Recent News News Blog Press Releases In the News Featured News Publications Contact Us Featured News Nov. 18, 2019 Wistar Champion Run for Research 2019 On a brisk and windy morning, the Wistar trainees hosted the 2019 Run for Research, an annual 2-mile fun run/walk to raise funds in support of the Institute’s Trainee Association. Featured News Nov. 14, 2019 Wistar Collaboration with LUMC to Advance Research Education Wistar’s VP of Institutional Advancement Dr. Anita Pepper met with Dutch dignitaries and scientific and academic leaders in the Netherlands to formally endorse the Wistar-Schoemaker International… Press Release Nov. 14, 2019 Scientific Training Launched Between Wistar & Leiden University Wistar and Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) formalized a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions to explore a postdoctoral training exchange program in immunology, cancer… Press Release Nov. 8, 2019 DNA Technology as Strategy for Delivery of Anti-HIV Antibodies Synthetic DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies (DMAbs) allow for in vivo production of broadly neutralizing antibodies in preclinical studies. Featured News Nov. 6, 2019 Wistar's Dr. Heather Steinman Appointed PHL Life Sciences Co-chair PHL Life Sciences, a business development division of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, will welcome two new co-chairs to lead its Advisory Board, tasked with advocating for the… Featured News Nov. 4, 2019 The 2019 Wistar Gala: Honoring Fran Tobin During the 2019 Wistar Gala, more than 300 people united in the heart of Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy for the Fine Arts (PAFA) to honor the legacy of Wistar philanthropist Fran Tobin… Featured News Oct. 30, 2019 Wistar’s BRT Apprenticeship Named 2019 Outstanding Program During the 2nd Annual Pennsylvania Apprenticeship Summit held in Hershey, Pa., Wistar’s Biomedical Research Technician (BRT) Apprenticeship was named the 2019 Outstanding Non-traditional… Press Release Oct. 22, 2019 Wistar Institute Researcher Awarded American Cancer Society Resea... PRINCETON, N.J. — PHILADELPHIA — (Oct. 22, 2019) — The American Cancer Society (ACS), the largest non-government, not-for-profit funding source of cancer research in the United… Press Release Oct. 17, 2019 $12.5 Million Grant Awarded to Wistar Extends Federal Support of t... The Wistar Institute and collaborating institutions have received a major grant from the National Institutes of Health to further research on new melanoma targeted therapies integrating the role… Press Release Oct. 9, 2019 New mechanism fueling brain metastasis discovered at Wistar The pro-metastatic effect of astrocytes is mediated by activation of the PPAR-gamma pathway in invaded cancer cells and uncovers new use for PPAR-gamma antagonists in cancer therapy. Featured News Oct. 7, 2019 2019 Rugart Family Awards Honors Two Outstanding Wistar Trainees Wistar trainees voted Dr. Emilio Sanseviero, postdoctoral fellow in the Gabrilovich lab, and Keerthana Gnanapradeepan, graduate student in the Murphy lab, winners of the 2019 Annual Rugart Family… Featured News Oct. 4, 2019 Wistar Celebrates Its First Caspar Wistar Fellow A community of supporters—including Wistar scientific leadership and Leadership Council members—came out to meet and welcome Wistar’s first Caspar Wistar Fellow: Dr. Rahul Shinde. Communications In the News Check out some of the recent media coverage Wistar and its scientists have received. Publications View our Annual Report, Focus magazine and sign-up for our monthly e-newsletter. Media Inquiries If you are a member of the media and would like to speak with a Wistar scientists on any matter, please contact our Communications and Marketing Department.
