Recent News News Blog Press Releases In the News Featured News Publications Contact Us Press Release Apr. 22, 2021 Low-dose Administration of MERS DNA Vaccine Candidate Induces Pote... Dose-sparing regimens and intradermal delivery have important implication for rapid clinical development of effective, well-tolerated and easy-to-distribute vaccines against MERS and other… Press Release Apr. 1, 2021 Wistar Scientists Discover New Mechanism Through Which Senescent C... New insights into expression of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype. Press Release Mar. 23, 2021 Richard M. Horowitz Appointed Chair of The Wistar Institute’s Boar... Richard M. Horowitz is the new Chair of Wistar’s Board of Trustees. Looking forward to future growth under his guidance, the Institute is grateful to former Chair Helen P. Pudlin for her inspiring… Featured News Mar. 22, 2021 Dr. Katelyn Miller Awarded American Cancer Society Fellowship Katelyn Miller, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow in the Wistar lab of Dr. Zach Schug, is the recipient of the prized Rena and Victor Damone Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Research… Press Release Mar. 12, 2021 RNA Editing Protein ADAR1 Protects Telomeres and Supports Prolifer... Isoform preserves telomere stability by preventing accumulation of R-loops, emerging as a new cancer cell vulnerability that could be therapeutically targeted. Blog Post Mar. 10, 2021 The First Basic Laboratory Cancer Center in the Nation This year, the National Cancer Institute commemorates the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act, which changed the course of cancer research history in the U.S. In 1972, The Wistar Institute… Blog Post Mar. 5, 2021 Rugang Zhang, Ph.D., Named the Christopher M. Davis Professor Receiving an endowed professorship is a defining moment in a scientist’s career. Dr. Rugang Zhang has been named the Christopher M. Featured News Mar. 3, 2021 Support That Runs Deep: Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition Fundi... For almost 20 years, the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) has supported top Wistar researchers embarking on their scientific careers. Featured News Mar. 1, 2021 Cheyney Celebrated 184th Anniversary and Recognized Wistar With th... Cheyney University President Aaron Walton recognized Wistar during their Founder’s Day, presenting the Institute with the Institutional Partnership Award. Blog Post Feb. 24, 2021 Reigniting Workforce Development Amidst the Pandemic Wistar’s accelerated BTT Program means students can move into apprenticeships sooner to gain full time jobs. Featured News Feb. 17, 2021 A Virtual Glimpse Into Microscopic Life Restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t stop Wistar from keeping up with a long-standing tradition that, for the past 18 years until this year, has brought hundreds of people to the… Blog Post Feb. 11, 2021 A Gene That Shields Our Skin From the Damages of UV Rays Dr. Chengyu Liang, who joined the Wistar faculty in July 2020, leads an exciting research program that investigates fundamental cellular processes in the context of infectious disease and cancer… 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.
