Harnessing nature’s riches
Mike’s new paper on decoding medicinal natural product salidroside biosynthesis in golden root is out. Congratulations! Here is the news release.
Food Evolution showing and panel discussion at the Coolidge
Food Evolution screening at the Coolidge Corner Theater + panel discussion moderated by Christopher Lydon of WBUR’s Open Source, and featuring Jing-Ke Weng of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and Timothy A. Wise of Small Planet Institute and Tufts University’s Global Development and Environment Institute, 9/24 @ 2pm.
Rediscovering and demystifying herbal medicine
Fu-Shuang’s perspective paper on traditional herbal medicine is out. Congrats!
Jing-Ke Weng will present at the 2017 Whitehead Symposium in NYC on May 6th
Join us on May 6 for the Whitehead Symposium, Whitehead Institute’s signature event in New York City. This annual breakfast event is an opportunity to hear a comprehensive review of the latest research being conducted at Whitehead. This year’s program features keynote presentations by Founding Member Harvey Lodish and Faculty Mary Gehring and Jing-Ke Weng. Additional information and registration details are now available.
New research sheds light on postmating sexual selection.
Our collaborative paper with Sara Lewis Lab on firefly nuptial gift is out. Here is the news coverage (with a very nice video).
Sequencing the Firefly Genome — How Did the Firefly Get Its Glow?
An interview on our crowd-funded firefly genome project. Check out here.
Jing-Ke Weng presents a 造就 TALK at the China National Gene Bank.
Jing-Ke Weng presents a 造就TALK (TED-style talk channel in China) at the newly built China National Gene Bank (CNGB) in Shenzhen. The talk discusses Weng lab’s recent effort in applying systems and synthetic biology tools to demystify and reinvent traditional herbal medicine.
Olesya’s paper on acyltransferase structural dynamics is out.
Olesya’s paper on acyltransferase structural dynamics is out. Congrats!