Study suggests perioperative NSAIDs may prevent early metastatic relapse in post-surgical breast cancer patients
April 11, 2018
Mouse study links early metastasis to systemic inflammation caused by wound healing
Multimedia Feature: Uncovering nature’s riches
April 10, 2018
Merging the wisdom of traditional global medicine with modern approaches
Silvi Rouskin: Exploring Life’s Non-Linear Paths
April 6, 2018
Silvi Rouskin, a Whitehead Fellow who studies RNA structure and its implications for health and disease, has been called by her colleagues fearless, relentless, fiercely independent and—if she’d started from a different place—perhaps smarts and curiosity alone would have let her follow a straight path to her goal.
Structure of key growth regulator revealed
March 28, 2018
Researchers solve molecular structure of GATOR1 complex using cryo-electron microscopy
Novel human/mouse model could boost type 1 diabetes research
March 23, 2018
Researchers at Whitehead Institute have developed a novel platform with human beta cells that could allow scientists to better understand the mechanisms underlying type 1 diabetes and what provokes it.
AudioHelicase podcast: Whitehead's Mary Gehring discusses how gene regulation can be passed from one generation to the next
March 20, 2018
In this episode of AudioHelicase, Whitehead Institute Member Mary Gehring discusses how her research on the plant Arabidopsis thaliana reveals how gene regulation can be passed from one generation to the next.
A Blueprint for Regeneration
March 15, 2018
Researchers at Whitehead Institute have uncovered a framework for regeneration that may explain and predict how stem cells in adult, regenerating tissue determine where to form replacement structures.
A Vision for Science
March 9, 2018
A postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Whitehead Member Sebastian Lourido wins Koch Institute Image Award
Toxic proteins and type 2 diabetes
March 8, 2018
New study in yeast implicates a molecular de-clogger in disease biology
Rudolf Jaenisch and Richard Young - Adventuring, in Science and the World
February 27, 2018
Though born half-a-world apart—Jaenisch in Wölfelsgrund, Germany; Young in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—the two have collaborated virtually since each arrived at Whitehead in 1984, leveraging shared passions for discovery research and for exploring the Earth’s least-travelled paths.
Fragile X syndrome neurons restored using CRISPR/Cas9-guided activation strategy
February 15, 2018
Fragile X syndrome is the most frequent cause of intellectual disability in males, affecting 1 out of 3600 boys born. For the first time, researchers at Whitehead Institute have restored activity to the fragile X syndrome gene in affected neurons using a modified CRISPR/Cas9 system they developed.
AudioHelicase podcast: Whitehead's Robert Weinberg on cancer research's past, present, and future
January 22, 2018
From his discovery of the first oncogene and tumor suppressor, to his work revealing critical aspects of the mutational basis of cancer, and more recently its metastatic behavior, Whitehead Founding Member Robert Weinberg’s work has been foundational in our understanding of cancer biology.