
E. John Wherry
@ejohnwherry
Immunologist at University of Pennsylvania
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20-07-2013 19:33:03
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Excited to share my graduate work from the E. John Wherry lab on the molecular mechanisms locking in the differentiation fate of exhausted CD8 T cells (Tex), published earlier this month in @SciImmuno. Main findings below! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…


At the 2025 #AANAM, John Dystel Prize recipient Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC, FAAN, FANA, of Penn, discussed evolving insights into the cellular immunology of #MS. National MS Society Penn Medicine University of Pennsylvania Neurology American Academy of Neurology hubs.li/Q03gPn3v0



Congratulations to Shelley Berger, PhD, on being recognized by AACR for outstanding contributions to #cancer research and furthering the advancement of women in science. #AACR25 Penn Medicine - Abramson Cancer Center Berger Lab spr.ly/6017Fh2qU




Congratulations to Katalin Kariko (Penn Neurosurgery), Virginia Lee (Penn Path & Lab Medicine), E. John Wherry (PennSysPharmATT) & Mark Devlin (Penn Physics and Astronomy) on their election to National Academy of Sciences! tinyurl.com/5eehdtms


We’re proud to share that ken drazan, MD, ArsenalBio’s Co-founder, CEO, and Chairman, has been recognized along with other inspiring business leaders as a finalist in the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2025 Bay Area program. Learn more: go.ey.com/4jIJ7Xu #EOYUS #EOYBAYAREA


Congratulations to E. John Wherry and Penn colleagues, Katalin Kariko (Penn Neurosurgery), Virginia Lee (Penn Path & Lab Medicine), and Mark Devlin (Penn Physics and Astronomy), on being elected as members of National Academy of Sciences—one of the highest honors a scientist can receive!



“Every dollar of NIH funding we spend generates about 2.4 to 2.5 dollars of return economic activity,” said Penn Medicine's E. John Wherry during an #AACR25 panel discussion that highlighted the importance of federal cancer research funding. AJMC spr.ly/60152CcZz

We’ve raised a $130 million Series B led by Kleiner Perkins alongside new investors Nat Friedman/Daniel Gross , Vinod Khosla, and HUMAN CAPITAL — joined by existing investors Founders Fund , DIMENSION, and Brian Armstrong (yes, the cofounders are doubling down). We also raised

Congrats to E. John Wherry, PhD, Co-Director of the PICI Center at Penn Medicine, on his election to the National Academy of Sciences—one of the highest honors in American science! His discoveries in T cell exhaustion and checkpoint pathways have transformed cancer immunotherapy and continue to


Trump terminated $1.8B in science funding in 40 days. A loss of ~$4.6B in future economic activity. Means a higher fraction of new discoveries will be overseas. We'll be buying our future drugs from other countries...and, oh - they'll have tariffs on them. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
