Cancer Genome Project
Cancer Genetics & Genomics
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This page is maintained as a historical record and is no longer being updated.
The Cancer Genome Project research group finished their work at the Sanger Institute in 2024. This page is no longer being updated but is being maintained as a historical record of the research of the group during its time at the Sanger Institute.
Cancer is caused by the genetic changes acquired by our cells as we go through life. We used cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods to identify these genetic changes, known as mutations, from human cancer samples. Our aim was to discover the genes that are frequently mutated in tumours, since these provide important insights into the biology of cancer. We also studied the patterns of mutations we see in cancer cells. These patterns represent a record of the cancer’s life history, and can illustrate the damaging factors the genome has been exposed to as the cancer has evolved from a normal cell.
Our people
Group lead
Core team
Elizabeth Anderson
Scientific Manager
Dr Kathryn Beal
Senior Software Developer
Mr Shriram G Bhosle
Principal Software Developer
Calli Latimer
Project Coordinator: Stratton Faculty - Cancer, Ageing and Somatic Mutation Programme
Emily Mitchell
PhD Student
Laura O'Neill
Scientific Manager
Rebecca Shepherd
Senior Software Developer
Previous core team members
Dr Nicos Angelopoulos
Senior Staff Scientist
Graham Bignell
Senior Staff Scientist
Dr Aikaterini Chatzipli
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr Simon Forbes
Head of COSMIC
Dr Anthony Fullam
Postdoctoral Fellow
Stephen J Gamble
Research Assistant
Dominik Glodzik
Postdoctoral Fellow
Angela Macharia
Project Manager
Dr Ultan McDermott
Honorary Faculty and Former Group Leader
Mr Stuart McLaren
Project Manager
Dr Tibor Nagy
Senior Bioinformatician
Stanley Ng
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr Serena Nik-Zainal
CRUK Advanced Clinician Scientist and Former Wellcome Sanger Institute Group Leader
Nikita Patel
Research Assistant
Mia Petljak
Former Postdoctoral Fellow at the Sanger Institute
Nicola D Roberts
Former PhD Student at the Sanger Institute
Lucy A Stebbings
Principal Bioinformatician
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