Sanger Life
20 November 20257.9 min readMeet the next generation of genomic scientists who are benefiting from the Wellcome Sanger Institute founder, John Sulston's legacy. Beatriz Rodrigues Estevam was awarded the Sanger Prize in 2024, and joined the Tree of Life Programme to work alongside Mark Blaxter’s research group. During her three-month Sanger Prize placement, she is building data pipelines while learning and adapting new techniques for researchers to study the fascinating biology of nematode worms.
2 April 20257.9 min readMaking the jump from being a Postdoctoral Fellow or Staff Scientist to leading your own research team can be both exciting and daunting. The opportunities to explore new fields of research are vast, as are the responsibilities of leadership. Find out how Career Development Fellows made the leap – from the Fellows themselves.
27 January 20258.4 min readGlobal science challenges demand global solutions. Genomic data diversity and international collaboration are critical to this.
25 June 20247 min readThe Wellcome Sanger Institute has extended early career faculty positions from six to eight years, to fulfil the science at scale happening at the Institute.
11 June 20247.6 min readThe fourth edition of Sanger’s Startup School closed with 30 participants from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and EMBL-EBI having gained the confidence to look at science with a different, entrepreneurial perspective.
19 April 20246.5 min readTech Talent Scheme winner, Ene Göktan, shares her experiences and offers some tips for aspiring informaticians
8 March 20248.5 min readTo celebrate International Women's Day, colleagues at the Sanger Institute talk about their journey, what inspires them, and why inclusion is important.
