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August 26, 2022
Vaccines are a crucial public health tool in its’ arsenal against diseases. Resurgences of diseases long thought eradicated are popping up decades later in sewage waters here and abroad, and we’ve …
August 8, 2022
This Q&A offers a behind the science peek into some of the long-term effects of COVID on the body influenced by the gut microbiome. In a paper published in JCI Insight, Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, Ph…
August 5, 2022
On August 4, The Wistar Institute hosted a ceremony celebrating the 2022 graduates of the Biomedical Technician Training (BTT) Program and Fox Biomedical Research Technician (BRT) Apprenticeship. T…
August 3, 2022
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network announced that Rahul S. Shinde, D.V.M., Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Immunology, Microenvironment & Metastasis Program of Wistar’s Ellen and Ronald Cap…
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 yo…
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 fami…
July 21, 2022
The Hubert J.P. Schoemaker Education and Training Center is adding a new training program uniquely designed to address life science industry needs. Titled the Quality Science Pathway Apprenticeship…
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 Trai…
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 facilit…
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…