Changing Lives Together
Over the last year, donors and funding partners have joined Wistar to advance a future for lifesaving, world-changing discoveries in science and medicine.
As this report demonstrates, your generosity fosters scientific potential, brings ideas to life, breaks down barriers and impacts lives around the globe. Your investment in Wistar science enables our scientists to address the medical needs of today and build a healthier world for tomorrow. Thank you.
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The Impact of Our Junior Faculty
Expanding the Caspar Wistar Fellows Program
Progress Toward a Cure for HIV Research
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Ebony N. Gary, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Through her work with DNA vaccines, Gary hopes to find new ways to improve vaccine efficacy and solve challenging global health issues.
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Pratik Bhojnagarwala, Predoctoral Trainee
After losing two family members to the disease, Bhojnagarwala is working to design personalized cancer vaccines for all patients.
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Michael Zhu, Predoctoral Trainee
Zhu is employing next generation technology in his work to create a COVID vaccine that uses nanoparticles.
Accelerating Students’ Path to Becoming Laboratory Technicians
The Wistar Institute received a transformative National Science Foundation grant to expand its Biomedical Technician Training (BTT) Program. The accelerated, one-summer pre-apprenticeship training will allow Wistar to continue to train a diverse and underrepresented student population not generally exposed to the field of life sciences research.
Cheyney University Students Kick Off Their Biomedical Research Journey at Wistar
In February, Wistar welcomed the inaugural group of Cheyney University students enrolled in the biomedical research and training program co-developed in 2020 by the nation’s first biomedical research institute and the nation’s first historically black college and university.