The Wistar Institute Archives

Home / Posts tagged The Wistar Institute

The Wistar Institute Receives Two Biomedical Research Grants from the V Foundation for Cancer Research

Grants Fund Projects Aimed at Improving Cancer Therapy PHILADELPHIA, PA, Dec. 16, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – The Wistar Institute assistant professors Nan Zhang, Ph.D., and Noam Auslander Ph.D., have both received independent funding totaling $1.2 million over the next three years for cancer research projects from the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The grants are awarded to cancer researchers deemed “V [...]

Wistar Scientists Identify Pro-aging ‘Sugar Signature’ in the Blood of People Living with HIV

The Abdel-Mohsen lab findings shed light on how sugar molecules in the blood of people living with HIV may accelerate biological aging PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 10, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – The Wistar Institute’s associate professor Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, Ph.D., along with his team and collaborators, has identified sugar abnormalities in the blood that may promote biological aging and [...]

Wistar Scientists Engineer New NK Cell Engaging Immunotherapy Approaches to Target and Potentially Treat Recalcitrant Ovarian Cancer

Novel human Siglec-7 monoclonal and bispecific antibodies are being developed as potential future cancer immunotherapies PHILADELPHIA, PA, Nov. 01 (Korea Bizwire) — The Wistar Institute’s David B. Weiner, Ph.D., executive vice president, director of the Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center (VIC) and W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research, and collaborators, have engineered novel monoclonal antibodies that engage [...]