Whitehead Culture

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At Whitehead Institute, Heather Keys manages the Functional Genomics Platform, which aids scientists in making use of this new tool and adapting CRISPR screens to new research settings.

Whitehead Institute’s science program for middle schoolers, Expedition: Bio, took place online this year but still managed to give students lots of hands-on science experience.

Research scientist Fu-shuang Li in Whitehead Institute Member Jing-Ke Weng's lab is collecting plant specimens for his research on pollen, and using the extra specimens to create pollen and flower art.

Whitehead Institute’s physician-scientists, researchers who also practice medicine, use their unusual position to act as conduits between lab and clinic.

Caroline Lewis, director of the Metabolite Profiling Core Facility, is excited about the core’s new instrument. Her team helps Whitehead Institute researchers study chemicals produced in cellular reactions, known as metabolites. These compounds greatly outnumber larger molecules in the cell such as proteins — and many of them have not even been identified.

A Q&A with Whitehead Institute’s new director & board chair

Considering that researchers at Whitehead Institute devote their working hours to probing the mysteries of the biological world, it’s no surprise that many scientists and staff are also animal lovers.

Genome Technology Core Director Tom Volkert arrived at Whitehead Institute Member Richard Young’s lab in 1999 during a transitional time for biological research.