The Wistar Institute announces the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted a five-year, $17 million research award to launch iCure Consortium to develop individualized “cure regimens” for HIV.
The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader in cancer, immunology and infectious disease, announces the appointment of Simon Chu, Ph.D., as Caspar Wistar Fellow in the Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program.
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 awareness and funds for glioblastoma research.
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Darien Sutton 215-898-3988 | dsutton@wistar.org PHILADELPHIA — (July 10, 2025) — Scientists at The Wistar Institute have discovered that a class of FDA-approved cancer drugs known as PARP1 inhibitors can effectively combat E…
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Darien Sutton 215-898-3988 | dsutton@wistar.org PHILADELPHIA — (JULY 9, 2025) — Scientists at The Wistar Institute have discovered how a key protein from the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), EBNA-LP, fundamentally rewires the three…
PHILADELPHIA — (May 22, 2025) — Researchers at The Wistar Institute have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which viruses can reprogram mitochondrial structure to silence immune responses and ensure successful viral reproduction.
PHILADELPHIA — (April 30, 2025) —The Wistar Institute, a world leader in cancer, immunology, and infectious disease research, announces the appointment of Xiaoyu (Ariel) Zhou, Ph.D., as assistant professor in the Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center.
