Sanger Science

11 November 2025
Five questions on genomics in Latin America with Dr Patricia Abrão Possik
Despite its extraordinary genetic diversity, Latin America remains largely absent from global genomic studies. Dr Patricia Abrão Possik discusses efforts to boost regional research capacity and insights from her work on acral melanoma.

22 October 20259 min read
What is spatial transcriptomics?
Ever wondered what your cells are up to in their own neighbourhoods? Spatial transcriptomics is opening a new frontier where space meets gene expression, revealing hidden insights into how tissues function, interact and change in health and disease.

18 January 20243.2 min read
Hacking for the single-cell universe
A recent hackathon, hosted by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, brought together software developers and computational biologists working on tools to analyse data from single cells.
16 January 20248.7 min read
Nine billion and counting – Mapping the human variants and their effects on health and disease
The Atlas of Variant Effects Alliance celebrates its fourth year this month. A collaboration of multiple institutes, including the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the Alliance has the aim of assessing the effects of all variants in our genomes. In this blog, we highlight the Alliance’s achievements and the diverse community underpinning such a colossal effort.
13 December 20236 min read
Unlocking Lupus
Haerin Jang is analysing genetic data from lupus patients to understand why there are such big differences between people are affected by the disease.
31 October 202311.2 min read
The dark matter of microbiology
Studying the Treponema pallidum bacterium that causes syphilis.
25 October 20238.9 min read
Bacteria and Benachin
Dr Oumie Kuyateh is investigating how to use the microbiome to improve the diagnosis of respiratory diseases in Africa. We spoke about science, Sanger, and time travel.
17 October 202311.6 min read
Correlation is not causation
Meet Dr. Laura Fachal, working on the genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Laura told us about her work, being a woman in science, and the researchers who have inspired her.