Tech Talent Scheme winner, Ene Göktan, shares her experiences and offers some tips for aspiring informaticians The post A Day in the Life: Informaticians bridging tech and genomics appeared first on Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog ..read more

Sanger Excellence Fellow Dr Samantha Jumbe aims to understand the role of genetic mutations in autoimmune conditions like lupus, psoriasis and systemic liver disease. The post Ambitious goals in autoimmune research appeared first on Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog ..read more

Parasitic worms transmitted through the soil infect an estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide and cause diseases that help drive poverty in tropical and subtropical countries. Wellcome Sanger Institute researchers, as part of the STOP2030 project, are using their unique genetics expertise to monitor the effects of promising new treatments to help combat these diseases. The post Unravelling how parasitic worms respond to drug treatment appeared first on Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog ..read more

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.  The post Studying cancer and pre-cancer in Latin America appeared first on Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog ..read more

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. The post Digital transformation and a new era in science appeared first on Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog ..read more

The fight against melioidosis - a neglected, often fatal, bacterial disease. The post Hope for tackling deadly bacterial disease appeared first on Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog ..read more

To celebrate International Women's Day, colleagues at the Sanger Institute talk about their journey, what inspires them, and why inclusion is important. The post Inspiring Inclusion on International Women’s Day appeared first on Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog ..read more

Meet Valentina Migliori, a researcher working to make lab science more relevant to clinical research. The post Faster, effective and safer gene engineering appeared first on Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog ..read more

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. The post Genomics gets faster, cheaper, and more accurate appeared first on Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog ..read more

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.” The post Meet Professor Tulio de Oliveira, forging a genomic surveillance partnership appeared first on Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog ..read more