Course 7 — Whitehead Institute — Weinberg Lab. The Weinberg lab investigates cancer stem cells and mechanisms of metastasis. Ras, the first human oncogene, was discovered by the Weinberg lab in 1979. Jessica Liu—The Tech May. 9, 2016 Facebook Twitter Reddit Print Course 7 — Whitehead Institute — Weinberg Lab. The Weinberg lab investigates cancer stem cells and mechanisms of metastasis. Ras, the first human oncogene, was discovered by the Weinberg lab in 1979. Jessica Liu—The Tech