Thursday, September 17, 2015

The Wistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology

Sharon and I walked by this waymark after we picked Jack up at UPenn.

The Wistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology
Pennsylvania Historical Marker

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This marker is located at 1804 Chesnut Street, Pennsylvania. The GPS coordinates for this location are 39°57'05.0" N 75°11'41.9" W.

The Wistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology


The nation's first independent biomedical research institution was founded in 1892 by Isaac Jones Wistar. It houses the anatomical collection of the Wistar and Horner Museum. Many critical vaccines and the albino Wistar rats used in medical research were developed here.

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 2007


The Wistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology

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