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September 21, 2023
Dr. Irene Bertolini of the Altieri Lab investigates extracellular vesicles and their role in metastasis When cancer spreads, cancer kills. Cancer’s ability to spread to other parts of the body — a …
September 20, 2023
Dr. Ian Tietjen is a Research Assistant Professor in Wistar’s Montaner Lab, where he investigates traditional African medicinal compounds’ potential for drug origination against viruses like HIV. D…
September 15, 2023
Dr. Ian Tietjen is a Research Assistant Professor in Wistar’s Montaner Lab, where he investigates traditional African medicinal compounds’ potential for drug origination against viruses like HIV. D…
September 15, 2023
For Wistar’s Pratik Bhojnagarwala, the game of squash keeps him focused on his research. During most days of the week, you can find post-doctoral trainee Pratik Bhojnagarwala in the Weiner lab, per…
September 13, 2023
Dr. Ian Tietjen is a Research Assistant Professor in Wistar’s Montaner Lab, where he investigates traditional African medicinal compounds’ potential for drug origination against viruses like H…
August 29, 2023
Inaugural class learns how to conduct research in immersive summer program If you take a walk along any one of Wistar’s corridors in the summer, chances are you will see students at the laboratory …
August 29, 2023
A Q&A with Dr. Kavitha Sarma Dr. Kavitha Sarma runs an independent lab focused on nucleic acid structures called R-loops that contain both DNA and RNA and assist in gene expression. Dr. Sarma, …
August 24, 2023
Joseph Salvino, Ph.D., medicinal chemist and professor in the Molecular & Cellular Oncogenesis Program and scientific director of the Molecular Screening & Protein Expression facility at Th…
July 25, 2023
Advanced computer models from Cameroon allow scientists to screen hundreds of compounds efficiently. Wistar Research Assistant Professor Dr. Ian Tietjen of the Montaner Lab — in his collaboration w…
July 19, 2023
Emmy-award winning CBS3 health reporter Stephanie Stahl stops by The Wistar Institute to meet the students and scientist-mentors behind this inclusive, essential training of the next generation of …