Sanger Science
14 July 2026We are in the seventh global cholera pandemic, which has been going on since the early 1960s. But what is cholera, and why is it still a global issue? Lia Bote, PhD student at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, answers our questions about the past, present, and hopefully the future of cholera research.
1 July 202612.6 min readRed, itchy, unpredictable – eczema is more than just a skincare issue. It is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects people’s day-to-day lives. We explore what it is, what remains unclear and how researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute are getting beneath the surface to find out more.
1 April 20256.5 min readArtificial intelligence (AI) continues to shape the field of genomics, but unprepared data can hamper scientific progress. Digital experts at the Wellcome Sanger Institute are optimising data workflows to fully leverage the power of AI in the Institute’s large-scale sequencing projects.
25 March 202510.8 min readIn recognition of Endometriosis Awareness Month, we caught up with Charlotte Cassie, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, to highlight the gap in endometriosis research and how our work at the Sanger Institute is helping to fill this in.
21 March 20259.1 min readFor 25 years, Nick Thomson has used genomics to unlock the secrets of how infectious diseases spread around the world. We sat down with Nick to discover his plans as the new Head of the Parasites and Microbes programme.
6 March 20259.7 min readFor the first time, researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have sequenced rich genomic data from three birth cohort studies, which could unlock new insights into human health and disease.
28 February 20258.3 min readIn celebration of Rare Disease Day, we caught up with Matt Hurles, Director and Senior Group Leader at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, to reflect on the importance of raising awareness of rare diseases and how our work at the Institute is supporting this community by accelerating our progress in the genomics space.
17 February 20256.5 min readSyphilis may be known as the ‘forgotten disease’, but in reality, it is making a comeback as cases rise around the world. Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their international collaborators in Africa are working to enhance existing syphilis datasets. Diversifying data can help enable the design of novel vaccines as well as detect and track the spread of the bacterium to prevent further transmission.
