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February 25, 2022
Wistar’s Drs. Kristy Shuda McGuire, dean of biomedical studies, and David Zuzga, associate dean of biomedical studies, spent an evening with students at Vaux Big Picture High School in north centra…
February 24, 2022
Dr. Diana Bautista has dedicated her professional life to the science of literal human connection: our sense of touch. A Howard Hughes Medical Investigator and professor of cell and developmental b…
February 17, 2022
Damaged “ghost” mitochondria are found to drive tumor progression. Metastasis, or the spread of cancer from one place in the body to another, is responsible for more than 90% of all cancer deaths. …
February 4, 2022
For the first time, scientists have developed an DNA-encoded immunogen that produces Tier-2 antibodies—the kind that matter for combatting HIV Nearly four decades after its discovery, HIV has kille…
February 3, 2022
Current COVID-19 vaccines were created in record time, but scientists are working to make better, longer lasting vaccines that could be used around the world. The first generation of COVID-19 vacci…
January 11, 2022
Wistar is honored these talented and accomplished scientists commit each day in their lab to bringing new and creative insights to cancer, immunology, and infectious disease research. Their origina…
December 21, 2021
On the eve of World AIDS Day, we chat with trailblazing scientist Dr. Luis Montaner, Herbert Kean, M.D., Family Professor, and leader of the HIV Research Program at Wistar. On Dec. 1, tune in to he…
December 20, 2021
This prestigious award was established in 1981 in memory of former Wistar predoctoral trainee Monica H.M. Shander and is given annually to a predoctoral trainee who displays excellence in scholasti…
November 30, 2021
Discovery could make immunotherapy more effective for ovarian and other cancers. Immunotherapy has shown significant benefits in treating many cancers, especially when combined with chemotherapy. B…
November 18, 2021
All cells have an outer layer of sugar molecules – like the candy coating on an M&M. Now a new study by Wistar scientists shows how these sugars play a key role in helping HIV cells evade the i…