April 1, 2020
Whitehead Institute researchers used a new approach for analyzing genetic risk data and discovered that disease-linked genes cause problems in brain cells that contribute to multiple sclerosis, which had been thought of as a solely autoimmune disease. This information could lead to the development of new therapies for multiple sclerosis, and the approach can be applied to gain insights into other diseases.
November 26, 2019
Approach could accelerate studies of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease and other brain disorders
October 15, 2019
The Packard Foundation Fellowships are one of the most prestigious and well-funded non-governmental awards for early career scientists
September 30, 2019
Whitehead Institute researchers investigate methylation, the chemical tags that help define gene expression during development and disease
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.
September 4, 2019
Whitehead Institute Members Pulin Li and Ankur Jain are pursuing exciting new research directions, expanding the scope of science at the Institute
September 4, 2019
Whitehead Institute Members Pulin Li and Ankur Jain are pursuing exciting new research directions, expanding the scope of science at the Institute
July 31, 2019
Whitehead Institute team finds drugs that activate a key brain gene; initial tests in cells and mice show promise for rare, untreatable neurodevelopmental disorder
April 22, 2019
Using a genome-wide CRISPR screen in neural progenitor cells, Whitehead Institute scientists uncover what the Zika virus needs to infect human cells
October 9, 2018
Researchers uncover how a ubiquitously expressed mutation causes a brain-specific disorder.
June 19, 2018
Infected microglia cells can ferry Zika virus to developing brain
June 7, 2018
First known network consisting of three types of regulatory RNAs is identified
