On August 4, The Wistar Institute hosted a ceremony celebrating the 2022 graduates of the Biomedical Technician Training (BTT) Program and Fox Biomedical Research Technician (BRT) Apprenticeship. The hybrid event kicked off with a welcome by Dario…
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network announced that Rahul S. Shinde, D.V.M., Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Immunology, Microenvironment & Metastasis Program of Wistar’s Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, was bestowed the Pancreatic Can…
PHILADELPHIA — (August 2, 2022) — The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has granted a Merit Extension Award to The Wistar Institute’s Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center totaling more than $5 million. The Institute is the first NCI-designated Basi…
Scientific Seminar Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee, Deputy Director of The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine will discuss her cutting-edge research to develop immune…
Several panelists from varied backgrounds spoke to Wistar trainees about their current positions as education professionals for science departments and institutions. What was the moment you knew you wanted to teach? How do you balance research and…
On June 15, Wistar hosted a hybrid event naming this year’s Ching Jer Chern Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow and bestowing the Ching Jer Chern Memorial Awards, honoring the commitment of the Chern family to advancing scientific careers. The ceremony w…
The Hubert J.P. Schoemaker Education and Training Center is adding a new training program uniquely designed to address life science industry needs. Titled the Quality Science Pathway Apprenticeship, this certification program is cost-free and prov…
The Crystal Tearoom at the Wanamaker Building was an elegant backdrop for the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2022 CFO of the Year Awards. Wistar Institute Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Joseph Trainor, CPA, was celebrated among top honorees repres…
PHILADELPHIA — (July 18, 2022) — Aging and age-related disorders pose a complex challenge to the biomedical research community. To better understand how senescence is regulated is of high significance to promote healthy aging and treat age-associa…
Dr. Ian Tietjen, Research Assistant Professor in the Montaner Lab, recently returned from Cameroon where he is collaborating with scientists who are developing a new drug discovery research facility that will study medicinal plants, natural produc…
