This year brought luminary role models—from the clinic to nonprofits—whose mission is advancing an HIV cure and pushing societal change for those living with HIV/AIDS.
From building homemade structures to conducting biomedical research at the bench, Jason Edmonson’s journey shows how layered mentorship can shape a future scientist. As a child, Jason Edmonson had a…
Though it was a partially cloudy evening on October 29, the stars made a special appearance for Wistar donors during the annual President’s Dinner. The evening event treated guests to a “stellar” din…
Wistar welcomed back Dr. Barbara B. Knowles for a milestone moment: the opening of the Center for Advanced Therapeutics (CAT) and the announcement of the Barbara B. Knowles, Ph.D., Endowed Professors…
Distinguished Biochemist Behind Blockbuster Drugs for Diabetes, Obesity & Weight Loss Spent the Day Imparting Her Wisdom & Scientific Know-how on Wistar Researchers It was an all-day affair…
Wistar’s Martina De Bortoli, postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Jessie Villanueva, won a one-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from the American-Italian Cancer Foundation to support her resear…
For many, summer is a time to relax—students close their textbooks, and families head off on long-awaited vacations. But at The Wistar Institute, summer marks the start of something much more hands-o…
The Taxin Brain Tumor Research Fund was created in 1993 by the late Doris Taxin to honor the legacy of Albert R. Taxin, a beloved Philadelphia restauranteur who died from glioblastoma, and to raise a…
