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September 13, 2021
Many people unwind in front of the television after a long day. But Noam Auslander, Ph.D., who joined The Wistar Institute Cancer Center in June as an assistant professor, often spends the evening gl…
September 13, 2021
Few biologists can say they saw a type of cells for the first time. Nan Zhang, Ph.D., who started at The Wistar Institute in September as an assistant professor, became one of those biologists when…
September 9, 2021
Scientists developed COVID-19 vaccines in record time — less than a year after the genome of the virus was sequenced, countries started authorizing use of multiple vaccines. But the virus is rapidly…
September 8, 2021
Viruses impact human health in many ways and can be the underlying agents that cause cancer. The pandemic has reminded us how pervasive viruses are in human life. We know they can cause infection, ma…
September 3, 2021
The Caspar Wistar Fellowship is a model for recruiting the best and brightest junior scientists to Wistar where they can build scientific networks and advance their unique independent research progra…
August 31, 2021
Wistar is pleased to welcome two new assistant professors starting September 1. Dr. Amelia Escolano researches new vaccine approaches against highly mutating viruses. She will join the Vaccine &…
August 25, 2021
During progression from a precancerous lesion to an aggressive tumor and then metastasis, cancer cells rewire their metabolism to support increased energy demands due to continuous growth and adapt t…
August 16, 2021
On August 12, Wistar hosted a ceremony for the Biomedical Technician Training (BTT) Program graduates of 2020 and 2021 and the Biomedical Research Technician (BRT) Apprenticeship graduates of 2021. D…
July 23, 2021
In a recent Cell Reports paper, Dr. Bin Tian and team revealed a mechanism that has far-reaching implications in development and diseases, including immunity and cancers. The lab studies RNA biology…
June 29, 2021
Dedicated to the memory of melanoma research champions Dr. Shyam Somasundaram, Wistar scientist, and Eleanor Murdoch, melanoma advocate and mother of Noreen and Kate O’Neill, this year’s Symposium br…