Wellcome Sanger Institute

📣 We have a unique opportunity for Year 10 and Year 11 students in the East of England, during the February half term! Our #GenomicFutures insight days are for young people who are interested in learning more about genomic technologies, and the careers available in the field. 🔬 Explore the laboratories, facilities, technical skills and career opportunities at the Wellcome Sanger Institute 🧬 Hear about cutting-edge research. 🧪 Use micropipettes and get hands-on with gel electrophoresis. 💻 Discover the fascinating world of bioinformatics. 👩🏿🔬 Meet a range of different staff members who work at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Travel bursaries are available for eligible students and lunch will be provided. The deadline for applications is 6 January 2025. 🔗 Find out more: https://cstu.io/dd07cf #WorkExperience #CareersInSTEM #CareersInSTEAM #GenomicFutures #Genomics #Genetics #Biology #EqualityInSTEM #EquityInSTEM #ScienceEducation #BiologyEducation #Collaboration #Innovation STEM Learning UK #teachers #GCSE #Science

Halloween might be over, but the real-life spooky season is still going strong! Come delve into the DNA of some of the most fascinating and creepy creatures on the planet — think bats, spiders, and worms with toxic bites. Studying the detailed DNA of these living nightmares can help scientists uncover new secrets about their biology. Are you brave enough to follow the link to our latest blog? Spooky spiders, toxic worms and corals that can burn you await ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eR9HwiBK

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Congratulations to Claire Chewapreecha on her 2024 Nature Portfolio Inspiring Women in Science award. Claire has won the Scientific Achievement prize, a recognition of her academic work on melioidosis, a neglected tropical disease. Melioidosis is estimated to affect 165,000 people worldwide each year, of whom over half die from the disease. Claire has built global collaborations to study the disease and the bacterium that causes it. Earlier in the year, she and her team developed a new rapid test that could save lives by diagnosing patients in hours instead of days. Dr Claire Chewapreecha is a Wellcome International Intermediate Fellow at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit MORU and Sanger International Fellow. ⬇ Read the full story https://lnkd.in/efHAn8Ez #WomeninScience #Melioidosis #Genomics

Stem cell transplants can be a last lifeline for people with blood cancers like leukaemia and lymphoma. In the UK, over 2,000 patients rely on them each year. Yet much of what happens at the cellular level has been a ‘black box’ 🔍 In a world-first, scientists at Wellcome Sanger Institute and University of Zurich have tracked stem cells in recipients decades post-transplant. They provide the first-ever glimpse into their long-term dynamics, lifting the lid on the procedure that has been a medical mystery for over 50 years. Insights could lead to safer, more effective transplants and new strategies in donor selection 🩸 Anthony Nolan #leukaemia #lymphoma #stemcelltransplant #bloodcancer ⬇️ Read the full story https://lnkd.in/eN4_T2Qe

Come delve into the DNA of some of the most fascinating and creepy creatures on the planet — think bats, spiders, and worms with toxic bites. Studying the detailed DNA of these living nightmares can help scientists uncover new secrets about their biology. 🔬 Hear from experts in the field, like Marco Meyer, who studies spiders in the UK. 🕸 💬 “My research background is in functional morphology – how do web-building spiders avoid getting stuck in their own webs? I studied the antiadhesive nanostructures that allow them to steer clear of their own snares – but beyond that, I am passionate about how spiders adapt their form and behaviour to their environment.” Are you brave enough to follow the link to our latest blog? Spooky spiders, bats, worms, corals and more await. 🦇 📷 Dave Goulding/Wellcome Sanger Institute https://lnkd.in/eR9HwiBK

📰 It's a long one this month! In our latest Newsletter for September 2024 we cover ⬇ - Personalising cancer treatment using the gut microbiome - Natural probiotic discovered in UK newborns' microbiomes - The DNA sequence of a wood-munching marauder - Breast and ovarian cancer newly linked to thousands of gene variants - Coral genomes to combat bleaching - Large-scale study of children with genetic disorders finds huge benefit of diagnosis - Human skin map gives 'recipe' to build skin and could help prevent scarring - Drawing out the beauty of UK invertebrates for #Invertober - AI and the future of generative biology with Leopold Parts - AI and genome engineering: new directions in biology Stay in the loop 👉 Click 📰 Read 🖥 Subscribe ⬇ hashtag #latestgeneticresearch

AI in genome engineering is taking biology in new directions 🧬🌐 Leopold Parts and his team at the Wellcome Sanger Institute are leading this innovation. By integrating AI into #CRISPR and #Genome #Engineering, they are improving the precision of gene editing laying the groundwork for researchers to design and engineer biological systems to bring us closer to personalised medicine and enhanced biotechnology. 💬 “It feels like AI is liberating this ‘design for function’. You no longer need to experiment blindly. Instead, one can do a systematic scan, build an AI predictor, and then use that to generate new things that work as expected. I think it will be an opportunity amplifier – speeding up drug development and facilitating new discoveries. This could radically shorten the time it takes to move from an observation to a useful result,” said Leo. Find out more about Leo’s vision for the future of genomics in our latest blog ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eynvY7-S #science #technology #tech #innovation #artificialintelligence #AI #Biotech #GenerativeGenomics #SyntheticBiology #PersonalisedMedicine

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