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May 11, 2023
It is often said that the measure of a person is in more than just their accomplishments. For Dario Altieri, CEO of The Wistar Institute, trying to sum up the tenure of Joe Trainor, who will be ret…
May 1, 2023
Students participating in the Institute’s Life Science Innovation Course cap their experience with a final business pitch. Over a cup of coffee several years ago, Dr. David Zuzga, Associate Dean of…
May 1, 2023
Montaner, together with international delegations, attended the April 4 launch in Ho Chi Min City. On April 4, tucked in a courtyard at the Go Vap District Health Center in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Min Cit…
March 27, 2023
Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi is the distinguished speaker for The Wistar Institute Women & Science Program on April 27, 2023 at 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Dr. Bottazzi is Associate Dean of the National…
March 27, 2023
An $80,000 grant for The Wistar Institute’s HIV-1 Patient Partnership for Basic Research program from the Robert I. Jacobs Fund of Philadelphia Foundation not only advances ongoing basic research i…
March 24, 2023
On Friday, February 24, 2023, more than 175 postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate students from around Philadelphia came together for the very first Wistar Institute Trainee Research Symposium….
March 8, 2023
Dr. Luis J. Montaner and lab find common, persistent symptoms for long-haulers by reviewing a multitude of research studies. An international team of researchers led by The Wistar Institute’s lead …
February 27, 2023
On Friday, February 24, 2023, Wistar convened more than 175 postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate students from around Philadelphia for the very first Wistar Trainee Research Symposium at The W…
February 14, 2023
Some cancers are linked to viral infections. Studying viruses found in tumor cells can reveal important information in the development of more effective cancer treatments. Wistar researchers develo…
February 1, 2023
What clues can a cell’s death reveal for immunotherapies for treating cancer and other diseases? Wistar scientists Dr. Yulia Nefedova, associate professor in the Immunology, Microenvironment & …