2022 Annual Report

Van Andel Institute Graduate
School Board of Directors
Van Andel Research Institute
External Scientific Advisory Board
BOARDS
Maria Cimitile, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy, Honors College,
Grand Valley State University
James B. Fahner, M.D.
Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
& Senior Administrative Physician for Philanthropy
& Community Relations at Helen DeVos Children’s
Hospital
Peter A. Jones, Ph.D., D.Sc. (hon)
Chief Scientific Officer, Van Andel Institute
Juan R. Olivarez, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board; Distinguished Scholar in
Residence for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Dorothy
A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, Grand Valley
State University; President Emeritus, Aquinas College;
Interim President, Grand Rapids Community College
Mary O’Riordan, Ph.D.
Vice Chair of the Board; Associate Dean of Graduate
& Postdoctoral Studies and Frederick C. Neidhardt
Collegiate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology,
University of Michigan Medical School
Candace T. Smith-King, M.D.
Vice President, Corewell Health Academic Affairs,
Corewell Health System; Pediatric Specialist, Helen
DeVos Children’s Hospital
Sharon Y.R. Dent, Ph.D. (ESAB Chair)
Professor & Chair, Department of Epigenetics &
Molecular Carcinogenesis; Professor, Center for Cancer
Epigenetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center
Xiaodong Cheng, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Epigenetics & Molecular
Carcinogenesis; Co-Director, Center for Cancer
Epigenetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center
Ted Dawson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neurology; Director, Institute
for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Joseph Ecker, Ph.D.
Professor, Plant Molecular & Cellular Biology
Laboratory; Director, Genomic Analysis Laboratory;
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator; Salk
International Council Chair in Genetics, Salk Institute
Theresa Guise, M.D.
Professor & Bone & Mineral Disorders Section Chief,
Department of Endocrine Neoplasia & Hormonal
Disorders; Co-Director, Rolanette & Berdon Lawrence
Bone Disease Program of Texas; Cancer Prevention
Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Scholar, The
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Tony Hunter, Ph.D.
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology Laboratory;
American Cancer Society Professor; Renato
Dulbecco Chair; Director, Salk Institute Cancer
Center, Salk Institute
Mitchell Lazar, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine; Willard & Rhoda
Ware Professor in Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases;
Director, Penn Diabetes Research Center; Director,
Cox Institute for Medical Research; Chair, Center
& Institute Directors Forum; Founding Director,
Institute for Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism,
University of Pennsylvania
Thomas J. Montine, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor & Chair, Department of Pathology;
Stanford Medicine Endowed Professor in Pathology;
Member, Stanford Bio-X; Member, Wu Tsai
Neurosciences Institute; Founding Director, Pacific
Udall Center, Stanford University
Max S. Wicha, M.D.
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine;
Madeline & Sidney Forbes Professor of Oncology;
Director, Forbes Institute for Cancer Discovery;
Founding Director, University of Michigan Rogel
Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of
Michigan
Danny R. Welch, Ph.D.
Founding Chair, Department of Cancer Biology,
University of Kansas Cancer Center
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