Sanger Science
8 November 202412.5 min readThis month we are celebrating a new milestone of sequencing 50 Petabases of DNA. Large-scale sequencing projects have contributed to this achievement, providing us with unprecedented insights into human health and disease.
31 October 20243.8 min readArnav Lal is interested in merging clinical practice with infectious disease research. He has recently completed his year-long Master’s in Biological Science through the Churchill Scholarship, provided by the University of Cambridge. For his Master’s he conducted research at the Wellcome Sanger Institute on antimicrobial resistance and used genomics to study how bacteria pass mobile genetic elements around. We caught up with him to talk about his experiences before he moved on to his next step, beginning his studies at Harvard medical school.
24 October 202410.2 min readDr Leopold Parts, Group Leader at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, studies the effects of DNA mutations by engineering variation in cells. After almost 10 years at Sanger, he has worked across different research areas and experienced significant changes in the field of biology. We spoke with Leo to hear his vision for the role of AI in enhancing gene editing and how it may revolutionise generative and synthetic genomics.
22 October 20245.5 min readMeet the next generation of genomic scientists who are benefiting from the Sanger Prize. Damilola Gbore won the Prize in 2023, after first applying in 2020. He joined the Parasites and Microbes Programme to work alongside Ewan Harrison’s research group. During his three-month placement, he analysed virus sequencing data, learning the techniques that researchers can use to diagnose and track viruses in humans.
17 October 20247.2 min readArtificial intelligence (AI) is transforming biology by enabling researchers to build predictive models from vast biological datasets. Wellcome Sanger Institute researchers are leveraging AI tools to predict, design, and engineer biological sequences, such as DNA and proteins.
9 October 20249.9 min readOur photo essay features some of the people behind the cutting-edge cancer research at the Sanger Institute. With genomic techniques now able to uncover the DNA sequence and structure in millions individual cells, they are uncovering the genetic architecture of disease.
