Whitehead Institute

@WhiteheadInst

Whitehead Institute is a world-renowned, non-profit scientific institution dedicated to improving human health through basic biomedical research.

Cambridge, MA, USA

wi.mit.edu

Joined September 2012

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Jun 25
Lehmann Lab postdoc KangBo Ng has received a 2026 Robertson Foundation - Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship. The award will support his research into how somatic and germ cells exchange resources during early development. Congratulations, KangBo! #JCCFellow
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The Jane Coffin Childs Fund for Medical Research Names its 2026 Fellows - Jane Coffin Childs...
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research (Jane Coffin Childs Fund/JCC Fund) is an unwavering supporter of biomedical research, having funded early-career researchers for nearly...
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Jun 24
Weissman Lab postdoc Mohamed El-Brolosy has been named one of @fredhutch's eight recipients of this year’s Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award. Congratulations, Mohamed!
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Fred Hutch names 8 recipients of the Dr. Eddie Méndez Award
Fred Hutch names eight recipients of the Dr. Eddie Méndez Award, which celebrates early-career scientists' research in cancer, infectious disease and basic sciences.
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Jun 18
The path from foundational biology research to life-saving therapies is often measured in decades. This year, that journey for one Whitehead discovery reached a remarkable milestone 1/4
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Jun 15
“I’ve also really valued the richly collaborative community, and being able to take a lot of risks in how I address the questions I have the opportunity to pursue,” says grad student Giselle Valdes, reflecting on her time at @MIT and Whitehead Institute. tinyurl.com/56hdxshv
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May 22
Crops are facing increasing stress from heat, drought, and poor soil conditions. Now Whitehead researchers have created a gene expression “map” of seed development that could help guide future efforts to improve crop yield, nutrition, and resilience: shorturl.at/CLWq1