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Closing 22 May 2022

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Download the Wellcome Sanger Institute Highlights 2020/21

Our 2021/2022 Highlights document

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 supported the UK's national COVID-19 genomic surveillance efforts and delivered reference genomes for a wide range of UK species as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project ...more

Dan Ross

COVID-19 research at the Sanger Institute

We track, understand and combat COVID-19. Every day we read the genomes of thousands of viruses to track its spread, find new variants, and guide public health choices. We study how the virus enters our cells, and we develop new infection tests

 

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13 May 2022

Three Sanger scientists recieve prestigious fellowships for their work

Congratulations to Professor Nicholas Thomson and Dr John Marioni who have been recognised by the Academy of Medical Sciences, and Professor ...
Chenqu Suo, Sophie Pritchard, Nadav Yayon for the Wellcome Sanger Institute

12 May 2022

Immune cell characteristics mapped across multiple tissues, from early life to adulthood   

Two new papers from the Human Cell Atlas shed new light on the types and traits of immune cells that can ...
Cambridge Independent / Keith Heppell

12 May 2022

Wellcome Genome Campus staff commended at Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards

The winners were drawn from all aspects of the Campus' world-leading work with genomes: from academic research to commercial application, and ...

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