Haniffa Group
Cellular Genetics Programme
The team’s research applies disruptive cutting-edge techniques to study the genomics of immune cell populations at single-cell resolution and uses advanced computing capabilities to analyse data to reconstruct the immune system within its tissue context during development and adult life
This research is part of the Human Cell Atlas initiative, which has set out to create a comprehensive reference map of all human cells as the basis for understanding human health and diagnosing, monitoring and treating disease.
The team’s research focuses on these areas:
- Development Cell Atlas – decoding the development and functional maturation of the human immune system.
- Skin Cell Atlas – unravelling the cellular circuits during homeostasis and inflammatory skin diseases.
- Human Developmental Biology Initiative – lineage analyses of the developing human immune system.
To find out more about Professor Muzlifah Haniffa, please click here.
To find more about the Haniffa Lab at Sanger and Newcastle, please click here.
Core team

Stephane Ballereau
Principal Bioinformatician

Dr April Rose Foster
Staff Scientist

Dr Laure Gambardella
Senior Staff Scientist

Dr Christine Hale
Senior Staff Scientist

Ms Shaista Madad
PhD Student

Dr Vicky Rowe
Laboratory Manager
Related groups
Wellcome Sanger Institute
Partners
We work with the following groups
External
Funder: Wellcome Trust
External
Funder: Chan Zuckerberg Foundation
External