MIT and Sierra Leone professors collaborate on education strategy
January 3, 2020
Whitehead Member and MIT Professor Hazel Sive launched MIT-Africa’s short course program
Sive Named Dean at Northeastern University
December 13, 2019
Whitehead Institute Member Hazel Sive, a globally respected developmental biologist and educator, will become Dean of the College of Science at Northeastern University, beginning in June 2020.
The surprising individuality of microRNAs
December 5, 2019
Whitehead Institute researchers advance the predictive model for the influence of microRNAs on gene expression in a cell. Their findings illustrate that high-, medium-, and low-affinity microRNA target sites unexpectedly vary between different microRNAs, and that in some cases they include imperfectly matched sequences.
Whitehead Institute team develops new method to study human brain cells
November 26, 2019
Approach could accelerate studies of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease and other brain disorders
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