Events

  • Colloquium: Johannes Walter, Harvard

    "AI-powered studies of vertebrate DNA repair"; hosted by Seychelle Vos
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Apr 22, 2025, 4:00PM
    04/22/2025 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Johannes Walter, Harvard "AI-powered studies of vertebrate DNA repair"; hosted by Seychelle Vos 32-123
  • MIT Club of Boston Seminar Series: Barbara Imperiali, MIT

    "Navigating the chemistry-biology interface"; co-hosted by the Association of MIT Alumnae
    • Scientific Presentations
    Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025, 6:00PM
    04/23/2025 06:00 PM America/New_York MIT Club of Boston Seminar Series: Barbara Imperiali, MIT "Navigating the chemistry-biology interface"; co-hosted by the Association of MIT Alumnae 6-120 and virtual; register in advance
  • MBG & Hatch.Bio Pitch Competition

    Apply for the chance to win $13K of lab space for a startup; hosted by the MIT Biotech Group and Hatch.Bio Labs
    • Professional Development
    Thursday, Apr 24, 2025, 4:30PM
    04/24/2025 04:30 PM America/New_York MBG & Hatch.Bio Pitch Competition Apply for the chance to win $13K of lab space for a startup; hosted by the MIT Biotech Group and Hatch.Bio Labs 2-190; applications are due by April 14
  • gwiBio Glass Shards Speaker Series: Erin Chen, Broad Institute

    Learn about Professor Chen's scientific journey and her advice on leaning in and building lab culture
    • Professional Development
    Thursday, Apr 24, 2025, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
    04/24/2025 12:00 PM 04/24/2025 01:00 PM America/New_York gwiBio Glass Shards Speaker Series: Erin Chen, Broad Institute Learn about Professor Chen's scientific journey and her advice on leaning in and building lab culture 68-181; RSVP in advance
  • Whitehead Institute Special Seminar: Barbara J. Meyer, HHMI & U.C. Berkeley

    "A Molecular Balancing Act: Sex-Chromosome Dosage Compensation via a Condensin Complex"
    • Special Events
    Friday, Apr 25, 2025, 10:00AM
    McGovern Auditorium, Whitehead Institute
    04/25/2025 10:00 AM America/New_York Whitehead Institute Special Seminar: Barbara J. Meyer, HHMI & U.C. Berkeley "A Molecular Balancing Act: Sex-Chromosome Dosage Compensation via a Condensin Complex" McGovern Auditorium, Whitehead Institute
  • Thesis Defense: Neha Bokil

    Page lab I "Epigenomic Landscape of the Human "Inactive" X Chromosome”
    • Thesis Defenses
    Friday, Apr 25, 2025, 2:00PM
    04/25/2025 02:00 PM America/New_York Thesis Defense: Neha Bokil Page lab I "Epigenomic Landscape of the Human "Inactive" X Chromosome” McGovern Auditorium, Whitehead Institute
  • Colloquium: Rebecca Heald, University of California, Berkeley

    "Mechanisms and consequences of size scaling in frogs"; hosted by Adam Martin
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025, 4:00PM
    04/29/2025 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Rebecca Heald, University of California, Berkeley "Mechanisms and consequences of size scaling in frogs"; hosted by Adam Martin 32-123
  • MBG Funding in Biotech Seminar Series: Tim Harris, SV Health Investors

    Harris will speak on his experience in biotech companies and currently as a venture partner
    • Professional Development
    Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025, 4:30PM - 5:30PM
    04/29/2025 04:30 PM 04/29/2025 05:30 PM America/New_York MBG Funding in Biotech Seminar Series: Tim Harris, SV Health Investors Harris will speak on his experience in biotech companies and currently as a venture partner 2-105; register in advance
  • Thesis Defense: Talya Kramer

    Flavell lab I "Neural Sequences Underlying Directed Turning in C. elegans"
    • Thesis Defenses
    Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025, 10:00AM
    46-3189
    04/30/2025 10:00 AM America/New_York Thesis Defense: Talya Kramer Flavell lab I "Neural Sequences Underlying Directed Turning in C. elegans" 46-3189
  • Thesis Defense: Alex Kruswick

    Yaffe lab I “Investigating DNA double-strand break repair with novel technologies identifies a role for the ATM kinase in error-free NHEJ"
    • Thesis Defenses
    Friday, May 2, 2025, 10:00AM
    05/02/2025 10:00 AM America/New_York Thesis Defense: Alex Kruswick Yaffe lab I “Investigating DNA double-strand break repair with novel technologies identifies a role for the ATM kinase in error-free NHEJ" Luria Auditorium, Koch Institute (76-156)
  • Thesis Defense: Shannon Moreno

    Young lab I "Proteolethargy is a pathogenic mechanism in chronic disease”
    • Thesis Defenses
    Friday, May 2, 2025, 3:00PM
    05/02/2025 03:00 PM America/New_York Thesis Defense: Shannon Moreno Young lab I "Proteolethargy is a pathogenic mechanism in chronic disease” McGovern Auditorium, Whitehead Institute
  • Colloquium: Daniel Cohen, Princeton University

    Hosted by the Postdoctoral Association
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 4:00PM
    05/06/2025 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Daniel Cohen, Princeton University Hosted by the Postdoctoral Association 32-123
  • KI Special Seminar: Lethal Weapons Against Cancer

    Does it matter how treatments kill cancer cells? Learn how KI researchers leverage different types of cell death & injury to destroy tumors
    • Special Events
    05/08/2025 05:30 PM America/New_York KI Special Seminar: Lethal Weapons Against Cancer Does it matter how treatments kill cancer cells? Learn how KI researchers leverage different types of cell death & injury to destroy tumors Koch Institute Auditorium and virtual; register in advance
  • Thesis Defense: Nick Mathey-Andrews

    Jacks lab I "Lineage transitions dictate response and resistance to KRAS inhibition in NSCLC"
    • Thesis Defenses
    Friday, May 9, 2025, 1:30PM
    05/09/2025 01:30 PM America/New_York Thesis Defense: Nick Mathey-Andrews Jacks lab I "Lineage transitions dictate response and resistance to KRAS inhibition in NSCLC" Luria Auditorium, Koch Institute (76-156)
  • Colloquium: Ardem Patapoutian, Scripps Institute

    Hosted by Sara Prescott
    • Colloquium Series
    Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 4:00PM
    05/13/2025 04:00 PM America/New_York Colloquium: Ardem Patapoutian, Scripps Institute Hosted by Sara Prescott 32-123
  • Retirement Symposium: Gerald Fink

    A day of science, storytelling, and celebration to honor Whitehead Institute Founding Member and Former Director Gerald Fink
    • Special Events
    Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 9:30AM - 4:15PM
    05/13/2025 09:30 AM 05/13/2025 04:15 PM America/New_York Retirement Symposium: Gerald Fink A day of science, storytelling, and celebration to honor Whitehead Institute Founding Member and Former Director Gerald Fink Whitehead Institute; register in advance by Monday, May 5
  • Open House #1

    Open House for prospective students to the graduate biology program.
    • Special Events
    Monday, Feb 9, 2026, 8:00AM - 5:00PM
    02/09/2026 08:00 AM 02/09/2026 05:00 PM America/New_York Open House #1 Open House for prospective students to the graduate biology program.
  • Open House #2

    Open House for prospective students to the graduate biology program.
    • Special Events
    Monday, Feb 23, 2026, 8:00AM - 5:00PM
    02/23/2026 08:00 AM 02/23/2026 05:00 PM America/New_York Open House #2 Open House for prospective students to the graduate biology program.