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Whitehead Institute is a world-renowned, non-profit scientific institution dedicated to improving human health through basic biomedical research.
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World-renowned cell biologist Ron Vale will join Whitehead Institute this December as a Member. Known for discovering the motor protein kinesin, he will explore how proteins function under different stressors—a direction that aligns with the Institute's focus on resilience.
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Whitehead Institute’s Innovation Centers are hubs of collaboration. Each center provides specialized expertise that expand what individual labs can achieve.
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Read how this collaboration drives Whitehead Institute science forward: shorturl.at/jQTPM
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Whitehead Institute’s Innovation Centers are hubs of collaboration. Each center provides specialized expertise that expand what individual labs can achieve.
Read how this collaboration drives Whitehead Institute science forward: shorturl.at/jQTPM
Read how this collaboration drives Whitehead Institute science forward: shorturl.at/jQTPM
World-renowned cell biologist Ron Vale will join Whitehead Institute this December as a Member. Known for discovering the motor protein kinesin, he will explore how proteins function under different stressors—a direction that aligns with the Institute's focus on resilience.
🔗 shorturl.at/28Gpl
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November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
World-renowned cell biologist Ron Vale will join Whitehead Institute this December as a Member. Known for discovering the motor protein kinesin, he will explore how proteins function under different stressors—a direction that aligns with the Institute's focus on resilience.
🔗 shorturl.at/28Gpl
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At BridgeRD today, clinicians and researchers are teaming up to tackle one of the biggest hurdles with rare diseases: connecting what's seen in the lab to patient experiences in the clinic. 1/2
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November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
At BridgeRD today, clinicians and researchers are teaming up to tackle one of the biggest hurdles with rare diseases: connecting what's seen in the lab to patient experiences in the clinic. 1/2
#RareDisease #BridgeRD
#RareDisease #BridgeRD
Our Seminar Series for High School Teachers is underway! Postdoc Henry Kilgore of the Young Lab shared his latest research on how proteins reach their destinations within the cell.
We’re thrilled to bring teachers and researchers together to help inspire the next generation of scientists!
We’re thrilled to bring teachers and researchers together to help inspire the next generation of scientists!
November 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Our Seminar Series for High School Teachers is underway! Postdoc Henry Kilgore of the Young Lab shared his latest research on how proteins reach their destinations within the cell.
We’re thrilled to bring teachers and researchers together to help inspire the next generation of scientists!
We’re thrilled to bring teachers and researchers together to help inspire the next generation of scientists!
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From an accidental discovery of hidden biology to a new framework to understanding and diagnosing rare disease. Thrilled to share the most recent work from our lab and the amazing Jimmy Ly.
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Alternate proteins from the same gene contribute differently to health and rare disease | Whitehead Institute
Iain Cheeseman and colleagues reveal the underappreciated role of single genes producing multiple proteins in atypical presentations of rare disease, and present case studies of affected patients thro...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
From an accidental discovery of hidden biology to a new framework to understanding and diagnosing rare disease. Thrilled to share the most recent work from our lab and the amazing Jimmy Ly.
wi.mit.edu/news/alterna...
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1/ Happy to share important work done with my co-author Andrew Khalil in the labs of Rudolf Jaenisch @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social @mit.edu and David Mooney @harvard.edu @wyssinstitute.bsky.social trying to assess and fix the major problem of transgene silencing in human ESC/iPSC based work
November 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
1/ Happy to share important work done with my co-author Andrew Khalil in the labs of Rudolf Jaenisch @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social @mit.edu and David Mooney @harvard.edu @wyssinstitute.bsky.social trying to assess and fix the major problem of transgene silencing in human ESC/iPSC based work
"Fruit flies have a lot of fun gene names. Some of my favorites are Asterix and Obelix, which are named after a French comic book, because I have childhood associations with them," postdoc Julia Wucherpfennig says. wi.mit.edu/news/meet-wh... #WhiteheadPostdocProfiles
Meet a Whitehead Postdoc: Julia Wucherpfennig | Whitehead Institute
Julia Wucherpfennig is a postdoc in Whitehead Institute Member and director Ruth Lehmann’s lab studying the relationship between Wolbachia bacteria, which infect many insects around the world, and the...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"Fruit flies have a lot of fun gene names. Some of my favorites are Asterix and Obelix, which are named after a French comic book, because I have childhood associations with them," postdoc Julia Wucherpfennig says. wi.mit.edu/news/meet-wh... #WhiteheadPostdocProfiles
Panchito proudly sports his Whitehead bandana while plotting his next purrfect experiment. #PetsofWhitehead
Alumni, grab your own pet bandana by joining our alumni LinkedIn group: www.linkedin.com/groups/12483...
Alumni, grab your own pet bandana by joining our alumni LinkedIn group: www.linkedin.com/groups/12483...
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Panchito proudly sports his Whitehead bandana while plotting his next purrfect experiment. #PetsofWhitehead
Alumni, grab your own pet bandana by joining our alumni LinkedIn group: www.linkedin.com/groups/12483...
Alumni, grab your own pet bandana by joining our alumni LinkedIn group: www.linkedin.com/groups/12483...
In celebration of Massachusetts STEM Week, students from Prospect Hill Academy Charter School toured the Yamashita lab and got an introduction to fruit fly research. Thanks to everyone who participated!
October 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
In celebration of Massachusetts STEM Week, students from Prospect Hill Academy Charter School toured the Yamashita lab and got an introduction to fruit fly research. Thanks to everyone who participated!
In celebration of Massachusetts STEM Week, students from Prospect Hill Academy Charter School toured the Yamashita lab and got an introduction to fruit fly research. Thanks to everyone who participated!
October 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
In celebration of Massachusetts STEM Week, students from Prospect Hill Academy Charter School toured the Yamashita lab and got an introduction to fruit fly research. Thanks to everyone who participated!
A huge thank you to all the alumni and current trainees who joined us at Trillium Brewing in Fort Point last week. From swapping stories about lab days to hearing where your careers have taken you, the conversations were inspiring (and the good food and drinks didn’t hurt either).
October 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A huge thank you to all the alumni and current trainees who joined us at Trillium Brewing in Fort Point last week. From swapping stories about lab days to hearing where your careers have taken you, the conversations were inspiring (and the good food and drinks didn’t hurt either).
Sometimes, one research project is an unexpected spin off of another project. That's exactly what happened in the Yamashita lab, where researchers identified a novel mechanism that keeps the "selfish" gene Stellate in check. wi.mit.edu/news/one-lab... #ResearchThreads
October 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Sometimes, one research project is an unexpected spin off of another project. That's exactly what happened in the Yamashita lab, where researchers identified a novel mechanism that keeps the "selfish" gene Stellate in check. wi.mit.edu/news/one-lab... #ResearchThreads
Pawfessor Jake reporting for duty! #PetsofWhitehead
Alumni, grab your own pet bandana by joining our alumni LinkedIn group: www.linkedin.com/groups/12483...
Alumni, grab your own pet bandana by joining our alumni LinkedIn group: www.linkedin.com/groups/12483...
October 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Pawfessor Jake reporting for duty! #PetsofWhitehead
Alumni, grab your own pet bandana by joining our alumni LinkedIn group: www.linkedin.com/groups/12483...
Alumni, grab your own pet bandana by joining our alumni LinkedIn group: www.linkedin.com/groups/12483...
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@science.org High-resolution spatial mapping of cell state and lineage dynamics in vivo with PEtracer | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @lukekoblan.bsky.social @weissmanlab.bsky.social @zhuanglab.bsky.social @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social et al.
October 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
@science.org High-resolution spatial mapping of cell state and lineage dynamics in vivo with PEtracer | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @lukekoblan.bsky.social @weissmanlab.bsky.social @zhuanglab.bsky.social @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social et al.
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This week, I was grateful to be named a semifinalist for the ASHG Trainee Research Excellence Award. I also gave my first platform talk, detailing my work with @geneticsmike7.bsky.social on noncoding MS SNPs in microglia. Missed the talk? See our MedRXiV preprint: tiny.cc/gallagher-luna-2025
October 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This week, I was grateful to be named a semifinalist for the ASHG Trainee Research Excellence Award. I also gave my first platform talk, detailing my work with @geneticsmike7.bsky.social on noncoding MS SNPs in microglia. Missed the talk? See our MedRXiV preprint: tiny.cc/gallagher-luna-2025
What causes dormant cancer cells to erupt into a frenzy of growth and division? New work from the Weinberg lab points to inflammation as a trigger. wi.mit.edu/news/inflamm...
Inflammation jolts “sleeping” cancer cells awake, enabling them to multiply again | Whitehead Institute
Chemotherapy-induced injury of organ tissue is the culprit, Whitehead Institute Founding Member Robert Weinberg and colleagues have found.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What causes dormant cancer cells to erupt into a frenzy of growth and division? New work from the Weinberg lab points to inflammation as a trigger. wi.mit.edu/news/inflamm...
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Rudolf Jaenisch is recognized for his trailblazing contributions to epigenetics and stem cell biology, which have shaped modern regenerative medicine.
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The 2025 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize Awarded to Rudolf Jaenisch
Jaenisch is recognized for his trailblazing contributions to epigenetics and stem cell biology, which have shaped modern regenerative medicine.
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October 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Rudolf Jaenisch is recognized for his trailblazing contributions to epigenetics and stem cell biology, which have shaped modern regenerative medicine.
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"Fruit flies have a lot of fun gene names. Some of my favorites are Asterix and Obelix, which are named after a French comic book, because I have childhood associations with them," Julia Wucherpfennig says. #WhiteheadPostdocProfiles wi.mit.edu/news/meet-wh...
Meet a Whitehead Postdoc: Julia Wucherpfennig | Whitehead Institute
Julia Wucherpfennig is a postdoc in Whitehead Institute Member and director Ruth Lehmann’s lab studying the relationship between Wolbachia bacteria, which infect many insects around the world, and the...
wi.mit.edu
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Fruit flies have a lot of fun gene names. Some of my favorites are Asterix and Obelix, which are named after a French comic book, because I have childhood associations with them," Julia Wucherpfennig says. #WhiteheadPostdocProfiles wi.mit.edu/news/meet-wh...
On Wednesday, former White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy joined our Director Ruth Lehmann in conversation about cultivating trust in science. Thanks to all who joined us! Stay tuned for upcoming Director's Dialogues, and watch past talks on our website: wi.mit.edu/directors-di...
October 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
On Wednesday, former White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy joined our Director Ruth Lehmann in conversation about cultivating trust in science. Thanks to all who joined us! Stay tuned for upcoming Director's Dialogues, and watch past talks on our website: wi.mit.edu/directors-di...
Most cells in our body live and die. But the germline, the cells that produce eggs and sperm, must carry on forever. Our first #ResearchThreads follows a string of discoveries made in the Yamashita lab that tease apart how the germline remains immortal. wi.mit.edu/news/one-lab...
October 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Most cells in our body live and die. But the germline, the cells that produce eggs and sperm, must carry on forever. Our first #ResearchThreads follows a string of discoveries made in the Yamashita lab that tease apart how the germline remains immortal. wi.mit.edu/news/one-lab...
Attention Whitehead alumni — please join us for an informal evening of connection and conversation during the ASHG meeting on October 16. For details and to RSVP, please contact [email protected]. (Photos are from our alumni event last month!)
October 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Attention Whitehead alumni — please join us for an informal evening of connection and conversation during the ASHG meeting on October 16. For details and to RSVP, please contact [email protected]. (Photos are from our alumni event last month!)
Next Tuesday our director Ruth Lehmann joins Gina McCarthy, former White House National Climate Advisor and EPA Administrator, for a conversation about science, policy and public trust. RSVP: www.eventzilla.net/e/science-tr... @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @mitclimateproject.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Next Tuesday our director Ruth Lehmann joins Gina McCarthy, former White House National Climate Advisor and EPA Administrator, for a conversation about science, policy and public trust. RSVP: www.eventzilla.net/e/science-tr... @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @mitclimateproject.bsky.social
Julia Wucherpfennig studies Wolbachia — a bacteria that lives inside about half of all insects, generally without harming them. The research has real-world implications for pest control. Read our latest postdoc Q&A: wi.mit.edu/news/meet-wh... #WhiteheadPostdocProfiles @remlehmann.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Julia Wucherpfennig studies Wolbachia — a bacteria that lives inside about half of all insects, generally without harming them. The research has real-world implications for pest control. Read our latest postdoc Q&A: wi.mit.edu/news/meet-wh... #WhiteheadPostdocProfiles @remlehmann.bsky.social
ICYMI: A new tool, LOCL-TL, maps where proteins are made in the cell. @jswlab.bsky.social developed this tool and used it to characterize translation happening at the mitochondria.
Locally produced proteins help mitochondria function | Whitehead Institute
Jonathan Weissman and colleagues developed an optogenetic approach to study where in the cell proteins get made and used it to characterize two groups of proteins produced next to mitochondria. This c...
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September 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
ICYMI: A new tool, LOCL-TL, maps where proteins are made in the cell. @jswlab.bsky.social developed this tool and used it to characterize translation happening at the mitochondria.
Join our director Ruth Lehmann and Gina McCarthy, former White House National Climate Advisor and EPA Administrator, for a conversation about the role of science in policy, public trust, and protecting the well-being of people and the planet. www.eventzilla.net/e/science-tr...
September 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Join our director Ruth Lehmann and Gina McCarthy, former White House National Climate Advisor and EPA Administrator, for a conversation about the role of science in policy, public trust, and protecting the well-being of people and the planet. www.eventzilla.net/e/science-tr...