Meet @jamesimcc.bsky.socialy.social, the UK's national recorder for springtails and a PhD student here at the Sanger Institute. James merges taxonomy expertise with genomics for a deep-dive into springtail DNA. Learn more ⤵️ https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/03/26/studying-soils-unsung-heroes/

The first large-scale genetic study of E. coli’s protective armour has found 5 capsule types that account for 70% of multidrug-resistant bloodstream infections in Europe. Creating a blueprint of E. coli’s armour can help design new ways to tackle the strains that cause infections. bit.ly/41wdOY4

Parasitic worms might not be cute, but they are fascinating. From global health impacts to cutting-edge genomics, we explore why helminths matter more than you think. Read more 👉 https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/03/17/what-the-hel-minth/

A genomic blueprint has been created for Aeromonas, a type of bacteria which can cause antibiotic-resistant diarrheal disease, with symptoms often misidentified as cholera. This could help develop a rapid test in the future. Find out more ⤵️ www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/un...

Why does sepsis affect people so differently? Scientists are using genomics to identify distinct immune response patterns that could help identify and treat sepsis early. Learn more 👉 https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/03/10/decoding-sepsis-and-the-secrets-of-the-immune-system/

Congratulations to Jyoti Nangalia on being appointed a Fellow at the @rcphysicians.bsky.social 🙌 The Fellowship recognises Jyoti's unwavering commitment to cancer genomics, clinical practice and improving outcomes for patients. Read more ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4rjDzFv

Ahead of International Women’s Day, we asked our colleagues to share what has helped them in their careers. Scroll through to see what they said ⤵️

Congratulations to Iñigo Martincorena and Omer Bayraktar, who have both received a @cancergrand.bsky.social award 🎉 Read more about their projects ⤵️ https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/sanger-scientists-join-global-cancer-grand-challenge-teams/

We’re excited to announce a new Google DeepMind Fellowship, hosted at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. 📣 The fully funded Fellow will be mentored by Google DeepMind researchers and AI experts. Read more about the opportunity here 👇 https://bit.ly/4bl3ckx

Meet Yvette Hooks, Senior Technical Specialist in histology. She is the expert behind the scenes, making the invisible visible – one ultra-thin slice at a time. Read Yvette’s story 👇 https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/03/03/slicing-and-dicing-samples-to-unlock-what-is-beneath/

Now online! In this review, we cover four major topics on butterflies and moths: their evolutionary history and diversification dynamics, genomics, global diversity patterns, and conservation 🦋🌏 (1/8) @natrevbiodiv.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s44...

What stories can DNA tell us about how animals have survived in the face of a changing environment? 🧬 Listen to the latest episode of the #ZSLWildScience podcast to learn more: open.spotify.com/episode/6VXY... @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

Ahead of Rare Disease Day, we are resharing our blog with Professor Matt Hurles on the power of genomics to accelerate rare disease diagnosis and research. Check it out 👉 https://sangerinstitute.blog/2025/02/28/five-questions-with-professor-matt-hurles-on-rare-disease-research/

What do games, pies, raves & bacterial evolution have in common? Jukka Corander. From stats to genomics — read his journey👇 https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/02/24/i-am-reborn-as-a-wannabe-population-geneticist-jukka-corander-on-modelling-bacterial-dynamics-keeping-an-open-mind-and-over-40s-raves/

What if you could delete parts of the genome to see what really matters? 🤔 In a new blog, Britt Hanson tells us about her project, “Delete Everything” where she is removing exons one by one to uncover what cells truly need to survive and thrive. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4c54XDu

Forschende der #unibern haben bemerkenswerte genetische Parallelen zwischen #Krebs bei Katzen und Menschen entdeckt. Die Erkenntnisse eröffnen neue Wege für gezielte Krebstherapien: sohub.io/mnf8. @pmbern.bsky.social @snf-fns.ch @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @ontvetcollege.bsky.social

By analysing tumours from almost 500 pet cats, experts have found similar DNA changes driving cancer in cats and humans, possibly helping find new ways to treat both. 🐈 Read more about the first large-scale genetic study of cat cancer, and what they found, here ⬇️ www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/ho...

The global EBP network of genome sequencing centres is pushing the boundaries of amphibian genomics — accelerating discovery and advancing the mission to generate reference genomes for all eukaryotic life on Earth.🧬🌍 @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social

We are very happy to see our study finally appear online @nature.com! This has been work of nearly 10 years in collaboration with the National Institute of Genome Medicine 🇲🇽, the National Cancer Institute 🇲🇽, the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social and others ⬇️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A global atlas of two key babybiome bacteria has found one of these is missing in UK babies, despite being common in children from other countries. This atlas is 15x larger than other studies and lays the foundation for more effective, tailored infant probiotics. www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/mi...

Acral melanoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer, is not just one disease, but multiple types with different clinical outcomes, new research shows. 🧬 The new study also underscores why representation in research is essential. 👇 bit.ly/4rUQw9s

This Valentine's Day, meet some of nature's power couples — species like sponges and worms that form partnerships to survive and thrive ⤵️ https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/02/13/natures-power-couples-cosying-up-to-symbiotic-partnerships/

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrating women in science and highlighting that tackling the world’s biggest scientific challenges requires everyone. Below, Matt Hurles, talks about the importance of closing the authority gap ⤵️

There are some curious and quirky samples stored in the Sanger Institute freezers. 🧊 Read more about genomics studies involving everything from deep-sea isopods to naked mole rats ⤵️ https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/02/03/chill-out-there-are-more-than-ice-packs-in-our-lab-freezers/

If you haven't shared your views on future genomics training & events yet, do it soon for a chance to win. 👀 Once completed, you'll be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win 1 of 3 registration passes (incl. accommodation) to a Connecting Science conference of your choice. 🎉 Link below ⤵️

#ERGAReads | On the path to reference genomes for all biodiversity: laboratory protocols & lessons learned from processing over 2,000 species in the Sanger Tree of Life 🔗 academic.oup.com/gigascience/... @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social

Applications are officially open for the 2026 Leena Peltonen School of Human Genetics! 📅 When? July 26-30, 2026 📍 Where? Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK 📝 Apply by: March 6, 2026 🌐 For more information: lpshg.com @eshg.bsky.social @fimm-uh.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

Join us in congratulating Mike Stratton of @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, winner of the 2026 Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal! He is being honored for his transformative work in cancer genomics. Read more about his work: www.nasonline.org/award/jessie... #NASaward #CancerResearch #genomics

From parasitic worms to human skin inflammation, spatial transcriptomics is helping us explore biology like never before. Read more on how we are using spatial to put genes on the map. 🗺️ https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/01/27/ways-sanger-is-applying-spatial-transcriptomics-to-our-science/

Congratulations to Sir Mike Stratton for winning the 2026 National Academy of Sciences Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal for his transformative work in cancer genomics! 🎉 Read more ⤵️ https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/sanger-scientist-awarded-kovalenko-medal-by-national-academy-of-sciences/

How does a single cell become a complete human body? 🧍 Manas Dave is helping to answer this by building one of the world’s largest whole-genome resources to trace early human development. Read more 👉 https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/01/21/building-a-resource-to-trace-early-human-development/

New biomarkers for cancer immunotherapy have been identified. 🔎 Researchers found that loss of two genes, CHD1 and MAP3K7, makes tumours more likely to respond to immunotherapy. The findings could help support more personalised cancer treatment 👇 bit.ly/4sMBTq2

We’re training the next generation of bioscience leaders with BioSCaPe 🚀 This new PhD programme brings together @babrahaminst.bsky.social, @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, @mrclmb.bsky.social and @cam.ac.uk to combine cutting-edge research with leadership training. 👉 https://bit.ly/4sydq7Q

Same DNA, different cells, different stories 🧬 Some genetic changes arise during life, creating genetic ‘mosaics’ in the body. Here, we explain what somatic mutations are and how we are exploring them. https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/01/15/what-are-somatic-mutations/

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/p71781...

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 ⤵️ www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/ge...

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. https://sangerinstitute.blog/2025/12/23/understanding-respiratory-viruses-in-the-age-of-the-super-flu/

The so-called ‘super-flu’ has been making headlines, 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/u...

A lovely interview from the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social with Darwin Research Fellow Charlotte Wright on her use of genomics to reveal the evolutionary history of moths and butterflies. sangerinstitute.blog/2025/12/11/f...

Congratulations to Mo Lotfollahi, Tom Mitchell, and the team for being awarded an MRC Programme award 🎉 Their project aims to use generative AI to uncover why kidney cancers can behave differently between patients🔎

Insights into how reproductive organs develop have been uncovered, offering new clues into how reproductive conditions arise 🔍 Scientists have mapped the genes and signals that drive reproductive development by analysing over half a million individual cells 👇 www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/de...

From cancer cells to placental organoids, Alisha Dordi shares her career journey, driven by curiosity and a desire to push scientific understanding forward. 🧫 Read more 👉 https://sangerinstitute.blog/2025/12/16/growing-tiny-placentas-to-unlock-the-mysteries-of-pregnancy/

Join our Tree of Life Programme as a Group Leader in Biodiversity Genomics at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Lead ambitious, large-scale genomics research to understand life’s diversity on Earth. 🔗 Learn more and apply: sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Wellco... 📅 Closing date: 8 February 2026

Meet Charlotte Wright, an evolutionary biologist who studies butterfly and moth genomes 🦋 Read on to find out what we can learn from these and dive into @projectpsyche.bsky.social, an international effort to sequence all European butterflies and moths 🌍 sangerinstitute.blog/2025/12/11/f...

NEW: multiple (senior) postdoctoral fellow roles in Mo Lotfollahi's group at @sangerinstitute.bsky.social There are many research focus areas available, including Open Targets translational AI projects Apply now: sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Wellco...

Congrats to Badger senior Evelyn Browning: a 2026 Marshall Scholar!👏 One of only 43 awardees in the country this year, she will investigate genetic variants related to neurodevelopmental conditions as a grad student at @cam.ac.uk & @sangerinstitute.bsky.social.

Using sensitive material in research requires great care. Our blog outlines the regulations and practices that ensure we conduct our work with integrity. Read more: https://sangerinstitute.blog/2025/12/09/balancing-innovation-and-ethics-using-human-embryonic-and-foetal-material-for-research/

This study provides important results that show the sequence of cancer-driving mutations influences the likelihood of tumour development in the intestine, offering a deeper understanding of early cancer progression. 👇 www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/or...

The Sanger Prize 2026 is open for applications. A fully funded three-month placement for undergraduate students from low and middle-income countries. 🔗 Apply now: www.sanger.ac.uk/about/study/... 📅 The closing date for applications: 9th January 2026 at 5pm GMT

Are you interested in biodiversity genomics? Fantastic opportunity to join us as a Group Leader at the Tree of Life Programme, @sangerinstitute.bsky.social. 👇 sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/Wellco...