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Aaron R. Goldman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
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Alessandro Gardini, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Genome Regulation and Cell Signaling Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
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Amelia Escolano, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
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Daniel Claiborne, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center Genome Regulation and Cell Signaling Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center Scientific Director, Histotechnology Facility
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Wistar’s Medicinal Chemist Dr. Joe Salvino and the Journey to Drug Discovery

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 The Wistar Institute, spent more than 20 years in th…
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Wistar Researchers Discover Potential Target for Gastric Cancers Associated with Epstein-Barr Virus

PHILADELPHIA—(August 22, 2023)—Now, scientists at The Wistar Institute have discovered a potential target for gastric cancers associated with Epstein-Barr Virus; study results were published in the journal mBio. In the paper, Wistar’s Tempera lab …
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Award-Winning Biotech Training Program to Begin Second Recruitment to Connect Philadelphians with Quality Jobs in the Region’s Rapidly Growing Life Sciences Sector

PHILADELPHIA (August 14, 2023) – Partners in Greater Philadelphia’s life sciences ecosystem are expanding their commitment to connecting a wider range of Philadelphians, including residents from disadvantaged communities, with career opportunities…
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Women & Science: Helen Dean King Award Ceremony

Special Event Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Genes, the environment, and behavior: how simple animals teach us general lessons Cori Bargmann, Ph.D., past recipient of the prestigious Kavli Prize and the Breakthrough Prize in Life S…
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The Wistar Institute Recruits Virology Expert Alexander Price, Ph.D., to Cancer Center

PHILADELPHIA—(August 9, 2023)— The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader in cancer, immunology and infectious diseases, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexander Price, Ph.D., as assistant professor in the Gene Ex…
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The Wistar Institute Appoints Life Sciences Consultant and Entrepreneur Joy Taylor to its Board of Trustees

Philadelphia – (August 8, 2023) – The Wistar Institute, a global leader in biomedical research in cancer, immunology and infectious disease, is pleased to welcome Joy Taylor to its Board of Trustees. Taylor is CEO of EastEdge Consultin…