David B Weiner, PhD The Wistar Institute

Dr. Weiner is the Wistar Institute Professor & WW Smith Chair in Cancer Research, Director Vaccine Center & Executive Vice President of the Wistar Institute,

Professor Emeritus University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Dr. Weiner directs a translational research laboratory, in the area, of Molecular Immunology.  His group is one of the pioneering research teams in establishing the field of DNA Vaccines & Immune Therapies.  His laboratories & collaborators accomplishments include the first clinical studies of DNA vaccines, clinically important advances in gene optimization as well as in DNA delivery. His group developed the first clinically efficacious DNA vaccine (HPV immune therapy) and has moved synthetic DNA MERS, HIV, Ebola and Zika vaccines through development into clinical studies.  His laboratory has published over 400 papers/chapters & reviews. Dr. Weiner has received multiple awards/honors, including the NIH Directors Translational Research Award (2011), the WW Smith Family Chair in Cancer Research – 2016, Top 20 Translational Research Laboratories of the Year (Nature Biotechnology 2016 & 2017), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2011. Fellow of the International Society for Vaccines 2014, President International Society for Vaccines (2018-2020).  Dr. Weiner remains an avid trainer and advisor for students/fellows and is highly committed to the development of the careers of young scientists.