result is a combination of two drugs that may be a more effective…

August 29, 2016 Vitamin C may boost effectiveness of acute myeloid leukemia treatment

EDITOR’S NOTE: Maintaining proper nutrition is an important part of cancer therapy. Patients are urged to consult their doctors before making any change to their…

November 5, 2015 TCGA findings provide molecular background for second most common kidney cancer

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 5, 2015)—Scientists with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), a National Institutes of Health-funded project, have…

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August 27, 2015 Researchers thwart cancer cells by triggering 'virus alert'

Note: This press release was written by John Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Stephen Baylin, who holds a joint appointment at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) and at…

October 20, 2014 Stand Up To Cancer Epigenetics Dream Team continues with $7.5 million funding from Van Andel Research Institute

Grand Rapids, Michigan (October 20, 2014)— The work of one of the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) inaugural Dream Teams, launched in 2009 to focus…