Wellcome Sanger Institute

Meet Omer Bayraktar – scientist, spatial transcriptomics enthusiast, and fan of serendipitous discovery. 👋 Omer shares his career journey and his drive to probe further into one of our most complex organs: the brain. Read our blog here ➡️ sangerinstitute.blog/2025/07/22/lea…

Are you taking part in the #BigButterflyCount this year, or are you a butterfly fan all year round? Our latest blog dives into the DNA of butterflies and moths seen and sequenced here on Campus. Learn some fun facts about these colourful creatures ⤵️ sangerinstitute.blog/2025/07/18/ten…

There is a stark lack of representation across #genomic science. To address this, we have launched an organisational Representative Research Strategy. Find out what that means in our latest blog: ow.ly/rMcb50Wme56

Sponges are animals – just like us. 🧽 New sponge genomes may reveal exciting secrets that could contribute towards drug discovery, reef conservation, and much more. 🧬 sangerinstitute.blog/2025/07/03/ent… Image credit: Benjamin Mueller

Our Director, Matt Hurles, was on BBC Breakfast this morning sharing his thoughts on a new @wellcometrust funded project that aims to develop the tools, technology and methods needed to synthesise human genomes. 🎥 Starts at 1 hour and 29 minutes bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

‘Huge advances in cancer and rare diseases’: 25 years of the human genome 🧬 Our Director, Matt Hurles, recently spoke to the Guardian Science Weekly podcast about the Human Genome Project, and what could be in store over the next 25 years 🎧 theguardian.com/science/audio/…

Have you heard of a Finch Louse Fly? If you have, then you may know that there aren't many in the UK and Ireland, but experts @OxfordBiology sampled this fly to enable sequencing. 🪰 Delve into fly DNA @WellcomeOpenRes Genome Note ⤵️ by Wawman et al. wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-18…

Pride Month is about celebrating, reflecting on progress and what is still to be done, and sharing voices of the community 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Our blog shares Linda Grootegoed story, their insights into the campus LGBTQ+ network, and what Pride Month means to them ⤵️ ow.ly/slyp50WfhPq

⏰ Reminder! Our next #GenomicsLite session is on today! Join Katie Bellis and Dr Róisín Boggan from the @sangerinstitute as we consider: What is the microbiome? 📅 Thursday 19 June, 3pm BST 🔗 Click 'notify me' to get a reminder when we go live: cstu.io/c58138

Announcing a new collaboration with @ParseBio @HelmholtzMunich to develop a #Cancer Plasticity Atlas. The reference map will help predict the effect of cancer drugs - where resistance might develop and where to target future treatment efforts. sanger.ac.uk/news_item/pion…