Connie Krawczyk
4 results.
June 27, 2025
Releasing a molecular ‘brake’ may help immune cells better fight cancer
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…
August 22, 2024
Immune cells have a metabolic backup plan for accessing their anti-cancer playbook
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…
June 3, 2024
Immune cells swap snacks and trade information to do their jobs. Can we help them be more effective?
Dr. Russell Jones spends a lot of time thinking about what our cells eat.
As a scientist who studies the interaction between the immune…
May 11, 2023
Targeting uncontrolled inflammation may hold the key to treating therapy-resistant cancers
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 11, 2023) — Van Andel Institute scientists have pinpointed how a specific gene mutation triggers an inflammatory cascade that may…