PA-094 The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology

Marker text: 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

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Location: 3601 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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