Eric Swindell
@gradschooldean.bsky.social
developmental biologist, graduate school dean
Van Andel Institute Graduate School
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November 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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...
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...
Graduate School
Learn more about at Van Andel Institute. Explore our in-depth resources and latest articles.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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...
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...
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...
Graduate School
Learn more about at Van Andel Institute. Explore our in-depth resources and latest articles.
www.vai.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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...
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...
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...
Graduate School
Learn more about at Van Andel Institute. Explore our in-depth resources and latest articles.
www.vai.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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...
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...
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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.
September 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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.
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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...
Read more: www.vai.org/article/emin...
Eminent physician-scientist Dr. Jonathan D. Licht to serve as next president and chief scientific officer of Van Andel Institute – Van Andel Institute
Dr. Jonathan D. Licht has been selected as the next president and chief scientific officer of Van Andel Institute, effective January 2026.
www.vai.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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...
Read more: www.vai.org/article/emin...
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🪰Finally our study is in print — and we’re thrilled to see it featured on the cover of @natmetabolism.nature.com ! 🎉 #Drosophila #DevBio
✨New issue✨
Check out the latest in #Metabolism research from across all disciplines 🧪
Read about #DietarySugars, #Drosophila development, #Exenatide, #Ketone metabolism, #Neurolipids, #NAD+, #RedoxPathways, and many more topics!
www.nature.com/natmetab/vol...
Check out the latest in #Metabolism research from across all disciplines 🧪
Read about #DietarySugars, #Drosophila development, #Exenatide, #Ketone metabolism, #Neurolipids, #NAD+, #RedoxPathways, and many more topics!
www.nature.com/natmetab/vol...
October 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🪰Finally our study is in print — and we’re thrilled to see it featured on the cover of @natmetabolism.nature.com ! 🎉 #Drosophila #DevBio
Van Andel Institute Graduate School
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October 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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...
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...
Graduate School
Learn more about at Van Andel Institute. Explore our in-depth resources and latest articles.
www.vai.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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...
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...
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...
Graduate School
Learn more about at Van Andel Institute. Explore our in-depth resources and latest articles.
www.vai.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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...
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...
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...
Graduate School
Learn more about at Van Andel Institute. Explore our in-depth resources and latest articles.
www.vai.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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...
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...
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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!
September 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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!
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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/...
"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/...
September 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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/...
"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/...
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🎉 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
August 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
🎉 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
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We are thrilled to welcome 16 students into Van Andel Institute Graduate School's 19th student cohort!
August 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We are thrilled to welcome 16 students into Van Andel Institute Graduate School's 19th student cohort!
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Please 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-...
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August 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Please 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-...
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🚀 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
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
Resolving early embryonic metabolism in Drosophila through single-embryo metabolomics and transcriptomics
Nature Metabolism - By developing a method for single-embryo multi-omics in Drosophila, the authors provide a high-resolution view into the transcriptional and metabolic underpinnings of early...
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August 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
🚀 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
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
Reposted by Eric Swindell
Reposted by Eric Swindell
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-...
www.vai.org/article/van-...
Van Andel Institute appoints cancer epigenetics expert Dr. H. Josh Jang as assistant professor – Van Andel Institute
Read about Van Andel Institute appoints cancer epigenetics expert Dr. H. Josh Jang as assistant professor on Van Andel Institute – Stay updated on the latest research and groundbreaking discoveries in...
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July 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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-...
www.vai.org/article/van-...
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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...
2025 Midwest Metabolism Meeting
Join us for 2025 Midwest Metabolism Meeting at Van Andel Institute Stay informed about exciting upcoming events and activities.
www.vai.org
March 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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...
Reposted by Eric Swindell
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
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order
The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.
go.nature.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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
https://go.nature.com/4gM6oW4
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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
Van Andel Institute Graduate School
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November 21, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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
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...
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...
Van Andel Institute Graduate School
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November 21, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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...
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
July 12, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Headed to Boston for the Council of Graduate Schools New Dean’s Institute and Summer workshop - restaurant, live music and brewery recommendations welcome
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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
May 25, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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