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Wistar researchers announce that it takes a diverse array of regulatory T cells to prevent the immune system from generating the tissue-specific inflammation that is the hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis.

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From the Wistar Wire

Honoring Fred Clark, D.V.M, Ph.D., Vaccine Researcher

May 4, 2012
The Wistar community has lost a respected colleague in H Fred Clark, D.V.M, Ph.D., who died this past weekend after a long illness. Fred was one of a mighty triumvirate of researchers, including Stanley Plotkin, M.D., and Paul Offit, M.D., who are chiefly responsible for the rotavirus vaccine Rotateq, which has made a tremendous difference in the health of children here in the US and around the world. Read More >

Please help restore CURE funding

April 23, 2012
In his budget for fiscal year 2013, Governor Tom Corbett proposes to de-fund the CURE program created by Act 77, the Tobacco Settlement Fund legislation, in 2001. Hospitals and research institutes across the state stand to lose a combined $60 million in research funding; Wistar itself has about $1.5 million a year at stake. The proposed de-funding will have a significant impact on Wistar. Read More >
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Rich Beston, Melanoma Survivor

Rich Beston survived Stage IV melanoma, and explains why basic research and places like The Wistar Institute saves lives.

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