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February 29, 2024
Wistar capped off its second-ever Trainee Research Symposium on Friday, February 23, drawing more than 200 research trainees of all levels from across the region and beyond. Next-gen, diverse stude…
February 28, 2024
We talked with Kathy Day, administrative coordinator for the Business Development and Legal departments, on her path to Wistar, what she loves about her work, and her passion for gardening. What do…
February 20, 2024
Dr. Wujuan Zhang, shown fourth from left in photo above, recently joined Wistar’s Metabolomics and Lipidomics Core Facility. We spoke to her about her background, her career path, and how she celeb…
February 16, 2024
A gathering of Wistar employees, donors and senior leaders assembled outside The Wistar Institute on February 13th to unveil a new tribute to a family that has made an indelible impact on The Wista…
February 8, 2024
Shining a spotlight on the need for an HIV cure during National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Wistar HIV researcher Dr. Luis Montaner spoke about his HIV cure research with Scripps News reporter Adi…
February 2, 2024
Philly orgs are partnering with a gene therapy manufacturing company for this new workforce development cohort The Wistar Institute was featured in Technical.ly Philly for news of its “Biomedical T…
February 2, 2024
The Center for Advanced Therapeutics is intended to position Wistar as an appealing research partner for pharmaceutical companies. The Wistar Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated resea…
January 26, 2024
Enter Dr. Louise Showe’s office, and you’ll see the evidence of a life lived at the intersection of family and science. A photo taken by her son of a Florida panther hangs on her door. Drawings fro…
January 22, 2024
Wistar’s Dr. Rahul Shinde with PanCAN’s Nick Pifani and Bruce Platt Rally Around Common Bond Meet Nick Pifani who came to Wistar to share his story of surviving pancreatic cancer; he was one of sev…
January 16, 2024
Since 1997, Wistar’s Dr. David Weiner has taught Vaccines and Immune Therapeutics for the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. After joining The Wistar Institute — where he ser…