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| location = [[University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|University City]], | | location = [[University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|University City]], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S | ||
| address = 3601 Spruce Street, | | address = 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, U.S. | ||
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'''The Wistar Institute''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɪ|s|t|ɑːr}}) is an independent, nonprofit research institution in biomedical science with special focuses in [[oncology]], [[immunology]], [[infectious disease]], and vaccine research. Located on Spruce Street in the [[University City, Philadelphia|University City]] section of | '''The Wistar Institute''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɪ|s|t|ɑːr}}) is an independent, nonprofit research institution in biomedical science with special focuses in [[oncology]], [[immunology]], [[infectious disease]], and vaccine research. Located on Spruce Street in the [[University City, Philadelphia|University City]] section of Philadelphia, Wistar was founded in 1892 as a nonprofit institution to focus on biomedical research and training. | ||
Since 1972, Wistar has been a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center, and in that time, the Institute has established itself as a well-regarded research nonprofit. The NCI gave Wistar the highest cancer center rating of “exceptional” in two consecutive cancer center grant renewals in 2013 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Consolidated Basic Cancer Research Program |url=https://reporter.nih.gov/search/4hs0MIFI60u7pDDQ_rIIxw/project-details/10737658#outcomes |access-date= |website=NIH RePORT |publisher=}}</ref> Additionally, the Institute was ranked in 2024 in the 1st percentile for Innovation by the SCImago Institution Ranking (SIR) and third in US Research Institutions by Heartland Forward.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wistar Institute Ranking |url=https://www.scimagoir.com/institution.php?idp=25353 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=www.scimagoir.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=From Research to Renewal, Part 2: States Realizing the Potential of Research Institutions |url=https://heartlandforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Research-to-Renewal-Part-2_4.pdf |website=Heartland Forward}}</ref> | Since 1972, Wistar has been a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center, and in that time, the Institute has established itself as a well-regarded research nonprofit. The NCI gave Wistar the highest cancer center rating of “exceptional” in two consecutive cancer center grant renewals in 2013 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Consolidated Basic Cancer Research Program |url=https://reporter.nih.gov/search/4hs0MIFI60u7pDDQ_rIIxw/project-details/10737658#outcomes |access-date= |website=NIH RePORT |publisher=}}</ref> Additionally, the Institute was ranked in 2024 in the 1st percentile for Innovation by the SCImago Institution Ranking (SIR) and third in US Research Institutions by Heartland Forward.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wistar Institute Ranking |url=https://www.scimagoir.com/institution.php?idp=25353 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=www.scimagoir.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=From Research to Renewal, Part 2: States Realizing the Potential of Research Institutions |url=https://heartlandforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Research-to-Renewal-Part-2_4.pdf |website=Heartland Forward}}</ref> | ||
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===Beginnings=== | ===Beginnings=== | ||
[[File:Caspar Wistar.jpg|thumb|150px|Dr. Caspar Wistar]] | [[File:Caspar Wistar.jpg|thumb|150px|Dr. Caspar Wistar]] | ||
'''The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology''' was named for Dr. [[Caspar Wistar (physician)|Caspar Wistar]] (1761-1818), a prominent | '''The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology''' was named for Dr. [[Caspar Wistar (physician)|Caspar Wistar]] (1761-1818), a prominent Philadelphia physician and chair of the anatomy department at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. He wrote and published the first American textbook on [[anatomy]]—''A System of Anatomy'': Volume 1 (1811), Volume 2 (1814).<ref name="Wistarabilia">''Wistarabilia: 125 Years of Research Achievements and Improving Human Health'' (The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, 2017).</ref> | ||
To augment his medical lectures and illustrate [[comparative anatomy]], Dr. Wistar began collecting dried, wax-injected, preserved human specimens. Two years prior to his death in 1818, he gave the collection to Dr. William Edmonds Horner, another Philadelphia physician. Dr. Horner expanded the collection, which became known as the Wistar and Horner Museum.<ref name="Wistarabilia"/> | To augment his medical lectures and illustrate [[comparative anatomy]], Dr. Wistar began collecting dried, wax-injected, preserved human specimens. Two years prior to his death in 1818, he gave the collection to Dr. William Edmonds Horner, another Philadelphia physician. Dr. Horner expanded the collection, which became known as the Wistar and Horner Museum.<ref name="Wistarabilia"/> | ||