Meenhard Herlyn, D.V.M., D.Sc., founded the Society for Melanoma Research 20 years ago at Wistar. The Society’s annual Congress just celebrated its 20th anniversary and presented Dr. Herlyn with the Founders Award, an honor commemorating his work …
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 R…
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 t…
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has historically been a priority for The Wistar Institute. Creating a diverse and inclusive environment not only attracts top-tier talent, but it also supports innovation, creativity, and a commitment to collaborati…
Managing a lab involves a complex orchestration of tasks: running experiments, writing grants, engaging staff, managing the research budget, and answering emails. With many tasks to juggle, you wouldn’t be wrong to think that when the day ends or …
Jeffrey Faust keeps a toolbox next to his office. It looks like something you might find in a garage: screwdrivers, Allen wrenches (standard & metric), wire caps, the indispensable duct tape, and so on. But Jeffrey doesn’t tinker with cars or …
PHILADELPHIA—(Dec. 5, 2023)—Wistar scientists have developed a new tool that can help identify cancer-associated microbes by using machine learning technology. Under the leadership of Dr. Noam Auslander — assistant professor in the Ellen and Ronal…
PHILADELPHIA—(Dec. 4, 2023) — Dario C. Altieri, M.D. — The Wistar Institute’s president and CEO, director of its Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center and the Robert & Penny Fox Distinguished Professor — is a recipient of the 2023 Most Admired…
Wistar researchers, staff and guests gathered to present the 2023 Helen Dean King Award to Dr. Cori Bargmann, Torsten N. Wiesel Professor and head of the Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior at The Rockefeller Universit…
