New research reveals how mTORC1 docks at lysosomal surface.

Lehmann, a world-renowned developmental and cell biology researcher, is the institute’s fifth director.

Whitehead Institute scientists find chemical modification contributes to trafficking between non-membrane-bound compartments that control gene expression.

Along the genome, proteins form liquid-like droplets that appear to boost the expression of particular genes.

Whitehead Institute team finds drugs that activate a key brain gene; initial tests in cells and mice show promise for rare, untreatable neurodevelopmental disorder.

Researchers solve how the kava plant produces its pain-relieving and anti-anxiety molecules, demonstrate an extensible method to scale and optimize production.

Differences in male and female gene expression, including those contributing to height differences, found throughout the body in humans and other mammals.

Whitehead Institute researchers uncover a group of introns in yeast that possess surprising stability and function.

Whitehead Institute and MIT researchers uncover the detailed molecular structure of the sporopollenin polymer, an inert material key for the emergence of land plants.