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The award recognizes Weinberg’s pioneering achievements in the field of cancer biology.
 

While the institutional challenges presented by COVID-19 have been significant, Whitehead Institute scientists have responded with determination and focused innovation. 
 

Whitehead Institute director and Member Ruth Lehmann is the 2021 recipient of the Genetics Society of America’s (GSA) Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal for lifetime contributions to the field of genetics. 

Amelie Raz is a postdoc in Whitehead Institute Member Yukiko Yamashita’s lab investigating germline immortality. We sat down with Raz to learn more about her and her experiences in and out of the lab.

Genes that remain on these volatile chromosomes are essential for the animal to live, suggests a new paper from the Page Lab at Whitehead Institute

Using CRISPR technology, Whitehead Institute Member Jonathan Weissman is tracking the lineage of individual cancer cells as they proliferate and metastasize in real time. 

Whitehead Institute Director Ruth Lehmann's message to the community regarding the events at the US Capitol on January 6. 

Research technician Brittania Moodie has been leading virtual science workshops for rural students in her home country of Jamaica to help improve access to science education.