George Vande Woude

George Vande Woude
Born(1935-12-25)December 25, 1935
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 13, 2021(2021-04-13) (aged 85)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater
Spouse
Dorothy Vande Woude (née Stapel)
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(m. 1958; died 2016)​

George F. Vande Woude Jr. (December 25, 1935 – April 13, 2021) was an American cancer researcher, who, from 1999 to 2009,[1] served as the founding director of research at the Van Andel Institute (VAI).[2] He is credited with the 1984 discovery of MET,[3] an oncogene.[4]

  1. ^ "George F. Vande Woude, PhD". Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Van Andel Institute's founding Director of Research, Dr. George Vande Woude, receives prestigious scientific award". Van Andel Institute. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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  4. ^ BCRF (April 16, 2021). "BCRF Mourns Loss of Longtime Investigator Dr. George Vande Woude". Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Retrieved August 29, 2023.