Sanger Life

Switching careers, solving puzzles and moving across the world, Dr Marissa Knoll, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, shares some highlights of her journey from New York City to Cambridge.

Senior Data Scientist, Dr Amir Akbarnejad at the Wellcome Sanger Institute shares what it is like to solve biological puzzles through maths and machine learning, why he enjoys the challenge of problems without easy answers and how collaboration helps him see the science from a different angle.

From invasive mussels to sloths, Dr Marcela Uliano da Silva at the Wellcome Sanger Institute shares her varied career journey, with a consistent focus on inclusive research and effective scientific communication.

Navigating unexpected turns, discovering her passion and striving for work with real-world impact – reflections from Vanessa Burns, PhD student at the Wellcome Sanger Institute.

From aspiring dentist to sequencing specialist, Ashleigh Williams, Advanced Research Assistant at the Wellcome Sanger Institute shares how following her curiosity led to a career full of cutting-edge technologies and unexpected turns.

Dr Joe Christopher, clinician scientist in Dr Raheleh Rahbari’s team at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, is contributing to efforts to uncover cancer at its earliest stages – guided by patients, driven by curiosity and built on the belief that the biggest breakthroughs come from working together.