VARI Bioinformatics

Congratulations to Dr. Peter W. Laird (@peterwlaird) and Dr. Russell Jones (@DrRGJonesLab), who were named to the 2022 @Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list! See more at vai.org/highly-cited-r…

The Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core @varibbc at the Van Andel Institute @VAInstitute has an opening for a Biostatistician. Come join our team! buff.ly/3UhMMhy

Our team is growing! The Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core @varibbc at the Van Andel Institute @VAInstitute has an opening for a Bioinformatics Research Scientist. Come join us! buff.ly/3DqYkby

Dr. @BurtonNick studies how environmental stressors, such as infection, pass through generations. He became interested in this area years ago, after a strange phenomenon at his family’s farm. Listen to Episode 1 of “Exposed: Environmental Echoes in Health” viewonline.the-scientist.com/exposed-enviro…

Save the date! Grand Challenges in Parkinson's Disease will return to Van Andel Institute next year on September 27-28!

A collaboration between Van Andel Institute and Grand Valley State University (@GVSU) to make data more accessible to researchers worldwide has received a $200,000 Data Insights grant from the @ChanZuckerberg Initiative: vai.org/triche-debruin…

I’m super proud of our first pre-print from my lab. Everyone worked really hard getting this together. I think it’s pretty cool. Hopefully some of you do as well! EGFR-initiated endocytosis of Wnt9a and Fzd9b is required for β-catenin signaling biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Looking for a rigorous #PhD program that will give you extensive training under the mentorship of world-class faculty? Join us Sept. 14 for the Biomed Virtual Grad School Fair & explore the opportunities at Van Andel Institute Graduate School! Register at bit.ly/3z6Jfd4

Combined single-sample #metabolomics & #RNAseq reveals a hepatic pyrimidine metabolic response to acute viral infection buff.ly/3cCzwDZ #Bioinformatics #Statistics @mud_in_ur_eye @deanpettinga @beccasiwicki @DrRGJonesLab @maliacuisiniere @sgivan @VAIMetabolism

Take the next steps toward your future with Van Andel Institute Graduate School. Our innovative, problem-based #PhD program in molecular and cellular biology prepares students to be the biomedical research leaders of tomorrow. Apply here: bit.ly/VAIGradSchoolA… #gradschool

Join Van Andel Institute’s Dr. Andrew Pospisilik (@PospisilikJ) on September 14 as he highlights how luck can change our #health and the health of future generations. Register for this virtual event here: bit.ly/VAI-PLS4

We are looking for the right person to join our group as a Bioinformatics Analyst. Maybe it's you! Apply here, buff.ly/3aMQgHX .

The Van Andel Institute @VAInstitute Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Core @varibbc has an opening for a Bioinformatics Analyst. Come join us! buff.ly/3aMQgHX

Register now for our 2022 #VAIorigins Symposium to hear Dr. Morag Park of @McGillMed! Dr. Park was involved in the discovery of the MET oncogene with Dr. George Vande Woude and has made many important contributions to our understanding of cancer. @VAInstitute

We are hiring! Apply on the @VAInstitute website or check out our fully funded Postdoc Preview event (Sept. 15-17) bit.ly/VAIPP22

Dr. Ben Johnson (@biobenkj), a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of @shenhui1986, chats about his recently earned Mentored Investigator Grant from @ocrahope. Read more about ovarian cancer research, his project and how Big Data is changing research: bit.ly/VAIOCRA

Registration is now open for the 2022 Grand Challenges in Parkinson's Disease symposium! Join us for another great year as we highlight recent advances that may fuel development of therapies to slow or stop #Parkinsons progression. Register at bit.ly/GCPD22

Want to help your students develop perseverance? Check out this teacher tip, then apply it in the Blue Apple project, 50 Years of Interest. Help students get into the flow with this strategy for activating their sense of inquiry. bit.ly/3mnD3WO #Edchat #STEM

We're hiring a scientific grant writer to support @VAIMetabolism faculty members in preparing, writing and submitting grant applications! Learn more about this position and apply here: bit.ly/3r0oRYH #sciencejobs #careers

VAI's Pathology and Biorepository Core is seeking a full-time research technician to assist with experiments, lab operations, experimental planning and execution, and data analysis and presentation. To learn more and apply, visit bit.ly/3F2v3mS #careers #sciencejobs