THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY
Programs
Biomedical Research and Training
THE WISTAR INSTITUTE IS THE NATION'S FIRST INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT INSTITUTION DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO FOUNDATIONAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING. THROUGH A CULTURE AND COMMITMENT TO BIOMEDICAL COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION, WISTAR SCIENCE LEADS TO BREAKTHROUGH EARLY-STAGE DISCOVERIES. WISTAR SCIENTISTS ARE DEDICATED TO SOLVING SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST CHALLENGING PROBLEMS IN THE FIELDS OF CANCER AND IMMUNOLOGY, ADVANCING HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH EARLY-STAGE DISCOVERY AND TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS. CORE CENTERS WITHIN THE WISTAR INSTITUTE INCLUDES ITS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ELLEN AND RONALD CAPLAN CANCER CENTER, DESIGNATED A NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI) CANCER CENTER IN 1972. IN 2015, THE CENTER RENEWED ITS DESIGNATION AND RECEIVED THE FIRST OF TWO CONSECUTIVE "EXCEPTIONAL" RATINGS THAT IT RETAINS TODAY, THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE RANKING A CANCER CENTER CAN RECEIVE. WISTAR'S HIV CURE AND VIRAL DISEASE CENTER IS ONE OF THE FEW CENTERS IN THE NATION DEDICATED TO HIV CURE RESEARCH. WISTAR SCIENTISTS AS WELL AS SCIENTISTS THROUGHOUT THE PHILADELPHIA REGION BENEFIT FROM THE TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT AND STATE-OF-THE-SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTE'S SHARED RESOURCES.WISTAR'S HUBERT J.P. SCHOEMAKER EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTER HAS LAUNCHED NEW COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH THE GOAL OF EXPANDING LIFE SCIENCE EDUCATION IN PENNSYLVANIA AND BEYOND. WISTAR HAS A ROBUST RANGE OF STEM-BASED PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON LIFE SCIENCE CAREERS FOR STUDENTS AND ADULT LEARNERS. WISTAR'S EDUCATION & TRAINING PROGRAMS SUPPORT STEM-BASED, BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$74M
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