@gradschooldean.bsky.social
developmental biologist, graduate school dean
Van Andel Institute PhD program
4 weeks until application deadline!!
youtu.be/o79eqd1Ui0s?...
Van Andel Institute PhD program- App Deadline soon
Innovative curriculum/personalized academic support/generous financial support: $44,635 stipend, tuition waiver, health insurance coverage, laptop computer, $2,500/year for scientific conferences, relocation allowance.
www.vai.org/graduate-sch...
Van Andel Institute PhD program - application deadline soon!!
14-18 students enrolled each year: personalized graduate education through Problem Based Learning, a student-centered active learning strategy that trains students to conduct high-caliber, rigorous science.
www.vai.org/graduate-sch...
Van Andel Institute PhD program - 4 weeks until application deadline!!
Van Andel Institute has 39 faculty members that work in: epigenetics, cancer biology, neurodegenerative diseases, structural biology, metabolism, nutritional programming and cell biology.
www.vai.org/graduate-sch...
Congratulations to our largest group of graduates to date! Seven incredible students recently earned their Ph.D.s in molecular and cellular biology from Van Andel Institute Graduate School. This milestone achievement is an exciting step toward impactful careers in science.
23.09.2025 14:54 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
It is our distinct honor to announce that Dr. Jonathan D. Licht has been selected as the next president and chief scientific officer of Van Andel Institute.
Read more: www.vai.org/article/emin...
🪰Finally our study is in print — and we’re thrilled to see it featured on the cover of @natmetabolism.nature.com ! 🎉 #Drosophila #DevBio
27.10.2025 16:09 — 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Van Andel Institute PhD program application is OPEN!
youtu.be/o79eqd1Ui0s?...
Van Andel Institute PhD program application is OPEN!
Innovative curriculum/personalized academic support/generous financial support: $44,635 stipend, tuition waiver, health insurance coverage, laptop computer, $2,500/year for scientific conferences, relocation allowance.
www.vai.org/graduate-sch...
Van Andel Institute PhD program application is OPEN!
14-18 students enrolled each year: personalized graduate education through Problem Based Learning, a student-centered active learning strategy that trains students to conduct high-caliber, rigorous science.
www.vai.org/graduate-sch...
Van Andel Institute PhD program application is OPEN!
Van Andel Institute has 39 faculty members that work in: epigenetics, cancer biology, neurodegenerative diseases, structural biology, metabolism, nutritional programming and cell biology.
www.vai.org/graduate-sch...
Photo of @dr-kevin-pruitt.bsky.social standing in front of slides from the podium where he gave a seminar at the Van Andel Institute.
Gave a seminar at the Van Andel Institute and greatly enjoyed meeting with pioneers in the field of Wnt signaling @sgraingerphd.bsky.social and @bartwilliams.bsky.social. Also reunited with amazing colleagues in the fields of epigenetics and RAS biology. What a vibrant research community @vai.org!
23.09.2025 22:43 — 👍 97 🔁 8 💬 4 📌 0
Why would anyone want to be a scientist?
"Doing good science requires the utmost exertion of body, mind and spirit, yet is consistently filled with failure and rejection."
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
🎉 The Midwest SDB Regional Meeting is happening soon! Join at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for exciting developmental biology from across the Midwest. 🧬 Registration deadline: September 2nd ✨. More information here: www.midwestsdbincincy.org #MIDWESTSDB25
27.08.2025 19:05 — 👍 8 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
We are thrilled to welcome 16 students into Van Andel Institute Graduate School's 19th student cohort!
28.08.2025 17:17 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Please join us in welcoming Dr. Maulik Patel to VAI as an associate professor in our Department of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming. He will explore how cells maintain mitochondrial homeostasis and what happens when this process breaks down. www.vai.org/article/van-...
26.08.2025 17:25 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🚀 Our new study is out in Nature Metabolism!
We used single-embryo metabolomics and transcriptomics to map the earliest metabolic transitions in Drosophila development, including the onset of zygotic metabolism.
Explore the dataset & findings:
🔗 rdcu.be/eAH12
#DevBio #metabolomics #Drosophila
@peterwlaird.bsky.social @shenhui1986.bsky.social
16.07.2025 18:49 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to VAI's Dr. H. Josh Jang, who has been appointed to assistant professor in our Department of Cell Biology.
www.vai.org/article/van-...
We are seeing Christian McBride and Ursa Major in Grand Rapids on the 22nd - agree 100%!
12.04.2025 14:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Registration is live for the 1st ever Midwest Metabolism & TRiMAD dual meeting, hosted jointly by VAI + U of M in Ann Arbor, MI November 10-11, 2025! We have some exciting speakers but most will come from abstracts so submit your best #mitochondria & #metabolism research! www.vai.org/event/2025-m...
29.03.2025 20:38 — 👍 19 🔁 17 💬 1 📌 1
Almost all grant-review meetings under Trump 2.0 remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion annual budget.
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
The VAI @vainstitute.bsky.social Graduate School is recruiting Ph.D. students in molecular & cell biology! Get top-tier scientific training, mentorship, and prep for leadership in biomedical research. 🎓 Watch our recruiting video: youtu.be/cOTdF06MekE #PhDSky #BioMedSky
21.11.2024 16:03 — 👍 10 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
Please share: Van Andel Institute PhD program application is DUE December 1!
Van Andel Institute has 38 faculty members that work in: epigenetics, cancer biology, neurodegenerative diseases, structural biology, metabolism, nutritional programming and cell biology. www.vai.org/graduate-sch...
Headed to Boston for the Council of Graduate Schools New Dean’s Institute and Summer workshop - restaurant, live music and brewery recommendations welcome
12.07.2024 10:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Image of the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, UK. Text reads: BZZT, Bristol Zebrafish Zoom Talks, 14 June, 2024, ~12-12:50PM BST (UTC+1), Dr. Miguel Godinho Ferreira, IRCAN, Nice, France, "Tissue communication in aging of zebrafish".
Pleased to announce the Bristol Zebrafish Zoom Talks (BZZT)! Join us on 14 June (~12PM BST) for a free webinar by @miguelgf.bsky.social on 'Tissue communication in aging of zebrafish' 🐟 Link to join will be posted on our Slack Pro Channel, in advance. #RockOn #ZebrafishMeeting
25.05.2024 13:27 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0Yes! Already exploring the breweries - but have yet to make it up to sleeping bear dunes or Traverse City - let me know if you guys come in town to visit family, etc. - happy to give you a tour of the Institute.
16.04.2024 18:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you! Been at VAI since December so still settling in a bit (and house shopping) but love GR!
15.04.2024 18:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Another conference in Chicago….another night at Winter’s…
15.04.2024 01:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
