Accidental Entrepreneur

2023-05-18T10:09:10+01:0023 March 2023|

In this third part of our innovator blog series, we spoke to Matt Hurles, Head of the Human Genetics programme and incoming Director of the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Matt defines himself as an accidental entrepreneur, even though he spearheads a number of innovative initiatives that showcase his motivation to ultimately bring benefits to patients.

DECIPHER: Fuelling Rare Disease Research

2022-12-17T21:41:04+00:003 July 2019|

More than 15 years ago, a hospital doctor realised that bringing people’s genetic data together could provide answers for families affected by rare diseases. With the help of the Sanger Institute, the DECIPHER project has been helping families ever since

A world without smell

2015-04-04T13:00:05+01:004 April 2015|

02.04.15 Fresh bread, your newborn baby, a gas leak; Darren Logan imagines life without these smells and explains his work to understand the genetics of anosmia