Sanger Science
9 April 2026Discover how the Wellcome Sanger Institute has been at the forefront of spatial research, exploring how trillions of cells organise, communicate and work together to form a human being. For more than 15 years, Sanger scientists have pushed the boundaries of modern genomics, helping to map the human body in greater detail – cell by cell.
9 September 202510.2 min readHealth 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.
20 August 20258.6 min readKids 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.
14 August 20258.2 min readWhat 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.
7 August 20258.1 min readAn 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.
7 August 202520.8 min readWe caught up with experts from the Cellular Services team at the Wellcome Sanger Institute to learn more about what organoids are and how we are using them in our research.
24 July 202514.8 min readGenomic 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.
