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Function of Neutrophils During Tumor Progression Unraveled 

Synthetic DNA Vaccine Against Ebola Virus Shows Potent and Long-term Efficacy in Preclinical Studies

Mechanism of Resistance to Novel Targeted Therapy for Ovarian Cancer Identified 

Our Centers

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Cancer Center

Wistar is a National Cancer Institute Cancer Center in basic research and has held this designation since 1972.
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Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center

Improving health around the globe by creating and advancing vaccines and immunotherapies.

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Moving Breast Cancer Treatments Forward

Scientific Seminar

Vaccines & Immune Therapeutics: "Correlates of Protection by Vaccines"

Scientific Seminar

Vaccines & Immune Therapeutics: "The Haemophilus Influenza Type B Vaccine: A Scientific Biography"

125 Years of Discovery

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Giovanni Rovera

Giovanni Rovera

In 1991, Giovanni Rovera, M.D., succeeded Dr. Koprowski. He recruited a talented group of young cancer investigators with expertise in genetics, structural biology, biology, and immunology. Dr. Rovera’s research focused on the molecular basis of leukemia and childhood malignancies.

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