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August 18, 2026
How one researcher is working across the Institute to take bench-science discoveries into drug treatment reality
August 13, 2026
In this edition of People Behind the Science, we speak with Pete Scarpati, vice president of Operations, about the role that Operations plays in helping Wistar advance biomedical science.
July 15, 2026
In this edition of People Behind the Science, we speak with Jo-Ann Mendel, VP of Human Resources, to learn how HR supports Wistar Science.
June 10, 2026
This opinion piece written by Dr. Luis Montaner appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on June 1, 2026
May 15, 2026
Thanks to the dogged pursuit of a project she started during her Ph.D. studies, Wistar’s Dr. Ebony Gary recently received a highly competitive Mathilde Krim Fellowship in Biomedical Research from amf…
April 28, 2026
Six student teams from four schools pitched business ideas based on Wistar discoveries during the 5th annual Life Sciences Innovation (LSI) competition, modeled on the popular TV program “Shark Tank…
March 23, 2026
Wistar’s Trainee Symposium highlights the power of connecting young researchers and showcasing their science Undergraduate and graduate biomedical research students gathered alongside postdoctoral fe…
March 13, 2026
Dr. Ignacio Relano-Rodriguez on contributing to a first-in-class HIV vaccine that induces neutralizing responses in fewer injections and features a completely new type of antibody
February 26, 2026
On January 1, 2026, she added a new title to her name: Research Assistant Professor.
February 4, 2026
The Vincent J. Cristofalo Fund for Aging Research is helping two researchers push the bounds of what we know about aging.









