Whitehead Institute (@whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social)

@whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 5:38 PM

A detailed map of this kind could help scientists pinpoint when things go wrong in birth defects, trace how cancer cells acquire the ability to spread or resist treatment, and better guide stem cells into mature, functional cell types.

@whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 2:56 PM

Two Whitehead Institute Members have received Bose Research Grants: @iaincheeseman.bsky.social will study overlooked versions of known proteins to understand their contribution to disease. Siniša Hrvatin will explore how some animals survive freezing to advance cryopreservation
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@whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 2:14 PM

Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, can invade a host cell in less than a minute. New research out of Whitehead reveals that Toxoplasma doesn’t simply recognize a ready-made doorway into a cell. Instead, it helps create the conditions for its entry.
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@whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 4:32 PM

What happens when artificial intelligence (AI) makes its way into the lab? In a new @nature.com feature, Whitehead scientists Kalon Overholt and Anna Pertl offer a glimpse into how they're using AI as a tool for scientific discovery, and why human expertise remains essential: tinyurl.com/mvbzemh2

@arjunarajakumar.bsky.social Sep 19, 2026, 4:06 PMReposted by @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social

So proud of my lab mate @sagrill.bsky.social (whose on the job market 👀) for this magnum opus from @remlehmann.bsky.social lab @whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social ScRNA-seq of 🪰 germ cells reveals new biology, answers age old questions, and proposes new paradigms! 1/8
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Drosophila stage 10b embryo w/HCR staining marking two germ cell clusters. One will successfully colonize the gonad and the other, like tears in the rain, will be lost forever

@whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 3:02 PM

Whitehead Institute’s Scientific Advisory Board brings together leading scientists to engage with our researchers and offer outside perspective.

Hear more from @harmitmalik.bsky.social of @fredhutch.org about his decision to get involved with Whitehead: tinyurl.com/4pcntm6b

@whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 5:53 PM

Messenger RNA carries genetic instructions that make proteins. But all RNA molecules have another, less appreciated property: they are naturally sticky.

Now, Whitehead Institute researchers have discovered one way cells may have evolved to keep RNA from clumping together.

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@whiteheadinstitute.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 1:14 PM

Alum Alicia Zhou reflects on her journey from undergraduate in Whitehead Institute Founding Member Robert Weinberg’s lab to CEO of the Cancer Research Institute (CRI).

She discusses how Weinberg’s mentorship shaped her, and why this is a critical moment for cancer research: tinyurl.com/5dycamm3