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Wistar’s blood donation program has a mission to provide our researchers with much-needed blood samples to further biomedical research. 

Wistar’s expertise has traditionally been in the study of cancer biology and immunology — very broad and complex fields that entail multidisciplinary approaches and investigations.

It so happened that David Kritchevsky, Ph.D., an eminent biochemist and expert in human nutrition, worked at Wistar for five decades starting in 1957, generating a vast amount of scientific knowledge on the role of lipids in atherosclerosis, or fat deposits in blood vessels, and prompting early work on the effect of diet on the risk of cancer. 

A new Wistar study analyzed the immune mechanisms that protect individuals that are continuously exposed to HIV virus from becoming infected; DNA-encoded monoclonal antibodies (DMAbs) offered complete and long-term protection against Ebola and were applied for the first time as a cholesterol-lowering therapy for cardiovascular disease.

It’s National Apprenticeship Week. This yearly celebration offers an opportunity to highlight the benefits of preparing a highly skilled workforce for diverse industries.

The Wistar Institute was honored to host the 2018 annual Board meeting of the Rosalind Franklin Society, of which Wistar is a proud institutional member. The Rosalind Franklin Society is an international organization that recognizes, fosters and advances the important contributions of women in the life sciences and works to enable women to achieve more leadership positions in academia, industry and government.