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Wistar Receives Support of More Than $5.5M from Private Foundations and Funding Agencies 

The Wolf Administration Highlights Wistar’s Two Workforce Development Programs During Graduation Award Ceremony

New Insights into the Epigenetic Control of Hematopoiesis

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Wistar is a National Cancer Institute Cancer Center in basic research and has held this designation since 1972.
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Great Valley High School Field Hockey Melanoma Awareness Game

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The Wistar Institute Discovery Gala 2018

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The Wistar Institute circa 1900

Founding of The Wistar Institute

The Wistar institute was established in 1892. In 1894, The Wistar Institute building, designed to house the museum and provide space for research activities, opened its doors.

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