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