2016 Scientific Report
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VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE is proud to announce that its<br />
Chief <strong>Scientific</strong> Officer, Peter Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc., was elected a member of the National<br />
Academy of Sciences in May <strong>2016</strong>. He joins VARI’s founding Director, George Vande<br />
Woude, Ph.D., who has been a member since 1993.<br />
Dr. Jones has been a long-standing leader in the field of epigenomics. His accomplishments include<br />
• publication of the first study to prove how epigenetics regulates cellular differentiation<br />
• development of DNA methylation inhibitors (DNMTi’s) as drugs<br />
• discovery that epigenetics plays a fundamental role in aging<br />
• elucidation of the biological processes for cellular self-control<br />
• identification of ways to manipulate endogenous retroviruses at the root of some cancers<br />
• co-founding the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) Epigenetics Dream Team and the Van Andel Research<br />
Institute–Stand Up To Cancer Epigenetics Dream Team with Stephen Baylin, M.D.<br />
We congratulate Peter on this well-deserved recognition.
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