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Liver cells infected with Plasmodium berghei parasites

University of Bern

New malaria drug targets identified in liver stage of life cycle

Hope that new liver-stage drugs will help to counter the threat of antimicrobial resistance to current blood-stage medicines

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From childhood cancer to mapping human development: Pioneering scientist awarded 2019 Foulkes Foundation medal
Congratulations to Professor Muzlifah Haniffa, who has been recognised for her work on the immune system and childhood cancer
Professor Muzlifah Haniffa, from Newcastle University and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, has won the 2019 Foulkes Foundation Medal for her outstanding contribution to biomedical science. Professor Haniffa’s research achievements include ...more
Dr Sam Behjati wins Liddy Shriver Early Career Research Award
Congratulations to the Sanger Institute's Dr Sam Behjati, who has been recognised for his work in sarcoma cancer genomics
Dr Sam Behjati has received this year’s Liddy Shriver Early Career Research Award, given by the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) ...more
Apply to the Sanger Institute’s PhD programmes
We are passionate about training and nurturing the next generation of world-class genome scientists and clinicians
Applications for our 4-year PhD programme close on Tuesday 3rd December 2019 (09:00 GMT). Find out more and apply
Our 2018/2019 Highlights document is out now
Explore our key discoveries and future research interests in our online interactive PDF
Over the past year we have provided new insights into human, parasite and microbe evolution, cellular development, and the mutational processes that lead to cancer. We also launched our latest research programme, the Tree of Life ...more

Recent News

Ambitious project to map genomes of all life on British Isles funded by Wellcome

An unprecedented insight to the diverse range of species on the British Isles will be made possible by Wellcome funding to the Darwin Tree of Life Project

Measles infection wipes our immune system's memory, leaving us vulnerable to other diseases

Research explains why children often catch other infections after measles, and highlights the importance of vaccination

Scientists to Create a “Gut Cell Atlas” With Funding from the Helmsley Charitable Trust

Researchers will examine both healthy and diseased intestinal tissue to identify key cell types involved in Crohn’s disease