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Overview

Van Andel Institute Graduate School is home to exceptional students with a passion for biomedical reserach from across the U.S. and abroad.

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Overview

Van Andel Institute Graduate School is home to exceptional students with a passion for biomedical reserach from across the U.S. and abroad.

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Van Andel Institute Graduate School Alumni Association

The mission of the Van Andel Institute Graduate School Alumni Association (VAIGSAA) is to provide support and connections for our alumni, mentoring for current students, and continued interest in the mission and impact of Van Andel Institute. Click here for more information and VAIGSAA guidelines.

Alumni Newsletter

Get all the latest Van Andel Institute Graduate School news in your inbox twice a year! The newsletter includes upcoming Institute events, recent publications, updates on current students and recent graduates, along with Alumni Association information.

Elshaimaa Ali

Mentor: Hong Wen, Ph.D.

Thesis project title to be determined

Menusha Arumugam

Mentor: Matt Steensma, M.D.

Alix Booms

Mentor: Gerhard (Gerry) Coetzee, Ph.D.

Thesis: Uncovering the functionality of PD risk-SNPs at the HLA locus in microglia

Shelby Compton

Mentor: Russell Jones, Ph.D. (Department Chair)

Thesis project title to be determined

Eric Cordeiro-Spinetti, M.S.

Mentor: Scott Rothbart, Ph.D.

Thesis: Investigating the roles of lysine-methyltransferases in the epigenetic regulation of cardiac and skeletal myogenesis

Zach DeBruine, Ph.D.

Nadia Dehghani, B.Sc.

Mentor: Rita Guerreiro, Ph.D.

Patrick Dischinger

Mentor: Matt Steensma, M.D.

Thesis: Investigating NF1 transcript variants in RAS deregulation and breast cancer progression

Dylan Dues, B.S.

Lauren Duimstra

Mentor: Russell Jones, Ph.D. (Department Chair)

Thesis project title to be determined

Jamie Endicott

Mentor: Peter W. Laird, Ph.D.

Joe Floramo, M.S.

Mentor: Tao Yang, Ph.D.

Thesis: Polysumoylation’s role in skeletal development and homeostasis

Ellen Griggs

Mentor: Adelheid Lempradl, Ph.D.

Emery Haley

Mentor: Juan Du, Ph.D.

Thesis: Structural, biochemical and pharmacological analysis of TRP channels in chemosensation and signaling

Lauren Harmon

Mentor: Tim Triche, Jr., Ph.D.

Thesis project title to be determined

Katie Hollis

Mentor: Bart Williams, Ph.D.

Thesis: Receptor specificity of Wnt signaling

Rachel (Rae) House

Mentor: Matt Steensma, M.D.

Thesis: Identification and exploitation of metabolic reprogramming in NF1-mutant breast cancer

Vanessa Howland

Leena Kariapper

Thesis project title to be determined

Alysa Kasen

Mentor: Lena Brundin, M.D., Ph.D.

Ariana Kupai

Mentor: Scott Rothbart, Ph.D.

Thesis: Defining molecular determinants of methyllysine-driven interactions

Yanqing Liu

Mentor: Scott Rothbart, Ph.D.

Thesis project title to be determined

Mitch McDonald

Mentor: J. Andrew Pospisilik, Ph.D.

Lauren McGee

Mentor: Matt Steensma, M.D.

Vladimir Molchanov

Mentor: Tao Yang, Ph.D.

Brandon Oswald

Mentor: Russell Jones, Ph.D. (Department Chair)

Thesis: Caloric restriction in mice increases the functionality of T cells, offsetting tumor burden

Andrea Parham

Mentor: J. Andrew Pospisilik, Ph.D.

Jordan Prahl

Mentor: Gerhard (Gerry) Coetzee, Ph.D.

Alfredo Reyes Oliveras

Mentor: Brian Haab, Ph.D.

April Rickle

Mentor: Adelheid Lempradl, Ph.D.

Nathan Spix

Mentor: Peter W. Laird, Ph.D.

Thesis: Deep molecular characterization of DNA methylation in human colorectal cancer

Bailey Tibben

Mentor: Scott Rothbart, Ph.D.

Thesis: Mechanisms of oncohistone-mediated tumorigenesis