Sanger Prize 2024 is now open

The winner of the Sanger Institute Prize will be offered a three-month internship with a research group at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Travel, living and research expenses are all covered by the award.

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Our 2022/2023 Highlights document

Our Highlights document showcases the key discoveries and future research interests of our Scientific Programmes. These include vital insights into human, parasite and microbe evolution, cellular growth and activity, and the processes that underlie mutation and tumour formation. In addition, our Tree of Life Programme explores the diversity of complex life. ...more

 

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21 Dec 2023

New methodology unifies single-cell data

CellHint can unify different single-cell data, creating harmonised, applicable datasets for the study of human health and disease.

19 Dec 2023

Festive traditions from around the world

We are lucky enough to have many talented staff from all around the world working at the Sanger Institute, and this year we asked them about how they spend the upcoming winter break. Find out more about goes on throughout the globe in the month of December.
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18 Dec 2023

Secret vulnerabilities of cancer's 'Death Star' revealed

KRAS is one of the most frequently mutated genes in cancer. Researchers expose its secret vulnerabilities, laying out a fresh blueprint ...