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Congratulations to Dr. Rahul Shinde—Promoted to Assistant Professor

On the eve of World AIDS Day, we chat with trailblazing scientist Dr. Luis Montaner, Herbert Kean, M.D., Family Endowed Chair Professor, and leader of the HIV Research Program at Wistar. On Dec. 1, tune in to hear him in person as part of the NIH World AIDS Day 2021 Virtual Event.

Discovery could make immunotherapy more effective for ovarian and other cancers.

Immunotherapy has shown significant benefits in treating many cancers, especially when combined with chemotherapy. But many cancers are resistant to immunotherapy. Ovarian cancer in particular tends to respond poorly to this kind of treatment. 

Now a new study by scientists at The Wistar Institute helps explain why.

All cells have an outer layer of sugar molecules – like the candy coating on an M&M. Now a new study by Wistar scientists shows how these sugars play a key role in helping HIV cells evade the immune system. The study also shows how this mechanism can be disabled.

They made a stand at the onset of the AIDS pandemic and continue to move the dial forward