Multimedia feature: A "model" parasite

Whitehead Institute Member Rudolf Jaenisch and colleagues took an interdisciplinary approach to develop a new stem cell-derived model of vascular cells, with which they identified how SARS-CoV-2 can cause vascular complications such as blood clots and strokes.

Whitehead Institute Member Sebastian Lourido and colleagues performed the first genome-wide screen of Toxoplasma gondii in live hosts, uncovering genes that are important for infection but had been undetected in cell culture experiments. Their results demonstrate the importance of studying parasites in live hosts and point to a possible new drug target.

In a brief audio clip, Sebastian Lourido discusses his lab's recent work.