Van Andel Institute

Contact Info:

Marie Adams

333 Bostwick Ave NE

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

https://genomicscore.vai.org

Grants and Identifiers:

RRID: RRID:SCR_022913

Instrumentation:

Services Provided:

10x Genomics

10x Genomics Visium

Bisulfite Conversion

ChIP-Seq

CITE-seq

Consultations

Digital PCR

FFPE Restore

Genomics

Methylation Analysis

Microarray

Nanopore Sequencing

NanoString GeoMx DSP

Reduced Representation Bisulfite Sequencing

Ribosomal Reduction

RNA Integrity

RNAseq

Sample Preparation

Sequencing - Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)

Single-cell Sequencing

Spatial Transcriptomics

Whole Exome Sequencing

Whole Genome Sequencing

Relevant Publications:

1.) Beddows I, Djirackor S, Omran DK, Jung E, Shih NN, Roy R, Hechmer A, Olshen A, Adelmant G, Tom A, Morrison J, Adams M, Rohrer DC, Schwartz LE, Pearce CL, Auman H, Marto JA, Drescher CW, Drapkin R, Shen H (2025 Mar 26). Impact of BRCA mutations, age, surgical indication, and hormone status on the molecular phenotype of the human Fallopian tube Nature Communications, 16(), 2981. . PMCID: 11947093.

2.) Xue Z, Xuan H, Lau K, Su Y, Wegener M, Li K, Turner L, Adams M, Shi X, Wen H (2025 Mar 14). Expression of ENL YEATS domain tumor mutations in nephrogenic or stromal lineage impairs kidney development Nature Communications, 16(), 2531. . PMCID: 11909213.

3.) Panzeri I, Fagnocchi L, Apostle S, Tompkins M, Wolfrum E, Madaj Z, Hostetter G, Liu Y, Schaefer K, Yang CH, Bergsma A, Drougard A, Dror E, Chandler DP, Schramek D, Triche TJ Jr, Pospisilik JA (2025 Jan 24). TRIM28-dependent developmental heterogeneity determines cancer susceptibility through distinct epigenetic states Nature Cancer, 6(2), 385-403. . PMCID: 11864977.

4.) Vatsa N, Brynildsen JK, Goralski TM, Kurgat K, Meyerdirk L, Breton L, DeWeerd D, Brasseur L, Turner L, Becker K, Gallik KL, Bassett DS, Henderson MX (2024 Oct 22). Network analysis of α-synuclein pathology progression reveals p21-activated kinases as regulators of vulnerability bioRxiv, (), 2024.10.22.619411. . PMCID: 11526907.

5.) Xue Z, Qin L, Xuan H, Luo K, Huang M, Xie L, Su Y, Xu L, Harsh J, Dale B, Shi X, Chen X, Kaniskan HÜ, Jin J, Wen H (2024 Aug 28). A potent and selective ENL degrader suppresses oncogenic gene expression and leukemia progression Science Advances, 10(35), eado1432. . PMCID: 11352836.

6.) Guak H, Weiland M, Ark AV, Zhai L, Lau K, Corrado M, Davidson P, Asiedu E, Mabvakure B, Compton S, DeCamp L, Scullion CA, Jones RG, Nowinski SM, Krawczyk CM (2024 Jul 24). Transcriptional programming mediated by the histone demethylase KDM5C regulates dendritic cell population heterogeneity and function Cell reports, 43(8), 114506. . PMCID: 11416765.

7.) Kochmanski J, Virani M, Kuhn NC, Boyd SL, Becker K, Adams M, Bernstein AI (2024 Apr 29). Developmental origins of Parkinson’s disease risk: perinatal exposure to the organochlorine pesticide dieldrin leads to sex-specific DNA modifications in critical neurodevelopmental pathways in the mouse midbrain bioRxiv, (), 2024.04.26.590998. . PMCID: 11092502.

8.) Chomiak AA, Tiedemann RL, Liu Y, Kong X, Cui Y, Wiseman AK, Thurlow KE, Cornett EM, Topper MJ, Baylin SB, Rothbart SB (2024 Mar 27). Select EZH2 inhibitors enhance viral mimicry effects of DNMT inhibition through a mechanism involving NFAT:AP-1 signaling Science Advances, 10(13), eadk4423. . PMCID: 10971413.

9.) Goralski TM, Meyerdirk L, Breton L, Brasseur L, Kurgat K, DeWeerd D, Turner L, Becker K, Adams M, Newhouse DJ, Henderson MX (2024 Mar 26). Spatial transcriptomics reveals molecular dysfunction associated with cortical Lewy pathology Nature Communications, 15(), 2642. . PMCID: 10966039.

10.) Tiedemann RL, Hrit J, Du Q, Wiseman AK, Eden HE, Dickson BM, Kong X, Chomiak AA, Vaughan RM, Hebert JM, David Y, Zhou W, Baylin SB, Jones PA, Clark SJ, Rothbart SB (2024 Feb 16). UHRF1 ubiquitin ligase activity supports the maintenance of low-density CpG methylation. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, (), . . PMID: 38405904.

11.) Booms A, Pierce SE, van der Schans EJ, Coetzee GA (2024 Jan 17). Parkinson’s disease risk enhancers in microglia iScience, 27(2), 108921. . PMCID: 10845915.

12.) Panzeri I, Fagnocchi L, Apostle S, Tompkins M, Wolfrum E, Madaj Z, Hostetter G, Liu Y, Schaefer K, Chih-Hsiang Y, Bergsma A, Drougard A, Dror E, Chandler D, Schramek D, Triche TJ Jr, Pospisilik JA (2023 Sep 15). Developmental priming of cancer susceptibility bioRxiv, (), 2023.09.12.557446. . PMCID: 10515831.

13.) Pérez-Mojica JE, Enders L, Lau KH, Lempradl A (2023 Sep 7). Single-embryo RNA sequencing for continuous and sex-specific gene expression analysis on Drosophila STAR Protocols, 4(3), 102535. . PMCID: 10493594.

14.) Paul EN, Carpenter TJ, Fitch S, Sheridan R, Lau KH, Arora R, Teixeira JM (2023 Jul 3). Cysteine-rich intestinal protein 1 is a novel surface marker for human myometrial stem/progenitor cells Communications Biology, 6(), 686. . PMCID: 10317972.

15.) Goralski T, Meyerdirk L, Breton L, Brasseur L, Kurgat K, DeWeerd D, Turner L, Becker K, Adams M, Newhouse D, Henderson MX (2023 May 17). Spatial transcriptomics reveals molecular dysfunction associated with Lewy pathology bioRxiv, (), 2023.05.17.541144. . PMCID: 10245657.

16.) Paul EN, Carpenter TJ, Fitch S, Sheridan R, Lau KH, Arora R, Teixeira JM (2023 Mar 18). Cysteine-Rich Intestinal Protein 1 is a Novel Surface Marker for Myometrial Stem/Progenitor Cells bioRxiv, (), 2023.02.20.529273. . PMCID: 10054937.

Description:

Full service Next Generation Sequencing, single cell Genomics, and Spatial Transcriptomics facility. Provides experimental design support, library generation, and Illumina and Nanopore Sequencing.