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 bio…
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. Th…
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 killed…
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 vaccine…
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 original…
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 hear…
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 scholastics…
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. But…
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 imm…
Our annual run has turned out to be special in more ways than one this year. We were able to rally together for the first time since the pandemic and feel the spirited comradery among our fellow coll…
