Recent News News Blog Press Releases In the News Featured News Publications Contact Us Blog Post Feb. 19, 2020 Wistar Science Highlights: Advances in Ovarian Cancer Research and... New combination therapy approach for ovarian cancer and discovery of a mechanism involved in response to immunotherapy in the disease; role of p53 genetic variant in iron accumulation and immune… Press Release Feb. 19, 2020 New Mechanism Modulates Inflammation, Immunotherapy Response The newly identified pathway may be modulated during chemotherapy to enable response to immune checkpoint blockade Featured News Feb. 4, 2020 The World Is a Lot Smaller Than You Think Nikon Small World opening night brought to Wistar a crowd of science and art enthusiasts to marvel at the beautiful images of 2019 and listen to first-place winners talk about the work behind… Press Release Jan. 30, 2020 Novel Combination Strategy to Expand PARP Inhibitors for Ovarian C... EZH2 inhibitors sensitize cancer cells that are intrinsically resistant to PARP inhibitors. Press Release Jan. 24, 2020 TP53 Genetic Variant Found in Individuals of African Descent is Li... Iron accumulation and defects in the antibacterial function of macrophages caused by the P47S variant result in a less severe inflammatory response. Press Release Jan. 23, 2020 Wistar Joins Global Effort to Expedite Coronavirus Vaccine Develop... Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations Supports DNA Vaccine Based on Key Wistar Technology. Press Release Dec. 19, 2019 The Wistar Institute Receives Generous Support From Foundations PHILADELPHIA — (Dec. 19, 2019) — In the past six months, scientists at The Wistar Institute received funding from private foundations totaling $2,418,000 that will fuel new discoveries in cancer,… Press Release Dec. 17, 2019 Microscopic World Comes Alive During Nikon Small World Exhibit Wistar hosts top winners of the 2019 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. Blog Post Dec. 17, 2019 2019 in Review: Wistar’s Major Accomplishments Besides groundbreaking science advanced by Wistar researchers, 2019 has seen several important accomplishments that expanded the Institute’s reach as a major player in Philadelphia’s life sciences… Featured News Dec. 13, 2019 Keerthana Gnanapradeepan is Awarded 2019 Monica Shander Award Keerthana Gnanapradeepan, a trainee in the Murphy lab, is the recipient of the 2019 Monica H.M. Shander Memorial Fellowship Award. Featured News Nov. 21, 2019 Wistar in Prime Time The Wistar Institute will be featured in On Demand, an award-winning TV program hosted by actor Rob Low and broadcasted on public television channels. Featured News Nov. 21, 2019 Women & Science: Breaking Down the Science and Clinical Impact... As part of the Wistar Women & Science program, Wistar hosted an informational panel on HPV vaccination and its effect of preventing cancer. The event featured Dr. Kathrin Jansen, head of… 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.
