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A Look Back on Wistar’s 2022 Achievements 

Wistar’s major accomplishments in 2022 are made possible by the dedicated and innovative scientists, staff, and generous donors committed to improve the health of all through biomedical research. From new research studies and grant announcements to…
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Transformational Gift to Create New Center for Advanced Therapeutics at The Wistar Institute

In 1979, at the dawn of the biotechnology era, The Wistar Institute was awarded the first of several patents for the production of monoclonal antibodies against tumors and influenza virus antigens, which would lay the foundation for the entire field…
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50 Years of Supporting Scientists at Wistar

When biomedical scientists think about the Pew Charitable Trusts, the first thing that probably comes to mind for many is the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. The program, which launched in 1985, has been supporting promising early-c…
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Historic Cornerstone Gift Creates the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar Institute

For more than a century, The Wistar Institute Cancer Center has led many of the major advances in cancer research and treatment. Wistar scientists were among the first to describe genetic abnormalities that are now recognized as the early-stage clue…
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Wistar Trains the Next Generation of Research Technicians Thanks to The Fox Family’s Multigenerational Support

Since 2000, students at the Community College of Philadelphia have been participating in a summer program at The Wistar Institute to learn the ins and outs of being a research technician. Graduates of this program have the opportunity to apprentice…
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How to Train an Entrepreneur? Wistar’s Newly Expanded Life Science Innovation Course is a Good Place to Start

For as far back as he can remember, Roger Malerba wanted to be a physician. He majored in biology at La Salle University and even shadowed doctors to learn more about orthopedic surgery, the specialty he planned to pursue. But Malerba’s career plan…
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International Fellows Programs

Biomedical research knows no borders. Scientific exchanges across academic institutions around the world enrich knowledge, accelerate the pace of discovery, and facilitate the development of new cures. A cornerstone of scientific collaboration is th…
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Unrestricted Planned Gift Supports Purchase of State-of-the-Science Instrumentation

Luis J. Montaner, D.V.M., D.Phil, and his team are making tremendous strides studying the ability of natural killer (NK) cells, a type of immune cell, to wipe out HIV-infected cells. Meanwhile, other groups within Wistar’s HIV Research Program, whic…
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Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi Honored with Wistar’s 2022 Helen Dean King Award

Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi received the 2022 Helen Dean King Award from The Wistar Institute in recognition of her outstanding biomedical research on understanding how sugars that coat our cells impact diseases. “This award is an opportunity to celebrate…
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Women & Science Virtual Event: Tropical Medicine Catalyzing Equity in the Vaccine Sciences

Special Event Thursday, Apr. 27, 2023 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 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…
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