Wellcome Sanger Institute
Synthetic Genomics
Synthetic genomics is an ambitious approach whereby chromosomes and even entire genomes are re-built from scratch, providing empirical data to help answer fundamental questions in biology.
Why do we have 23 pairs of chromosomes? Why is there redundancy in our genetic code? Does it matter how our genes are organised? And finally, what safe and effective approaches can we take to cure or create resistance to disease? These are some of the questions we hope to answer.
Sanger people
Dr David Adams
Senior Group Leader
Grace Ping
Head Of Operations
Professor Tom Ellis
Associate Faculty
Dr Leopold Parts
Group Leader
Dr Sarah Montgomery
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr Fabio Liberante
Postdoctoral Fellow