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Irene Bertolini, Ph.D.

Caspar Wistar Fellow, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
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Wistar in the News: Technical.ly Philly story on Biomedical Technician Training Program’s Latest Iteration

Philly orgs are partnering with a gene therapy manufacturing company for this new workforce development cohort The Wistar Institute was featured in Technical.ly Philly for news of its “Biomedical Technician Training Program: Lab Technician. This is…
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Wistar Institute is opening a new center to research vaccines that could treat and prevent cancer

The Center for Advanced Therapeutics is intended to position Wistar as an appealing research partner for pharmaceutical companies. The Wistar Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated research center in Philadelphia, plans to open a new… The…
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Dr. Louise Showe Reflects on 40 Years at Wistar

Enter Dr. Louise Showe’s office, and you’ll see the evidence of a life lived at the intersection of family and science. A photo taken by her son of a Florida panther hangs on her door. Drawings from her grandkids are tacked prominently above the cre…
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Pancreatic Cancer Survivor and Pancreatic Cancer Advocate Meet Wistar Scientist Focused on Research Advances

Wistar’s Dr. Rahul Shinde with PanCAN’s Nick Pifani and Bruce Platt Rally Around Common Bond Meet Nick Pifani who came to Wistar to share his story of surviving pancreatic cancer; he was one of several in his family who faced pancreatic cancer and w…
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Award-Winning Biotech Training Program to Begin Recruitment with New Employer Partner in Life Sciences

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 and the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphi…
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Teaching Students How to Create Vaccines: Inside Dr. David Weiner’s Vaccines and Immune Therapeutics Class

Since 1997, Wistar’s Dr. David Weiner has taught Vaccines and Immune Therapeutics for the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. After joining The Wistar Institute — where he serves as the Executive Vice President, W.W. Smith Char…
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The Wistar Institute Announces the Appointment of Aleister Saunders, Ph.D., and Patrick Oates, Ph.D., to its Board of Trustees

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 Oates, Ph.D., to its Board of Trustees. The two new t…
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The Wistar Institute Recruits Dr. Filippo Veglia to the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center

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 recruitment of Filippo Veglia, Ph.D., to the Ellen and Ron…
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Wistar Scientists Enhance Cell-Based Therapy to Destroy Solid Tumors

PHILADELPHIA—(Dec. 13, 2023)—Wistar researchers successfully tested a simple intervention that could unlock greater anti-tumor power in therapies that use T cells — an approach known as “cell-based therapy,” which uses specially designed T cells to…
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