Sanger Life
5 October 2026Senior 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.
19 May 202610.8 min readAt the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Xiaotian Liao navigates a world of protein puzzles, global experiences and furry friends, blending curiosity and computation into a journey that stretches far beyond the lab.
29 April 202611.5 min readOur research changes the world for the better, and so should the way we do it. Explore how the Wellcome Sanger Institute embeds sustainability and care for the environment at the heart of its scientific work.
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.
