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March 28, 2024
PHILADELPHIA—(Mar. 28, 2024)— The Wistar Institute’s Qing Chen, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program at the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Cen…
March 20, 2024
Marking the next step in their innovative academic collaboration, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and The Wistar Institute have announced the launch of a highly anticipated Canc…
February 27, 2024
PHILADELPHIA — (Feb 27, 2024) — The Wistar Institute, a global leader in biomedical research in cancer, immunology and infectious disease, is pleased to welcome Max Berger to its Board of Trustees….
February 22, 2024
PHILADELPHIA—(Feb. 21, 2024)—The Wistar Institute’s associate professor Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, Ph.D., has demonstrated, with his lab and collaborators, a connection between viral damage to the gut a…
February 14, 2024
Wistar scientist joins faculty to pursue research in breast and brain cancers PHILADELPHIA—(Feb. 13, 2024)— The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader in cancer, infectious d…
February 12, 2024
PHILADELPHIA—(Feb. 12, 2024)—Jessie Villanueva, Ph.D. — associate professor in the Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program and associate director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Ellen…
February 1, 2024
In a move designed to advance opportunities for students to expand their access to cutting-edge research and education in the field of biomedical sciences, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medic…
January 17, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (January 17, 2024) – The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative and The Wistar Institute are collaborating once again with support from the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation…
December 18, 2023
PHILADELPHIA—(Dec. 18, 2023)—The Wistar Institute, a global leader in biomedical research in cancer, immunology and infectious disease, is pleased to welcome Aleister Saunders, Ph.D., and Patrick O…
December 13, 2023
PHILADELPHIA—(Dec. 13, 2023)— The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader in cancer, infectious disease, immunology, and vaccine development, is pleased to announce the recrui…