Ten ways the Sanger Institute is tackling the global fight against AMR

2025-10-29T10:02:28+00:001 October 2025|

Our scientists and collaborators are working together to tackle one of the biggest public health threats: antimicrobial resistance. We are using cutting-edge genomics to hunt down drug-resistant microbes, decode their secrets and stop them in their tracks.

Five ways Health and Safety are enabling our science

2025-09-09T08:25:54+01:009 September 2025|

Health and safety can often be seen as all red pen and tape but it is not what you think. Our team at the Wellcome Sanger Institute are providing advice and guidance to help enable our projects and keep everyone in one piece.

How many mosquitoes are there in the world? And other buzzing questions

2025-09-22T09:28:07+01:0020 August 2025|

Kids often have the best questions, and mosquitoes — the world’s deadliest animal — hold so many secrets. Inspired by real questions from 7-year-olds, we dive into some fascinating facts and learn what genomics can reveal about one of nature’s tiniest troublemakers.

Five questions on alternative splicing with Omar El Garwany

2025-08-14T12:34:52+01:0014 August 2025|

What is alternative splicing, and why does it matter? Omar El Garwany, PhD student at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, is exploring how splicing differences can cause disease, providing insights that could eventually contribute to better diagnostics and therapies.

Chikungunya virus in China

2025-09-22T10:01:35+01:007 August 2025|

An outbreak of a rare mosquito-borne virus in Southern China has prompted drastic containment strategies and sparked fears of another pandemic. To understand more about the situation, we spoke with Professor Roger Hewson, Virus Surveillance Lead in the Genomic Surveillance Unit (GSU) at the Wellcome Sanger Institute.

Making genomics data more representative through Latin American research

2025-07-24T07:53:14+01:0024 July 2025|

Genomic research is lacking representative data, which limits our ability to understand diseases and develop treatments. To fix this, we need to prioritise local leadership, capacity building, and equitable partnerships. Dr Gosia Trynka, Group Leader at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, shares her experience with Project JAGUAR, a large-scale Latin American genomics collaboration that aims to make genomics data more representative and support fair science and healthcare.

Weaving representation into genomics research

2025-07-21T15:34:12+01:008 July 2025|

Representation in research is key to ensure that science can benefit all of us. The Wellcome Sanger Institute is one of the first research institutions in the UK to launch an organisational Representative Research Strategy. In this blog, we reflect on the Strategy, what it sets out to achieve, what it means and why it is important in today’s society.