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Consortium of HIV Researchers Puts Philadelphia at Global Center of Research Advances Toward a Cure for HIV/AIDS

The Wistar Institute Secures More Than $4.2M in Philanthropic Support 

Wistar Appoints Dr. Rahul Shinde as Inaugural Caspar Wistar Fellow
 

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

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125 Years of Discovery

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125th Anniversary

The Wistar Institute celebrated 125 years of research discoveries and breakthroughs. A series of events held throughout the year commemorated Wistar science and acknowledged its community of supporters. The same year, the Wistar family celebrated the 300th anniversary of the arrival of their ancestor to Philadelphia from Germany.

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