Equity, diversity and inclusion in science
To celebrate Black History Month, Your Digital Mentor Podcast released a special episode. Academics from across the globe discuss inequalities in science and how things need to change.
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Author: Sanger Institute
A day in the life of a cell technician: CRISPR, teamwork, and character cells
Life in the cellular generation and phenotyping labs at the Sanger Institute.
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Inspiring prisoners and their families with genomics
“I want to inspire kids, let them know that though they are having a really tough time now, there is light at the end of the tunnel. I want them to know they can do well, whatever happens.”
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The race to sequence SARS-CoV-2
The Sanger Institute is built for high-throughput science – but the project to sequence coronavirus demanded more samples were handled more quickly than ever before.
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From locked down to reaching out: re-inventing public engagement for the “new normal”
Since the Campus closed to visitors in March, staff have been finding new ways of engaging with people who want to find out more about our work.
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Genomes within Genomes
Hiding in the genome of a newly-sequenced red colobus monkey, there was a second species – a parasite descended from malaria.
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Impact of The Technician Commitment
Kelly Vere, Programme Director of the Technician Commitment, explores the progress of the scheme across the UK.
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Building an inclusive culture in all we do
Launching a new Behavioural Competency Framework.
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Sarah Teichmann, an international pioneer of single cell research
We spoke to the Head of Cellular Genetics at the Sanger Institute about her life, career and the Human Cell Atlas.
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‘It had better be good’
The draft human genome sequence was published 20 years ago today. We reflect on what followed for the Sanger Institute, and what the future holds.
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