Immunology
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 27, 2025) — Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators have discovered a potential treatment target that may re-energize dysfunctional or “exhausted” immune…
How exactly does metabolism power immune cells? And can we find ways to optimize this process to combat disease?
In a recent public lecture, a…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 12, 2024) — The decision between scrambled eggs or an apple for breakfast probably won’t make or break your day. However,…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 22, 2024) — Immune cells use two different routes to produce acetyl-CoA, an essential metabolite required to fight infection and cancer, reports…
Dr. Russell Jones spends a lot of time thinking about what our cells eat.
As a scientist who studies the interaction between the immune…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 28, 2023) — A metabolic by-product that is more prevalent during fasting may supercharge immune cells as they fight infection and…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Jan. 26, 2023) — Van Andel Institute postdoctoral fellow McLane Watson, Ph.D., has been named a Damon Runyon Fellow by the…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (August 17, 2022) — The immune cells that protect us from infection and cancer seek out a wide array of fuel sources…