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March 27, 2023
Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi is the distinguished speaker for The Wistar Institute Women & Science Program on April 27, 2023 at 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Dr. Bottazzi is Associate Dean of the National S…
March 27, 2023
An $80,000 grant for The Wistar Institute’s HIV-1 Patient Partnership for Basic Research program from the Robert I. Jacobs Fund of Philadelphia Foundation not only advances ongoing basic research int…
March 24, 2023
On Friday, February 24, 2023, more than 175 postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate students from around Philadelphia came together for the very first Wistar Institute Trainee Research Symposium. T…
March 8, 2023
Dr. Luis J. Montaner and lab find common, persistent symptoms for long-haulers by reviewing a multitude of research studies. An international team of researchers led by The Wistar Institute’s lead sc…
February 14, 2023
Some cancers are linked to viral infections. Studying viruses found in tumor cells can reveal important information in the development of more effective cancer treatments. Wistar researchers develope…
February 1, 2023
What clues can a cell’s death reveal for immunotherapies for treating cancer and other diseases? Wistar scientists Dr. Yulia Nefedova, associate professor in the Immunology, Microenvironment & Me…
January 31, 2023
The annual award supports early career investigators and their work advancing in the immunology, vaccine, and immunotherapy space. Noam Auslander, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Molecular &am…
January 20, 2023
Heather A. Steinman, Ph.D., M.B.A., joined The Wistar Institute as vice president for business development and executive director of technology transfer in October 2014. Dr. Steinman was hired i…
December 16, 2022
Predoctoral trainees Alex Indeglia and Pratik Bhojnagarwala are co-recipients of the annual Monica H. M. Shander Memorial Fellowship Award for outstanding predoctoral research. They were presented th…
December 14, 2022
Wistar’s major accomplishments in 2022 are made possible by the dedicated and innovative scientists, staff, and generous donors committed to improve the health of all through biomedical research. Fro…