Recent News News Blog Press Releases In the News Featured News Publications Contact Us Press Release Jan. 13, 2021 New Insights Into the Control of Inflammation The EGR1 transcription factor has distinct roles in early and late macrophage maturation stages, blunting macrophage activation and inflammation. Press Release Jan. 12, 2021 Wistar Researchers Develop New Humanized Mouse Model That Provides... Tumor-infiltrating mast cells are connected to immune checkpoint inhibitor resistance in melanoma. Press Release Jan. 11, 2021 Wistar Scientists Discover Link Between a Genetic Driver of Ovaria... Loss of ARID1A causes increased glutamine metabolism, which can be blocked pharmacologically to target ARID1A-mutant tumors. Press Release Jan. 7, 2021 Wistar Scientists Target an Alternative Fuel Source of Cancer Cell... New small molecule inhibitor impairs cancer growth in preclinical models by depriving malignant cells of a critical nutrient source. Press Release Dec. 23, 2020 Wistar Reports New Class of Antibiotics Active Against a Wide Rang... Dual-acting immuno-antibiotics block an essential pathway in bacteria and activate the adaptive immune response. Press Release Dec. 15, 2020 DARPA and JPEO-CBRND Award $37.6M to The Wistar Institute and Coll... Synthetic DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies make the recipient’s body the production plant. Blog Post Dec. 2, 2020 Stress Can Activate Neutrophils, a Type of Immune Cells, to Reawak... Despite dramatic progress in cancer therapy, long-term survival is hindered when cancer returns. Tumor cells that escape initial treatment can travel to distant sites in the body and remain hidden… Featured News Nov. 24, 2020 Dr. Chi Van Dang Ranks in the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers List Dr. Dang, a world-renowned scientist, medical oncologist, National Academy of Medicine member, and professor in Wistar’s Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, was selected for the 2020… Featured News Nov. 24, 2020 Sarah Welsh and Joseph Zundell Share the 2020 Monica H. M. Shander... Predoctoral trainees Sarah Welsh and Joseph Zundell are the recipients of the annual Monica H. M. Shander Memorial Fellowship Award for outstanding predoctoral research. Featured News Nov. 23, 2020 Wistar’s Graduate Student Pratik Bhojnagarwala Awarded the Abraham... Pratik Bhojnagarwala is a third-year graduate student in the Cancer Biology Program jointly administered by Wistar and the University of the Sciences. Currently, he’s carrying out thesis work in… Featured News Nov. 17, 2020 Wistar Virtual Champion Run for Research 2020 From the many corners of Philadelphia and its surrounding neighborhoods, Wistar colleagues united to run, walk and raise funds supporting our pre- and postdoctoral trainees. Press Release Nov. 13, 2020 The Wistar Institute Announces Three New Board of Trustees PHILADELPHIA — (Oct. 13, 2020) — The Wistar Institute is pleased to welcome Scott Cooper, Ph.D., Richard G. Phillips Jr., Esq., and Steven V. Abramson, to its Board of Trustees.… 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.
