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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 Postdoctoral Fellowship in partnership with Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), to bring recent Ph.D. graduates trained at LUMC to Wistar to advance their research education.

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. 

Thanks to the enthusiast participation of Wistar staff and friends, this year’s run was the highest-grossing Trainee Association fundraiser so far.

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 Greater Philadelphia region as a life sciences meetings destination.

During the 2019 Wistar Gala, more than 300 people united in the heart of Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy for the Fine Arts (PAFA) to honor the legacy of Wistar philanthropist Fran Tobin. Fran was a force of nature and major Wistar supporter, who, for the last 20+ years, gave her time and energy to putting Wistar on the map as a global biomedical research leader. 

During the 2nd Annual Pennsylvania Apprenticeship Summit held in Hershey, Pa., Wistar’s Biomedical Research Technician (BRT) Apprenticeship was named the 2019 Outstanding Non-traditional Apprenticeship Program by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. 

This 2nd PA Apprenticeship Summit shows the emphasis the Commonwealth is placing on creating new training opportunities to connect jobseekers with highly specialized jobs.