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Dr. Laura Garcia Gerique, postdoctoral fellow in the Nefedova lab, and Sarah Offley, graduate student in Gardini lab, are winners of the 2022 Annual Rugart Family Awards.

The team identified the metabolite TMAO drives immune activation in the tumor microenvironment and boosts response to immune checkpoint blockade therapy in pancreatic cancer.

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network announced that Rahul S. Shinde, D.V.M., Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Immunology, Microenvironment & Metastasis Program of Wistar’s Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, was bestowed the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Career Development Award.

Several panelists from varied backgrounds spoke to Wistar trainees about their current positions as education professionals for science departments and institutions.

What was the moment you knew you wanted to teach? How do you balance research and education? What are some skills or qualities in a person that helps them be a strong educator? These are some of the questions trainees asked education professionals at Wistar’s Education Career Panel on Friday, July 22.

On June 15, Wistar hosted a hybrid event naming this year’s Ching Jer Chern Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow and bestowing the Ching Jer Chern Memorial Awards, honoring the commitment of the Chern family to advancing scientific careers. The ceremony was attended by Mrs. June Chern and other members of the family.