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From the Wistarchives: A Look at Women's Books
March 7, 2013
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March celebrates Women’s History Month, and our Archivist Nina Long would like to tell you about the book collection of Sarah Toland Wistar, wife of founder Isaac J. Wistar. We don’t know very much about Sarah Wistar; we have no photographs and few of her letters in our collections. However, her collection of books gives us some clues.
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Forty Years of Progress in Cancer Medicine
November 12, 2012
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We are in the early days of a revolution in cancer medicine. One that takes us from the broad-based approach of chemotherapy to the selective targeting of cells informed by the genetics of individual tumors. To use the war analogy, we are moving from the indiscriminate use of large-scale carpet-bombing to the pinpoint accuracy of guided missile attacks.
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Join us at WHYY!
November 6, 2012
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The Wistar Institute invites you to spend an evening reflecting on its 40 years of discovery as a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and the future of cancer research at WHYY.
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Focusing on Cancer for 40 Years
October 8, 2012
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The Wistar Institute was named a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center in 1972, one of the first research institutes to achieve this distinction. In honor of this 40th anniversary, we're celebrating!
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