# Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

**Type:** Institutions  
**Canonical URL:** https://picoportal.org/library/institutions/whitehead-institute-for-biomedical-research/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Avg h-index | 56.7 |
| Citations | 8,165,307 |
| City | Cambridge |
| Country | US |
| Description | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research is a research organisation in Cambridge, US. OpenAlex records 7,663 works and 8,165,307 citations for it. 1,093 researchers list it as their most recent affiliation. |
| Homepage | http://wi.mit.edu/ |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/I4210157710 |
| Researchers | 1,093 |
| ROR ID | https://ror.org/04vqm6w82 |
| Type | facility |
| Works | 7,663 |

## University collaborators

- [Massachusetts Institute of Technology](https://picoportal.org/library/institutions/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/)
- [Harvard University](https://picoportal.org/library/institutions/harvard-university/)
- [Howard Hughes Medical Institute](https://picoportal.org/library/institutions/howard-hughes-medical-institute/)
- [Dana-Farber Cancer Institute](https://picoportal.org/library/institutions/dana-farber-cancer-institute/)
- [Broad Institute](https://picoportal.org/library/institutions/broad-institute/)
- [Massachusetts General Hospital](https://picoportal.org/library/institutions/massachusetts-general-hospital/)
- [Johns Hopkins University](https://picoportal.org/library/institutions/johns-hopkins-university/)
- [University of California, San Francisco](https://picoportal.org/library/institutions/university-of-california-san-francisco/)
- [Center for Cancer Research](https://picoportal.org/library/institutions/center-for-cancer-research/)
- [Center for Systems Biology](https://picoportal.org/library/institutions/center-for-systems-biology/)

## University papers

- [Histone H3K27ac separates active from poised enhancers and predicts developmental state](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/histone-h3k27ac-separates-active-from-poised-enhancers-and-predicts/)
- [MicroRNAs Modulate Hematopoietic Lineage Differentiation](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/micrornas-modulate-hematopoietic-lineage-differentiation/)
- [HIF-1α Is Essential for Myeloid Cell-Mediated Inflammation](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/hif-1-is-essential-for-myeloid-cell-mediated-inflammation/)
- [Connecting microRNA Genes to the Core Transcriptional Regulatory Circuitry of Embryonic Stem Cells](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/connecting-microrna-genes-to-the-core-transcriptional-regulatory-circuitry-of/)
- [Densely Interconnected Transcriptional Circuits Control Cell States in Human Hematopoiesis](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/densely-interconnected-transcriptional-circuits-control-cell-states-in-human/)
- [Response and resistance to BET bromodomain inhibitors in triple-negative breast cancer](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/response-and-resistance-to-bet-bromodomain-inhibitors-in-triple-negative-breast/)
- [Isogenic Human iPSC Parkinson’s Model Shows Nitrosative Stress-Induced Dysfunction in MEF2-PGC1α Transcription](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/isogenic-human-ipsc-parkinson-s-model-shows-nitrosative-stress-induced/)
- [Musashi-2 regulates normal hematopoiesis and promotes aggressive myeloid leukemia](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/musashi-2-regulates-normal-hematopoiesis-and-promotes-aggressive-myeloid/)
- [Lifespan Extension by Preserving Proliferative Homeostasis in Drosophila](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/lifespan-extension-by-preserving-proliferative-homeostasis-in-drosophila/)
- [Redox regulation of cell migration and adhesion](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/redox-regulation-of-cell-migration-and-adhesion/)
- [Mice lacking major histocompatibility complex class I and class II molecules.](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/mice-lacking-major-histocompatibility-complex-class-i-and-class-ii-molecules/)

## University researchers

Showing 15 of 20.

- [Rudolf Jaenisch](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/rudolf-jaenisch/)
- [Richard A. Young](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/richard-a-young/)
- [Harvey F. Lodish](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/harvey-f-lodish/)
- [Gerald R. Fink](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/gerald-r-fink/)
- [Richard C. Mulligan](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/richard-c-mulligan/)
- [Tong Ihn Lee](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/tong-ihn-lee/)
- [George W. Bell](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/george-w-bell/)
- [Dudley Wyman](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/dudley-wyman/)
- [Assaf Gordon](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/assaf-gordon/)
- [Lauren Linton](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/lauren-linton/)
- [Mary W. Brooks](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/mary-w-brooks/)
- [Nancy M. Hannett](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/nancy-m-hannett/)
- [Troy W. Whitfield](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/troy-w-whitfield/)
- [Ruth Lehmann](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/ruth-lehmann/)
- [Katrina L. Harris](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/katrina-l-harris/)

## University top topics

Showing 8 of 25.

- [Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/genomics-and-chromatin-dynamics/)
- [RNA Research and Splicing](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/rna-research-and-splicing/)
- [CRISPR and Genetic Engineering](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/crispr-and-genetic-engineering/)
- [RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/rna-and-protein-synthesis-mechanisms/)
- [RNA modifications and cancer](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/rna-modifications-and-cancer/)
- [Epigenetics and DNA Methylation](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/epigenetics-and-dna-methylation/)
- [Chromosomal and Genetic Variations](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/chromosomal-and-genetic-variations/)
- [Pluripotent Stem Cells Research](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/pluripotent-stem-cells-research/)

## University topics

- [MicroRNA in disease regulation](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/microrna-in-disease-regulation-2/)
- [Immunotherapy and Immune Responses](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/immunotherapy-and-immune-responses-2/)
- [CRISPR and Genetic Engineering](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/crispr-and-genetic-engineering-2/)
- [Cancer Cells and Metastasis](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/cancer-cells-and-metastasis-2/)
- [Pluripotent Stem Cells Research](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/pluripotent-stem-cells-research-2/)
- [Genomics and Rare Diseases](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/genomics-and-rare-diseases-2/)

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Source: PICO Portal — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://picoportal.org/library/sources/ for provenance and https://picoportal.org/library/methodology/ for what these figures mean.