Striving to understand, at the molecular level, the differences and similarities between males and females throughout the body, in health and disease.

Whitehead Institute
Joined December 2020
Check out our latest in Nature Genetics: The inactive X chromosome as a female protector in autism and beyond nature.com/articles/s41588-0…
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"Puberty is something we all go through and is fundamental for species propagation, yet we don’t talk about it much and we still don’t know everything about it," says Alisa White, a postdoc studying sex differences in the brain. wi.mit.edu/news/meet-whitehe… #WhiteheadPostdocProfiles
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Differences in how male and female cardiomyocytes generate energy may contribute to observed differences in heart disease. New findings from the Page lab: wi.mit.edu/news/taking-pulse…
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We made the cover of Genome Research! Check out our latest paper on DDX3X and DDX3Y - the first X-Y gene pair with cross regulatory capabilities (genome.cshlp.org/content/35/…).
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The pseudoautosomal region (PAR) is a critical area on the Y chromosome that swaps genetic information with the X chromosome. @PageLabXY reaffirms the location of PAR and offers a refined understanding of where crossover events occur. wi.mit.edu/news/establishing…
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By measuring the effects of sex chromosomes on two types of immune cells, researchers in @PageLabXY explore the biological underpinnings of sex biases in immunity and autoimmune disease: wi.mit.edu/news/immune-cells…
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From genomic "junk" to the "inactive" X chromosome, Whitehead Institute researchers are uncovering the functions of long overlooked cellular components. #WhiteheadStoryArc wi.mit.edu/series/unsung-cel…
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#DNADay is almost here, but we couldn't wait to share exciting DNA-centered research at the Institute. @PageLabXY uncovers the Y and "inactive" X chromosomes' far-reaching roles in gene regulation. Full video: youtu.be/MRFm8xBRY6M?si=GjiX… @MITBiology @ScienceMIT
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Congratulations to grad student Finn Thompson on his NSF Graduate Fellowship!
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There's still time to vote for @PageLabXY in the first round of #STATmadness, @statnews's competition to find the country's most innovative research institution: statnews.com/feature/stat-ma…
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"Many women experience a variety of changes with menopause, and yet we know very little about the underlying biology," says Jordana Bloom, a postdoc in @PageLabXY. From the #WhiteheadPostdocProfiles archive: wi.mit.edu/news/meet-whitehe… @MITBiology @HHMINEWS
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Looking forward to the Women's Health Track theme of sex differences at PMWC 2024 Award Ceremony with special speakers David Page from @WhiteheadInst & @PageLabXY and Janine Austin Clayton @NIH Join us on 2024-01-25, Track 3 at 9.00 A.M. #PMWC24 More at: pmwcintl.com/program
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The human Y and inactive X chromosomes similarly modulate autosomal gene expression dlvr.it/T05HX6
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