Tree of Life Delivery and Operations

Tree of Life Programme

Our team provides the programme and operations management that helps to keep the Tree of Life programme and all it's associated projects running smoothly.

We work across the programme, liaising with other groups within the Wellcome Sanger Institute as well as our external funders and collaborators, to make sure that our research is efficiently and effectively supported.

Our people

Core team

Manuel Filipe Dos Santos Cruz Batista

Head of Project Management & Operations

Dr Kerstin Howe

Head of Production Genomics

Dr Matthieu Muffato

Informatics Infrastructure Team Lead

Dr Andrew Varley

Enabling Platforms Team Lead

Previous team members

Mr Kenneth Haug

Enabling Platforms Team Lead (ToL)

Dr Nick Salmon

Head of Strategic Delivery & Operations

Associated research

Collaborations

Collaboration

Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project

An ambitious project to read the genomes of 1,000 freshwater and marine species that represent more than 500 symbiotic relationships, ...

Collaboration

Darwin Tree of Life Project

The Darwin Tree of Life Project is a collaboration by scientific partners to produce high-quality reference genomes for all known species ...

Collaboration

Darwin Tree of Life Public Engagement Programme

The Darwin Tree of Life public engagement programme will deliver a wide array of opportunities for audiences around the UK to ...

Projects

Research project

Vertebrate Genomes Project

The Vertebrate Genomes Project

The Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) at the Sanger Institute aims to provide reference quality assemblies for hundreds of fish, rodents ...

Related groups

Science group

Blaxter Group

Evolutionary Genomics

All life is linked by the common thread of DNA, modified through evolution. We use whole genome sequences to explore the ...

Science group

Durbin Group

Computational Genomics

Population and evolutionary genomics, novel computational genomics methods, and related mathematical and statistical models.

Science group

Genome Reference Informatics Team

Tree of Life Programme

The Genome Reference Informatics Team analyses genome assemblies to reveal and correct quality issues and to identify and add variation. It ...

Science group

Lawniczak Group

Evolutionary genetics

Our research group uses genomics to investigate insect biodiversity and malaria transmission.

Science group

Tree of Life Assembly

Genome Engine

The Tree of Life assembly team develops and maintains QC, assembly and analysis pipelines as part of the Tree of Life ...

Science group

Tree of Life Core Laboratory Team

Tree of Life Programme

The Core Laboratory team provides molecular biology support for all projects within the Tree of Life Programme.

Science group

Tree of Life Core Laboratory Team

Tree of Life Programme

The Core Laboratory team provides molecular biology support for all projects within the Tree of Life Programme.

Science group

Tree of Life Enabling Platforms

Tree of Life Programme

Our team is responsible for writing and maintaining the core software used in the Tree of Life programme. We work closely ...

Science group

Tree of Life Informatics Infrastructure

Tree of Life Programme

The Informatics Infrastructure team provides support for the production of reference genome assemblies and large-scale genome analyses in the Tree of ...

Science group

Tree of Life Project Management and Operations

Tree of Life Programme

The Project Management & Operations team supports and facilitates the cutting-edge science of the Tree of Life programme. This takes many forms: ...

Science group

Tree of Life Sample Management

Tree of Life Programme

Our team oversees the supply of samples – collected from organisms in the field or from the laboratory – that feed into the ...

Science group

Berriman Group

Parasite Genomics

The Parasite Genomics group uses comparative and functional genomics approaches to investigate the biology of helminths and protozoan parasites.

Science group

Vertebrate Resequencing

Informatics

The Vertebrate Resequencing (VR) team was responsible for handling the informatics and large scale sequencing projects for the Durbin and Adams ...

Wellcome Sanger Institute

Programmes and Facilities

Programme

Tree of Life

Investigates the diversity of complex organisms through sequencing and cellular technologies. We generate and use high-quality genome sequences to explore the ...