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Whitney Henry joined the MIT faculty in 2024 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology and a member of the Koch Institute. She received her bachelor's degree in biology with a minor in chemistry from Grambling State University and her PhD from Harvard University. During her time at Harvard, she conducted research under the mentorship of Alex Toker, focusing on the molecular mechanisms of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway that drives breast cancer progression. Her doctoral studies were conducted in the lab of Robert Weinberg at the Whitehead Institute, supported by fellowships from the Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research and the Ludwig Center MIT. Whitney's research centers on understanding ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of cell death that may provide new therapeutic avenues for treating cancer, particularly targeting resistant and metastatic cancer cells.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA
Joined the Department of Biology and Koch Institute, focusing on research in ferroptosis and cancer therapy.