Wellcome Sanger Institute

Share your thoughts on what you want from future genomics training & events 📢

Our colleagues at Wellcome Connecting Science are looking to understand how their offerings can best support the genomics community.

Anyone can take part via the link below ⤵️
survey.rigourresearch.co.uk/wix/7/p7178179…

By sequencing the bacteria responsible for yaws, a debilitating childhood disease, experts have uncovered new insights into how these bacteria re-emerge and evade treatment 🧬

Find out how these can be used to help inform public health interventions ⤵️
sanger.ac.uk/news_item/geno…

Still hearing ‘super-flu’ in the headlines? 🦠

Here is our breakdown of what is really going on this winter – and how genomics helps us track and respond to respiratory viruses.

sangerinstitute.blog/2025/12/23/und…

The so-called ‘super-flu’ has been making headlines recently, but what is the science behind this virus?

We explain why flu is early this winter, how vaccines work and how genomics can help track respiratory viruses.🧬

sangerinstitute.blog/2025/12/23/und…

Congratulations to @mo_lotfollahi, @Tom_J_Mitchell, and the team for being awarded a Programme award from @The_MRC 🎉

Their project aims to use generative AI to uncover why kidney cancers can behave differently between patients🔎