Recent News News Blog Press Releases In the News Featured News Publications Contact Us Press Release Dec. 19, 2019 The Wistar Institute Received Nearly $2.5M in Philanthropic Suppor... PHILADELPHIA — (Dec. 19, 2019) — In the past six months, scientists at The Wistar Institute received funding from private foundations totaling $2,418,000 that will fuel new discoveries in cancer,… Press Release Dec. 19, 2019 New Strategy for Chemotherapy Resistance in Ovarian Cancer Cancer stem cell-like cells that emerge after platinum-based therapy and cause relapse can be eliminated by targeting an enzyme in the NAD+ metabolic pathway. Press Release Dec. 17, 2019 Microscopic World Comes Alive During Nikon Small World Exhibit Wistar hosts top winners of the 2019 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. Blog Post Dec. 17, 2019 2019 in Review: Wistar’s Major Accomplishments Besides groundbreaking science advanced by Wistar researchers, 2019 has seen several important accomplishments that expanded the Institute’s reach as a major player in Philadelphia’s life sciences… Featured News Dec. 13, 2019 Keerthana Gnanapradeepan is Awarded 2019 Monica Shander Award Keerthana Gnanapradeepan, a trainee in the Murphy lab, is the recipient of the 2019 Monica H.M. Shander Memorial Fellowship Award. Featured News Nov. 21, 2019 Wistar in Prime Time The Wistar Institute will be featured in On Demand, an award-winning TV program hosted by actor Rob Low and broadcasted on public television channels. Featured News Nov. 21, 2019 Women & Science: Breaking Down the Science and Clinical Impact... As part of the Wistar Women & Science program, Wistar hosted an informational panel on HPV vaccination and its effect of preventing cancer. The event featured Dr. Kathrin Jansen, head of… Featured News Nov. 18, 2019 Wistar's 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… 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.
