Building a roadmap for salicylic acid
November 22, 2019
Whitehead Institute researchers identify missing enzymes in the biosynthetic pathway for salicylic acid, solving a decades-old puzzle
Committed to reproduction
November 21, 2019
Whitehead Institute researchers have rewritten the timeline for when and how embryonic cells commit to becoming sex cells, the cells that produce eggs and sperm, and gained insights into the development of testicular cancer.
Whitehead team solves structure of key mTORC1 activator
November 5, 2019
Findings shed light on the mechanics of mTORC1 signaling, lay the foundation for drug discovery
Whitehead Institute Member Richard Young Elected to National Academy of Medicine
October 21, 2019
Election to the NAM is considered one of the highest honors for U.S. medical practitioners, public health leaders, and biomedical researchers.
VIDEO: WHAT PLANARIANS ARE REVEALING ABOUT THE RULES OF REGENERATION
October 16, 2019
Learn how scientists in Peter Reddien's lab use planarians to probe the mysteries of how animals are able to replace missing body parts after injury — with the goal of one day using this knowledge to guide regenerative medicine techniques.
Whitehead Institute Member Ankur Jain Receives Packard Foundation Fellowship
October 15, 2019
The Packard Foundation Fellowships are one of the most prestigious and well-funded non-governmental awards for early career scientists
Whitehead Institute team resolves structure of master growth regulator
October 10, 2019
New paper in Science reveals how mTORC1 docks at lysosomal surface
New Whitehead Fellow Kipp Weiskopf
October 10, 2019
Balancing innovative cancer research with the quantification of rubber ducks
Fall 2019 Research Highlights from Whitehead Institute
October 7, 2019
Research Highlights is a medley of research updates from Whitehead Institute scientists. In this video, catch up on discoveries by the labs of Institute Members Rudolf Jaenisch, David Page, Jing-Ke Weng, Richard Young, and Iain Cheeseman, as well as a study led by former Lindquist lab postdoc Peter Tsvetkov, now a postdoctoral fellow at the Broad Institute. Learn more.
BioGenesis Podcast: Summer Morrill of the Amon Lab on Finding a New Way to Study Cancer
October 3, 2019
A new podcast from MIT Biology and Whitehead Institute explores the experiences that led affiliated graduate students to pursue research careers
Looking Beyond the Gene: An Introduction
September 30, 2019
Whitehead Institute researchers are uncovering new ways that genes are regulated that upend existing paradigms of gene expression and provide important insights into health and disease. This collection of stories and multimedia explores that research.
Epigenetics: Chemical guideposts for gene expression
September 30, 2019
Whitehead Institute researchers investigate methylation, the chemical tags that help define gene expression during development and disease