Spotlight article in Trends in Molecular Medicine…
Tue, Dec 23, 2025
Congratulations to Jillian Stark on her Spotlight article, “Lymph node microenvironment rewires ferroptosis redox defenses,” published in Trends in Molecular Medicine!

Dr Henry featured in MIT News…
Thu, Dec 11, 2025
Dr Henry was featured in MIT News as one of the eleven new faculty members to join the School of Science in 2024.

Dae Hee Hwang named a 2025-2026 Koch Institute Convergence Scholar…
Mon, Nov 07, 2025
Congratulations to postdoc Dae Hee Hwang who has been selected as a 2025-2026 Koch Institute Convergence Scholar. This program honors postdoctoral trainees performing interdisciplinary research and supports their career development.

Dr Henry delivers the inaugural Casper Augustus Ferguson Seminar at Boston College…
Mon, Oct 20, 2025
Dr Whitney Henry was honored to serve as the inaugural speaker for the Casper Augustus Ferguson Seminar Series at Boston College. Read the poem, Ferroptosis by Poet Laureate Jesse Julian, dedicated to Dr Henry - a creative reflection on her science.

Henry lab joins HHMI community…
Wed, Oct 01, 2025
The Henry lab is excited to officially join the HHMI community! Dr Whitney Henry begins her appointment today as a 2025 HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar.

Henry lab attends FASEB Ferroptosis Meeting…
Sun, Jul 27 to Thu, Jul 31, 2025
The Henry lab participated in its first FASEB Ferroptosis Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona! A great week of science, collaboration, and community.

Dr Henry named Robert A. Swanson Career Development Professor of Life Sciences…
Tue, Jul 1, 2025
Dr Henry has been appointed the Robert A. Swanson (1969) Career Development Professor of Life Sciences at MIT. This three-year professorship honors junior faculty who show exceptional promise in advancing life sciences research and education.

Ryan Mansell and Jillian Stark are officially PhD candidates
Tue, May 27, 2025
Congratulations to Ryan and Jillian on advancing to PhD candidacy - now the fun begins!

Spotlight article in Trends in Cancer
Thu, May 01, 2025
Congratulations to our new postdoc, Dae Hee Hwang, on his Spotlight article, “Targeting GPX4 Palmitoylation to Boost Anti-Tumor Immunity,” published in Trends in Cancer!

Henry lab contributes to an article in Cell
Fri, Mar 21, 2025
The Henry lab co-authored an article in Cell led by the Hsu lab titled “ALDH7A1 protects against ferroptosis by generating membrane NADH and regulating FSP1.” This study uncovers a new role for ALDH7A1 in ferroptosis, highlighting its impact on membrane redox homeostasis and FSP1 regulation.

Henry and DeCaprio labs receive KI-DF/HCC Bridge Project award. Congratulations!
Fri, Feb 14, 2025
The Henry lab (Koch Institute) and DeCaprio lab (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) have received a KI-DF/HCC Bridge Project award in the Footbridge category for their collaborative project aimed at uncovering novel ferroptosis-based therapeutic strategies for Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer.

Congratulations, to MIT undergrads Emmanuel and Angela for completing their first UROP experiences in the Henry lab!
Fri, Jan 31, 2025
Emmanuel Adetunji and Angela Wu completed their first UROP experiences in the Henry lab on Dec 10, 2024 and Jan 31, 2025, respectively.

Henry lab welcomes our first postdoc, Dae Hee Hwang!
Wed, Jan 1, 2025
The Henry lab welcomed our first postdoc, Dae Hee Hwang, in January, 2025.

Dr Henry participates in Harvard’s “Meet the Professor” session
Tue, Nov 19, 2024
Dr Henry participated in the Harvard Research Scholar Initiative’s “Meet the Professor” session at the Museum of Comparative Zoology in Cambridge, MA.

Dr Henry receives an MIT Stem Cell Initiative pilot award…
Fri, Sep 13, 2024
Dr Henry has been awarded an MIT Stem Cell Initiative pilot grant to support her research on ferroptosis in metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease.

Dr Henry participates in the ASBMB IMAGE Grant Writing Workshop
Thu, Jun 13, 2024
Dr Henry was selected as a participant in the ASBMB IMAGE Grant Writing Workshop from Jun 13 to 15 in Bethesda, MD.

Dr Henry contributes to an article in Cell Death Dis.
Wed, Apr 24, 2024
Whitney Henry contributed to an article in Cell Death & Disease by Kathrin Böpple titled “ATF3 characterizes aggressive drug-tolerant persister cells in HGSOC”. This study shows that increased ATF3 expression together with partial EMT promote the development of aggressive drug-tolerant persister cells, and thereby relapse in HGSOC patients.

Dr Henry coauthors a “News & Views” article in Nat Cell Biol.
Mon, Apr 8, 2024
Kandice Levental and Whitney Henry coauthored an article titled “Lipidomes define immune cell identity” discussing a study which showed that cell-specific lipid compositions determine a key functional phenotype: their susceptibility to ferroptosis.

Dr Henry receives a grant from the Emerald Foundation, Inc…
Mon, Dec 4, 2023
Whitney Henry receives a grant from the Emerald Foundation, Inc. for groundbreaking cancer research. This funding marks the first installment of a three-year commitment to support the lab's pioneering project, Ferroptosis and the Tumor Immune Microenvironment.

Dr Henry invited to speak at Institut Curie in Paris...
Wed, Sep 20, 2023
For the first Ferroptosis France Symposium in January 2024, the state of the art in Ferroptosis will be presented by world leaders to feature the latest innovations and future trends in this innovative and dynamic field.

Dr Henry joins the Koch Institute...
Thu, Aug 24, 2023
Whitney Henry joins the intramural faculty of the Koch Institute as an Assistant Professor of Biology at MIT in July 2024.