Senior Data Scientist, Dr Amir Akbarnejad at the Wellcome Sanger Institute shares what it is like to solve biological puzzles through maths and machine learning, why he enjoys the challenge of problems without easy answers and how collaboration helps him see the science from a different angle.
Deep inside the body, a hidden world of trillions of microbes is constantly at work. Here, we highlight research led by Dr Trevor Lawley’s group at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and explore surprising facts about the gut microbiome, revealing how this unseen ecosystem shapes our health.
We take an inside look into what laser capture microdissection is and how it is enabling scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute to precisely isolate cells and reveal detailed insights into biology and disease.
From invasive mussels to sloths, Dr Marcela Uliano da Silva at the Wellcome Sanger Institute shares her varied career journey, with a consistent focus on inclusive research and effective scientific communication.
Sanger Science
30 September 2026Deep inside the body, a hidden world of trillions of microbes is constantly at work. Here, we highlight research led by Dr Trevor Lawley’s group at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and explore surprising facts about the gut microbiome, revealing how this unseen ecosystem shapes our health.
Sanger Life
- 5 October 2026
Senior Data Scientist, Dr Amir Akbarnejad at the Wellcome Sanger Institute shares what it is like to solve biological puzzles through maths and machine learning, why he enjoys the challenge of problems without easy answers and how collaboration helps him see the science from a different angle.
Innovation
- 26 May 2026
In the latest installment of our innovator blog series, we caught up with Dr Matthew Coelho, Cancer Research UK Career Development Fellow at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Matthew works within the Somatic Genomics programme and is co-founder of BASE Rx alongside Group Leader, Dr Mathew Garnett.
