Recent News News Blog Press Releases In the News Featured News Publications Contact Us Blog Post May. 19, 2022 Discussing the Mysteries of Melanoma A Q&A with Drs. Chengyu Liang and Meenhard Herlyn on skin cancer research at The Wistar Institute, including a few questions from melanoma survivors. Blog Post May. 5, 2022 Spotlighting Wistar’s Cheyney University Student Scientists Read some reflections from the Cheyney University students who participated in Wistar’s Biomedical Research Methods course during Spring 2022. Featured News May. 4, 2022 Wistar’s Shark Tank Pitch Competition Goes Swimmingly The hybrid event marked the conclusion of the Institute’s Life Science Innovation Course that provides experience in biotechnology entrepreneurship. Featured News Apr. 25, 2022 Wistar Receives PAsmart Grant to On-Ramp More Apprentices from Our... For more than 20 years, The Wistar Institute has been training community college students with relevant, much-needed skills to attain in-demand jobs in the biomedical and biotechnology fields. Featured News Apr. 22, 2022 Workforce Development at Wistar In this virtual event held by the Chamber of Commerce, Wistar’s Associate Dean of Biomedical Studies Dr. David Zuzga spoke about workforce development and the value of apprenticeship programs at… Blog Post Apr. 14, 2022 Wistar Scientists Reveal New Hypothesis in How Epstein-Barr Virus ... Newly published research identifies proteins in EBV-infected cells that decreased expression of genes linked to the spread of the virus, a fresh direction for… Blog Post Apr. 14, 2022 Wistar Scientists Link Mutation to a Severe Lung Disease Newly published research identifies a mutation associated with scarring of the lungs, revealing a useful diagnostic tool and target for gene therapy. Blog Post Mar. 31, 2022 A Closer Look into Our Scientific Enterprise Dr. Luis Montaner, Wistar’s Associate Director for Shared Resources, and Mark Drinker, Wistar’s Associate Director for Administration of the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, chat about core… Blog Post Mar. 25, 2022 Zooming in on Microscopes at Wistar From historic machinery in one of our own investigator’s personal collection to the modern technology transforming Wistar research today, microscopes have helped Wistar scientists and researchers… Featured News Mar. 23, 2022 Highlighting Vaccine Research at The Wistar Institute Through the ... From HIV to COVID-19, Wistar scientists are at the forefront of vaccine development. Read our recap of the recent Vaccine Symposium and the… Press Release Mar. 8, 2022 The Wistar Institute Cancer Center to be Renamed with $10 Million ... Announcing the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center; Celebrating 50 years of Wistar’s National Cancer Institute-Designated Excellence. Blog Post Feb. 25, 2022 Wistar’s Education & Training Team Visits Vaux High School to ... Wistar’s Drs. Kristy Shuda McGuire, dean of biomedical studies, and David Zuzga, associate dean of biomedical studies, spent an evening with students at Vaux Big Picture High School in north… 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. Partnership Seal
