Cell Biology

January 13, 2025 Experimental blood test for pancreatic cancer undergoing clinical development and evaluation

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Jan. 13, 2025) — An experimental blood test for pancreatic cancer that was developed by Van Andel Institute and University of Pittsburgh…

September 30, 2024 Experimental blood test improves early detection of pancreatic cancer

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 30, 2024) — An experimental blood test detects early-stage pancreatic cancer more effectively than other available tests, reports a new

March 6, 2019 What is basic research and why is it important?

On March 12, the Institute will host A Focus on Pancreatic Cancer: From Foundations to Early Detection, a part of our Public Lecture…

March 3, 2019 10 things to know about pancreatic cancer

Check out 10 things to know about Pancreatic cancer. 

Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive, tough-to-treat disease in which malignant cells develop in the pancreas, a…

January 16, 2019 Diagnosing a deadly cancer sooner and more definitively: An interview with Dr. Brian Haab

Pancreatic cancer is an insidious disease that often evades detection until it has spread beyond the pancreas, seriously complicating treatment and reducing the chances…

November 28, 2016 Making pancreatic cancer treatment personal

[caption id="attachment_6168" align="alignright" width="690"] Biomarkers define distinct subtypes of pancreatic cancer cells. The cancer cells producing biomarker 1 (left) or biomarker 2 (right) were stained…