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This blog gives a glimpse inside the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. A leader in the Human Genome Project, we are now focused on understanding the role of genetics in health and disease by using the latest genomic and genetic techniques. Our passion for discovery drives our quest to uncover the basis of genetic and infectious disease.
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1w ago
New research is focussing on understanding the genetic causes of acral melanoma - an understudied disease that is the most common type of melanoma in Mexico.
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1w ago
Digital technologies are rapidly evolving. James McCafferty, Chief Information Officer at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, discusses the latest opportunities and challenges for research, including generative AI and enhanced data science.
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2w ago
The fight against melioidosis - a neglected, often fatal, bacterial disease.
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2w ago
To celebrate International Women's Day, colleagues at the Sanger Institute talk about their journey, what inspires them, and why inclusion is important.
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2w ago
Meet Valentina Migliori, a researcher working to make lab science more relevant to clinical research.
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3w ago
Four new platforms have been added to one of the world’s largest genome sequencing facilities at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. increasing the speed, capacity and precision of DNA and RNA sequencing.
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As head of the largest genomics institute in Africa and the Genomic Surveillance Unit’s new deputy director, Professor Tulio de Oliveira hopes close collaboration can be “world changing.”
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We spoke to Jyoti Nangalia, a researcher at the forefront of innovation in blood cancers. She is combining her clinical and academic expertise to bring better diagnosis tools for patients and clinicians.
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Three vaccine targets discovered by the Wellcome Sanger Institute focus on targeting animal trypanosomiasis in an effort to find a cure for a disease that causes billions in economic losses in one of the poorest regions on earth. These losses fall heavily on small holders, who are often heavily dependent on livestock for their livelihood.
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2M ago
Meet the four winners of our Sanger Accelerator Awards for Postdocs (SAAPs) to accelerate postdocs along their career trajectory
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