COVID-19 Archives - Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog

Sanger Prize: The power of persistence

2024-11-07T12:51:03+00:0022 October 2024|

Meet 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.

Meet Professor Saheer Gharbia, the new Chief Scientific Officer at the Genomic Surveillance Unit

2023-10-13T14:07:02+01:0028 September 2023|

A determined leader in public health, Saheer is used to making the “impossible” not only possible, but routine.

Swapping stethoscopes for sequencing – a doctor’s journey

2024-05-21T16:29:48+01:0026 June 2023|

Chenqu Suo looks back on her PhD, discussing her scientific highlights and her thoughts about what makes the Sanger Institute a special place to study.

Celebrating the contributions of women during the pandemic

2023-01-26T09:57:07+00:0025 January 2023|

How did the pandemic impact the role of women in science? And what will its legacy be? These were just some of the questions discussed at the Snapshots of Women in COG: Scientific excellence during the COVID-19 pandemic book launch event

Meet Cristina Ariani – Malaria Parasite Surveillance Lead

2023-06-26T15:17:09+01:0020 January 2023|

Combining bold scientific leadership, deep operational expertise, and a knack for building community, Cristina Ariani is ready to take up her new role at the Sanger Institute and drive public health impact

To influenza and beyond

2023-01-12T12:11:55+00:0010 January 2023|

The Sanger Institute’s new Respiratory Virus and Microbiome Initiative will lead the way in developing the genomic tools and methodology to study and track a range of viruses and understand how they interact with the respiratory microbiome and human hosts.