display Latest news from Wistar Institute on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/the-wistar-institute-grows-research-enterprise-signs-new-lease-at-ucity-square/?sc=rsin /articles/the-wistar-institute-grows-research-enterprise-signs-new-lease-at-ucity-square/?sc=rsin Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:00:00 EST The Wistar Institute and Wexford Science & Technology, LLC, announced that Wistar has signed a lease for new laboratory and office space at uCity Square in Philadelphia to expand its capacity and resources essential for making groundbreaking discoveries that advance human health. Wistar Institute /articles/wistar-celebrates-accomplishments-of-diverse-next-gen-students-pre-apprentices-completing-summer-science-education-training-programs/?sc=rsin /articles/wistar-celebrates-accomplishments-of-diverse-next-gen-students-pre-apprentices-completing-summer-science-education-training-programs/?sc=rsin Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:05:11 EST Wistar Celebrates Accomplishments of 58 Diverse, Next-Gen Students & Pre-apprentices Completing Summer Science Education & Training Programs. Wistar Institute /articles/wistar-to-honor-2023-nobel-prize-winner-dr-katalin-karik/?sc=rsin /articles/wistar-to-honor-2023-nobel-prize-winner-dr-katalin-karik/?sc=rsin Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:05:02 EST Wistar Institute honors 2023 Nobel laureate Katalin Kariko, Ph.D., as the 2024 Helen Dean King Award recipient on October 8, 2024 at noon (ET). Wistar Institute /articles/nobel-laureate-drew-weissman-m-d-ph-d-delivers-28th-annual-jonathan-lax-memorial-lecture-at-the-wistar-institute/?sc=rsin /articles/nobel-laureate-drew-weissman-m-d-ph-d-delivers-28th-annual-jonathan-lax-memorial-lecture-at-the-wistar-institute/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:05:35 EST July 16th at 6:30 pm EDT, Nobel Laureate in Medicine or Physiology Drew Weissman, M.D., Ph.D., delivers the 28th annual Jonathan Lax Memorial Lecture at The Wistar Institute in recognition of his outstanding contributions to HIV research. Wistar Institute /articles/revolutionizing-cancer-treatment-wistar-and-accelerated-biosciences-collaborate-to-pioneer-transformative-immune-cell-therapies/?sc=rsin /articles/revolutionizing-cancer-treatment-wistar-and-accelerated-biosciences-collaborate-to-pioneer-transformative-immune-cell-therapies/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:40:58 EST The Wistar Institute is pleased to announce a research collaboration with Accelerated Biosciences Corp. aimed at creating a platform based on human trophoblast stem cells to explore new immunotherapies that use Accelerated Bio's proprietary technology. Wistar Institute /articles/wistar-recruits-jozef-madzo-ph-d-as-director-of-bioinformatics/?sc=rsin /articles/wistar-recruits-jozef-madzo-ph-d-as-director-of-bioinformatics/?sc=rsin Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:05:09 EST Jozef Madzo, Ph.D., recruited as an assistant professor and director of Bioinformatics, at The Wistar Institute. Wistar Institute /articles/wistar-s-dr-noam-auslander-awarded-600k-v-foundation-grant-to-identify-connections-between-gut-microbial-genes-melanoma-immunotherapy/?sc=rsin /articles/wistar-s-dr-noam-auslander-awarded-600k-v-foundation-grant-to-identify-connections-between-gut-microbial-genes-melanoma-immunotherapy/?sc=rsin Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:35:51 EST The Wistar Institute's Dr. Noam Auslander was awarded a $600,000 Women Scientists Innovation Award for Cancer Research grant from the V Foundation for Cancer Research to support the next three years of her research, which will use proteins of gut bacteria to predict immunotherapy benefit in melanoma. Wistar Institute /articles/wistar-scientists-develop-novel-antibody-treatment-for-kidney-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/wistar-scientists-develop-novel-antibody-treatment-for-kidney-cancer/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:05:06 EST Wistar scientists have built upon BTE technology to develop new and improved recombinant and synthetic DNA versions of therapeutic antibodies that target CA9, called Persistent Multivalent T Cell Engager (CA9-PMTE), that shows promise in pre-clinical models as a potent, long-lasting treatment against ccRCC. Wistar Institute /articles/wistar-research-identifies-mechanisms-for-selective-multiple-sclerosis-treatment-strategy/?sc=rsin /articles/wistar-research-identifies-mechanisms-for-selective-multiple-sclerosis-treatment-strategy/?sc=rsin Tue, 28 May 2024 13:05:30 EST Wistar Institute's Paul M. Lieberman, Ph.D., and lab, have demonstrated how B cells infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can contribute to a pathogenic, inflammatory phenotype that contributes to multiple sclerosis (MS); the group has also shown how these problematic B cells can be selectively targeted in a way that reduces the damaging autoimmune response of multiple sclerosis. Wistar Institute /articles/the-wistar-institute-awarded-second-national-science-foundation-grant-to-expand-award-winning-stem-training-program/?sc=rsin /articles/the-wistar-institute-awarded-second-national-science-foundation-grant-to-expand-award-winning-stem-training-program/?sc=rsin Tue, 14 May 2024 13:05:16 EST Wistar was awarded a $649,971 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the continued expansion of its award-winning Biomedical Technician Training (BTT) Pre-apprenticeship Program. Wistar Institute /articles/wistar-scientists-discover-new-immunosuppressive-mechanism-in-brain-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/wistar-scientists-discover-new-immunosuppressive-mechanism-in-brain-cancer/?sc=rsin Fri, 03 May 2024 11:00:00 EST The Wistar Institute assistant professor Dr. Filippo Veglia has discovered a key mechanism of how glioblastoma -- a serious and often fatal brain cancer -- suppresses the immune system so that the tumor can grow unimpeded by the body's defenses. Wistar Institute /articles/promising-personalized-approach-to-liver-cancer-therapy-made-possible-by-dna-based-neoantigen-research-designed-at-the-wistar-institute/?sc=rsin /articles/promising-personalized-approach-to-liver-cancer-therapy-made-possible-by-dna-based-neoantigen-research-designed-at-the-wistar-institute/?sc=rsin Wed, 01 May 2024 09:10:33 EST Results of a new clinical trial published in Nature Medicine show that a novel, personalized neoantigen vaccine therapy demonstrated promising anti-tumor efficacy in patients with liver cancer who failed their original front-line treatment. The foundational biomedical research leading to this important study and important outcome originated from research in the Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center at The Wistar Institute. Wistar Institute /articles/wistar-scientists-identify-pro-aging-sugar-signature-in-the-blood-of-people-living-with-hiv/?sc=rsin /articles/wistar-scientists-identify-pro-aging-sugar-signature-in-the-blood-of-people-living-with-hiv/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:30:19 EST Wistar's Dr. Abdel-Mohsen has identified sugar abnormalities in the blood that may promote biological aging and inflammation in people living with HIV. Wistar Institute /articles/the-wistar-institute-appoints-max-berger-to-its-board-of-trustees/?sc=rsin /articles/the-wistar-institute-appoints-max-berger-to-its-board-of-trustees/?sc=rsin Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:05:28 EST The Wistar Institute Appoints Max Berger to its Board of Trustees Wistar Institute /articles/wistar-scientists-discover-link-between-leaky-gut-and-accelerated-biological-aging/?sc=rsin /articles/wistar-scientists-discover-link-between-leaky-gut-and-accelerated-biological-aging/?sc=rsin Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:05:19 EST Wistar Institute's Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen has demonstrated a connection between viral damage to the gut and premature biological aging. Wistar Institute /articles/the-wistar-institute-announces-new-caspar-wistar-fellow-dr-irene-bertolini/?sc=rsin /articles/the-wistar-institute-announces-new-caspar-wistar-fellow-dr-irene-bertolini/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:05:27 EST Wistar Institute is pleased to announce the recruitment of Irene Bertolini, Ph.D., to pursue research in breast and brain cancers. Wistar Institute /articles/wistar-s-jessie-villanueva-ph-d-receives-diversity-in-business-award/?sc=rsin /articles/wistar-s-jessie-villanueva-ph-d-receives-diversity-in-business-award/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Feb 2024 15:05:06 EST Jessie Villanueva, Ph.D., is one of the recipients of the 2024 Diversity in Business Award from the Philadelphia Business Journal. Wistar Institute /articles/the-wistar-institute-recruits-dr-filippo-veglia-to-the-ellen-and-ronald-caplan-cancer-center/?sc=rsin /articles/the-wistar-institute-recruits-dr-filippo-veglia-to-the-ellen-and-ronald-caplan-cancer-center/?sc=rsin Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:05:18 EST The Wistar Institute is pleased to announce the recruitment of Filippo Veglia, Ph.D., to the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, where he joins Wistar's Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program as an Assistant Professor. Wistar Institute /articles/the-wistar-institute-announces-the-appointment-of-aleister-saunders-ph-d-and-patrick-oates-ph-d-to-its-board-of-trustees/?sc=rsin /articles/the-wistar-institute-announces-the-appointment-of-aleister-saunders-ph-d-and-patrick-oates-ph-d-to-its-board-of-trustees/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Dec 2023 10:05:18 EST The Wistar Institute is pleased to welcome Aleister Saunders, Ph.D., and Patrick Oates, Ph.D., to its Board of Trustees. The two new trustees bring a wealth of experience in biomedical research, technology transfer, and drug development to Wistar's mission. Wistar Institute /articles/wistar-scientists-enhance-cell-based-therapy-to-destroy-solid-tumors/?sc=rsin /articles/wistar-scientists-enhance-cell-based-therapy-to-destroy-solid-tumors/?sc=rsin Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:35:28 EST Wistar researchers successfully tested a simple intervention that could unlock greater anti-tumor power in therapies that use T cells -- an approach known as "cell-based therapy," which uses specially designed T cells to fight cancer. Wistar Institute