Recent News News Blog Press Releases In the News Featured News Publications Contact Us Featured News Nov. 21, 2023 2023 Champion Run for Research Takes to the Streets to Support Wis... A group of more than 35 Wistar trainees, researchers, staff, and family members donned their sneakers, stretched their hamstrings, and took to the sidewalks of University City on November 13 to… Featured News Nov. 20, 2023 How Does our Immune System Respond to Vaccines? A Q&A with Wistar’s Dr. Amelia Escolano What got you interested in immunology? Featured News Nov. 14, 2023 From Lab to Laptop: The Interdisciplinary World of Computational B... Wistar’s Dr. Avi Srivastava seamlessly integrates elements of computer science and traditional biology into his new computational biology research lab. Press Release Nov. 1, 2023 Wistar Scientists Engineer New NK cell Engaging Immunotherapy Appr... Novel human Siglec-7 monoclonal and bispecific antibodies are being developed as potential future cancer immunotherapies Featured News Oct. 26, 2023 Navigating a Science Career: Wistar Alumni Share Their Career Jour... Three Wistar alumni returned to their research roots to participate in Wistar’s first Fireside Chat forum as part of the Institute’s Diversity in Science initiative. Featured News Oct. 24, 2023 Notes from the Field: Dr. Ian Tietjen in Africa, Part 5 Dr. Ian Tietjen is a Research Assistant Professor in Wistar’s Montaner Lab, where he investigates traditional African medicinal compounds’ potential for drug origination against viruses like… Press Release Oct. 17, 2023 Dean Stoios Joins The Wistar Institute as Chief Financial Officer PHILADELPHIA (October 17, 2023) – The Wistar Institute, a global leader in biomedical research in cancer, immunology and infectious diseases, announces the appointment… Featured News Oct. 16, 2023 Notes from the Field: Dr. Ian Tietjen in Africa, Part 4 Dr. Ian Tietjen is a Research Assistant Professor in Wistar’s Montaner Lab, where he investigates traditional African medicinal compounds’ potential for drug origination against viruses like… Featured News Oct. 9, 2023 Wistar Institute HIV Researcher Wins Two Grants to Explore Using C... Dr. Daniel Claiborne of The Wistar Institute was recently awarded two grants to support studying an approach to optimize CAR T cells, a type of engineered cell, for use… Featured News Oct. 2, 2023 Wistar Trainees Celebrate Postdoc Appreciation Week with Trivia Sh... See if you can beat the winning team at the end of the article! Featured News Sep. 28, 2023 Wistar Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month “If you want to make sure that you’re creative and innovative, you need to have a big table and people at it with a lot of different perspectives,” said Marie A. Press Release Sep. 26, 2023 Wistar President and CEO Dario Altieri, M.D., honored by Justinian... Dr. Altieri will be honored by the Justinian Foundation and Society of Philadelphia for exemplifying the finest qualities of scholarship, civic leadership and integrity. Communications In the News Check out some of the recent media coverage Wistar and its scientists have received. Publications View our Impact Report, Focus magazine, Annual Report, 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. Partnership Seal
