Genetics – Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog

A lasting legacy

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Sanger Institute andrea ong, cancer, cancer dependency map, cancer depmap, crispr, Genetics, Genomics, john sulston, malaria, Nobel Prize, sanger prize, sophia hernandez min read

Meet the next generation of genomic scientists who are benefiting from our founder’s generosity

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DECIPHER: Fuelling Rare Disease Research

July 3, 2019July 4, 2019 Communications Team DDD, decipher, deciphering developmental disorders, developmental disorders, families, Genetics, Genomics, learning disorders min read

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

Software developers discussing ideas at the Wellcome Sanger Institute

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Day in the life: Software Developer – making research happen

June 3, 2019June 7, 2021 Communications Team analysis, coding, day in the life, Genetics, Genomics, LIMS, sanger institute, software developer, visualisation min read

Meet the people building software to enable high-throughput genomics at the Sanger Institute.

Science in a conflict zone: tracking cholera in Yemen

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Science in a conflict zone: Investigating cholera in Yemen

January 2, 2019July 18, 2019 Sanger Institute cholera, DNA, epidemic, Genetics, genomes, Genomics, medecins sans frontieres, msf, Sanger Life, Sanger Science, yemen min read

In addition to the civil war, Yemen is experiencing the worst epidemic of cholera ever recorded. We spoke to Ankur Rakesh, a volunteer doctor with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders, who travelled to Yemen in July 2017 to study the genomics of this highly infectious and deadly disease

Influencing Policy

A new deal on data – articulating the contract between science and people

June 20, 2018October 4, 2018 Communications Team data protection, Featured, gdpr, Genetics, Genomics, Healthcare, medical records, NHS, personal data, personalised medicine, policy min read

Now is the time for scientists to strike a deal everyone that benefits society as well as research, argue Anna Middleton, Vivienne Parry and Julian Borra

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Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2016: Generation Genome highlights the potential for pathogen genomics in patient diagnosis and infection control

July 3, 2017November 9, 2018 Communications Team chief medical officer, cmo, Genetics, Genomics, Healthcare, infections, Infectious disease, Influencing Policy, NHS, policy, report min read

04.07.17 The UK Chief Medical Officer’s Report has highlighted the vital role genetics and genomics will play in UK NHS healthcare and medicine. Professor Sharon Peacock helped write the report’s chapter on Infectious disease.