Cell Biology

Cell Biology

cell division • organelle biogenesis and inheritance • cytoskeleton • signal transduction • cell motility • cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions • cell shape changes • metabolism • protein sorting and trafficking • cell wall and cell membrane biogenesis • nutrients and growth control

Whitney Henry
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Whitney Henry

Robert A. Swanson (1969) Career Development Professor of Life Sciences; Intramural Faculty, Koch Institute; HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar

Whitney Henry studies ferroptosis in human health and disease with a focus on cancer.

Enzymes that assemble into droplets can speed up cellular reactions

How stem cell descendants preserve flexibility while maintaining distinct identities

CryoPRISM: A new tool for observing cellular machinery in a more natural environment

How changes on the Y chromosome may make species reproductively incompatible

Whitehead Institute Member Jonathan Weissman joins global Cancer Grand Challenges team

New insights into a hidden process that protects cells from harmful mutations

How a unique class of neurons may set the table for brain development

RNA editing study finds many ways for neurons to diversify