How many evolutionary events can it take to screw in nature’s lightbulb?
October 16, 2018
Firefly genomics reveals independent evolution of bioluminescence in beetles
Only in your head
October 9, 2018
Researchers uncover how a ubiquitously expressed mutation causes a brain-specific disorder.
Knouse earns coveted research award
October 2, 2018
Whitehead Fellow Kristin Knouse has received an NIH Director’s Early Independence Award. The award—part of the National Institute of Health (NIH) High-Risk, High-Reward Research program—was established in 2010 to enable exceptional junior scientists to move immediately into independent research positions.
Parasite’s riff on essential enzyme highlights unique biology
September 18, 2018
In the apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) Whitehead Member Sebastian Lourido studies, he has identified key components of the ATP synthase which differ from that of humans. These differences underscore the unique biology of T. gondii and highlight the dissimilarities between them and their human hosts.
Jarrett Smith receives Hanna Gray Fellowship from HHMI
September 12, 2018
Whitehead Institute postdoc receives Hannah Gray Fellowship from Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Teaching Teachers: Whitehead Institute Program Bridges the Gap Between the Lab and the Classroom
August 8, 2018
Whitehead Institute's monthly teacher series, which features the top minds in biomedical research speaking about their groundbreaking work, strives to inspire, educate, and empower high school biology instructors from the Greater Boston area.
The Y Chromosome: Holding steadfast in a sea of change
August 2, 2018
The lab of Whitehead Member David Page has examined a series of regions on the Y chromosome called amplicons.
A Cross-Disciplinary Course on Biotech’s “Valley of Death”
July 16, 2018
Whitehead Member Harvey Lodish and MIT Professor Andrew W. Lo have created and taught a new interdisciplinary course designed to draw students from multiple backgrounds, including business management and finance, bioengineering and life sciences, healthcare, and public policy.
Video: How to boost the efficacy of the chemotherapy drug methotrexate
July 11, 2018
Naama Kanarek, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Whitehead Member David Sabatini, explains how new genetic tools are allowing insights into the sensitivity of cancer cells to methotrexate.
Video: Reducing the toxicity of the chemotherapy drug methotrexate
July 11, 2018
Naama Kanarek, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Whitehead Member David Sabatini, discusses some of the challenges of methotrexate chemotherapy treatment and how research might help address these challenges.
Sharpening the edges of cancer chemotherapy
July 11, 2018
Whitehead team deploys CRISPR tools to better understand and uncover ways of improving methotrexate, a popular chemotherapy drug.
In Memoriam: Arthur Brill
July 3, 2018
Whitehead Institute would not be what it is today had it not been for Arthur Brill’s early and long-term involvement with the Institute.