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July 27, 2022
Several panelists from varied backgrounds spoke to Wistar trainees about their current positions as education professionals for science departments and institutions. What was the moment you knew you…
July 22, 2022
On June 15, Wistar hosted a hybrid event naming this year’s Ching Jer Chern Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow and bestowing the Ching Jer Chern Memorial Awards, honoring the commitment of the Chern family…
July 19, 2022
The Crystal Tearoom at the Wanamaker Building was an elegant backdrop for the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2022 CFO of the Year Awards. Wistar Institute Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Joseph Traino…
July 14, 2022
Dr. Ian Tietjen, Research Assistant Professor in the Montaner Lab, recently returned from Cameroon where he is collaborating with scientists who are developing a new drug discovery research facility…
June 29, 2022
This year, The Wistar Institute hosted the Annual Jonathan Lax Memorial Award Lecture virtually, bringing together HIV scientists and activists on a global stage. Celebrating 26 years of continuous H…
June 27, 2022
Philadelphia Business Journal senior health reporter John George hosted Taking on Cancer, a two-panel discussion that kicked off with perspectives from local research leaders at the helm of world-cla…
June 10, 2022
The Wistar Institute was awarded a PAsmart grant of $650,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry to expand education and training programs further across the region and create ad…
June 7, 2022
Wistar’s Biomedical Technician Training (BTT) Program was developed with the commitment to provide its students hands-on training and industry experience not traditionally delivered in academic class…
May 26, 2022
Inaugural graduate students from Leiden University Medical Center speak to their Wistar experience. The Wistar-Schoemaker International Postdoctoral Fellowship is a special exchange of postdoctoral f…
May 19, 2022
A Q&A with Drs. Chengyu Liang and Meenhard Herlyn on skin cancer research at The Wistar Institute, including a few questions from melanoma survivors. Melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin…