Sanger Life
23 April 202614.3 min readWhat do robots, genomics and a lot of very precise pipetting have in common? At the Wellcome Sanger Institute, they are all part of a normal day’s work for Shelly-Ann Coutts, Advanced Laboratory Automation Specialist, who helps keep the science moving by automating tasks within the lab.
3 March 202613.8 min readHistologists are the people who make the invisible visible. While their work often happens quietly behind the scenes, it is essential to everything from basic biology to scientific breakthroughs. These are the unsung heroes of the lab – and Yvette Hooks, Senior Technical Specialist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, is no exception.
24 February 202611.2 min readStep inside the world of Professor Jukka Corander, Associate Faculty at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. From exploring the wonders of nature to investigating the tiny organisms that inhabit it, Jukka is guided by an insatiable curiosity.
20 February 202615 min readDr Britt Hanson, Postdoctoral Fellow, tells us about hitting the “delete all” button on the blueprint of life as she works at the forefront of generative and synthetic genomics.
21 January 20269.1 min readFrom looking at the human body down the microscope to writing code; Manas Dave is using his range of skills to create a resource that will help inform our understanding of the origins of human development.
16 December 202514.2 min readScientist by day, nature-lover by weekend – in Alisha Dordi’s hands, stem cells become organoids, and the lab becomes a window into life itself.
