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This demands science at scale; a visionary and creative approach to research that pushes the boundaries of our understanding in ever new and exciting ways.<br><a class="chevron-bl2bl" href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal">Read more</a></p></div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-1008001" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1008001"><a href="/about/our-vision/" data-wpel-link="internal">Our Vision</a><div class="menu-item-description"><p>By focusing on fundamental discovery research led by our faculty and employing our unique scale in cutting-edge data generation and analysis, we deliver discoveries not easily made elsewhere.</p></div></li> <li id="menu-item-1021598" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1021598"><a href="/about/impact/" data-wpel-link="internal">Impact</a><div class="menu-item-description"><p>From providing fundamental resources for understanding biology to exploring cancer genomes and the effects of variation in human genomes, our work lays the foundations for personalised medicine. We also reveal the secrets of human development and how infectious diseases evolve and spread.</p></div></li> <li id="menu-item-1008008" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1008008"><a href="/about/leadership-and-governance/" data-wpel-link="internal">Leadership and Governance</a><div class="menu-item-description"><p>Discover how our leadership and structures are designed to enable holistic and effective decision making, with transparency and accountability woven into their make up.</p></div></li> <li id="menu-item-1008002" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1008002"><a href="/about/strategy-and-funding/" data-wpel-link="internal">Strategy and Funding</a><div class="menu-item-description"><p>Read how our strategy informs our research focus and how our unique funding enables our scientists to take scientific risks to pioneer new approaches.</p></div></li> </ul> </div></li> <li id="menu-item-1007396" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1007396"><a href="/about/equality-in-science/" data-wpel-link="internal">Equity, Diversity and Inclusion</a><div class="nav-grid level-one"><div class="menu-item-description"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/about/equality-in-science/" data-wpel-link="internal">Equity, Diversity and Inclusion</a></h3><p>The diversity in skills and knowledge that we all bring make our Institute the thriving ideas factory that it is. Discover how we support each other to reach our full potential and thrive. We celebrate diversity and seek to ensure that everyone has equal access to professional and career development opportunities.</p></div><div class="menu-item-call-to-action"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal">About Us</a></h3><p><a class="no-under-score" href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal"><span class="keep menu-cta" style="background-image:url(/wp-content/uploads/about_424_311.jpg)"></a></p><p>We tackle some of the most difficult challenges in genomic research. This demands science at scale; a visionary and creative approach to research that pushes the boundaries of our understanding in ever new and exciting ways.<br><a class="chevron-bl2bl" href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal">Read more</a></p></div></li> <li id="menu-item-1026418" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-1026418"><a href="#">Policies</a><div class="nav-grid level-one"><div class="menu-item-description"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE>Policies</h3><p>We play a pivotal role in helping to shape Government and International research policies. We also lead the way in developing guidance to support our scientists to carry out their research ethically, equitably and responsibly.</p></div><div class="menu-item-call-to-action"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal">About Us</a></h3><p><a class="no-under-score" href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal"><span class="keep menu-cta" style="background-image:url(/wp-content/uploads/about_424_311.jpg)"></a></p><p>We tackle some of the most difficult challenges in genomic research. This demands science at scale; a visionary and creative approach to research that pushes the boundaries of our understanding in ever new and exciting ways.<br><a class="chevron-bl2bl" href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal">Read more</a></p></div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-1008007" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1008007"><a href="/about/influencing-policy/" data-wpel-link="internal">Influencing Policy</a><div class="menu-item-description"><p>We advise all levels of government both in the UK and across the world on the the role, impact and importance of genomic and life science research.</p></div></li> <li id="menu-item-1008010" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1008010"><a href="/about/research-policies/" data-wpel-link="internal">Research Policies</a><div class="menu-item-description"><p>Our policies help our researchers carry out their science collaboratively, equitably, ethically and responsibly.</p></div></li> </ul> </div></li> <li id="menu-item-1009938" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1009938"><a href="/about/groups/" data-wpel-link="internal">Admin Groups</a><div class="nav-grid level-one"><div class="menu-item-description"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/about/groups/" data-wpel-link="internal">Admin Groups</a></h3><p>Browse our management and support operations teams that facilitate the Sanger Institute’s science.</p></div><div class="menu-item-call-to-action"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal">About Us</a></h3><p><a class="no-under-score" href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal"><span class="keep menu-cta" style="background-image:url(/wp-content/uploads/about_424_311.jpg)"></a></p><p>We tackle some of the most difficult challenges in genomic research. This demands science at scale; a visionary and creative approach to research that pushes the boundaries of our understanding in ever new and exciting ways.<br><a class="chevron-bl2bl" href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal">Read more</a></p></div></li> <li id="menu-item-1009936" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1009936"><a href="/about/campus-connections/" data-wpel-link="internal">Campus Connections</a><div class="nav-grid level-one"><div class="menu-item-description"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/about/campus-connections/" data-wpel-link="internal">Campus Connections</a></h3><p>We are sited on the Wellcome Genome Campus at the very heart of a global hub of fundamental and applied genomic research, education and engagement. It is home to some of the world’s foremost institutes and organisations using genomes and biodata to deliver science with the reach, scale and imagination to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges and maximise societal benefit.</p></div><div class="menu-item-call-to-action"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal">About Us</a></h3><p><a class="no-under-score" href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal"><span class="keep menu-cta" style="background-image:url(/wp-content/uploads/about_424_311.jpg)"></a></p><p>We tackle some of the most difficult challenges in genomic research. This demands science at scale; a visionary and creative approach to research that pushes the boundaries of our understanding in ever new and exciting ways.<br><a class="chevron-bl2bl" href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal">Read more</a></p></div></li> </ul><div class="nav-grid level-one"><div class="menu-item-description"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal">About</a></h3><p>We tackle some of the most difficult challenges in genomic research. This demands science at scale; a visionary and creative approach to research that pushes the boundaries of our understanding in ever new and exciting ways.</p></div><div class="menu-item-call-to-action"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal">About Us</a></h3><p><a class="no-under-score" href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal"><span class="keep menu-cta" style="background-image:url(/wp-content/uploads/about_424_311.jpg)"></a></p><p>We tackle some of the most difficult challenges in genomic research. This demands science at scale; a visionary and creative approach to research that pushes the boundaries of our understanding in ever new and exciting ways.<br><a class="chevron-bl2bl" href="/about/" data-wpel-link="internal">Read more</a></p></div></div></li> <li id="menu-item-1005442" class="nav-science menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1005442"><a href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal">Science</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-1007399" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1007399"><a href="/science/programmes/" data-wpel-link="internal">Programmes</a><div class="nav-grid level-one"><div class="menu-item-description"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/science/programmes/" data-wpel-link="internal">Programmes</a></h3><p>Our research is organised into six primary Scientific Programmes, each defining a major area of research with a particular biological, disease, analytic or generative focus. 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level-one"><div class="menu-item-description"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/science/data/" data-wpel-link="internal">Data</a></h3><p>Browse our genomic and genetic data resources and repositories.</p></div><div class="menu-item-call-to-action"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal">Science & technology</a></h3><p><a class="no-under-score" href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal"><span class="keep menu-cta" style="background-image:url(/wp-content/uploads/science_424_311_2-1.jpg)"></a></p><p>Our science is organised into six Scientific Programmes, each defining a major area of research with a particular biological, disease, analytic or generative focus. <br><a class="chevron-bl2bl" href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal">Read more</a></p></div></li> <li id="menu-item-1007400" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1007400"><a href="/science/tools/" data-wpel-link="internal">Software and Resources</a><div 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We aim to publish research that will transform biology and improve healthcare.</p></div><div class="menu-item-call-to-action"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal">Science & technology</a></h3><p><a class="no-under-score" href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal"><span class="keep menu-cta" style="background-image:url(/wp-content/uploads/science_424_311_2-1.jpg)"></a></p><p>Our science is organised into six Scientific Programmes, each defining a major area of research with a particular biological, disease, analytic or generative focus. <br><a class="chevron-bl2bl" href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal">Read more</a></p></div></li> <li id="menu-item-1014573" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1014573"><a href="/about/research-policies/" data-wpel-link="internal">Research Policies</a><div class="nav-grid level-one"><div class="menu-item-description"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/about/research-policies/" data-wpel-link="internal">Research Policies</a></h3><p>Sanger Institute’s Research Policies are designed to provide guidance to help researchers navigate the legislation relating to their research and to ensure that research is ethical and legal.</p></div><div class="menu-item-call-to-action"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal">Science & technology</a></h3><p><a class="no-under-score" href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal"><span class="keep menu-cta" style="background-image:url(/wp-content/uploads/science_424_311_2-1.jpg)"></a></p><p>Our science is organised into six Scientific Programmes, each defining a major area of research with a particular biological, disease, analytic or generative focus. <br><a class="chevron-bl2bl" href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal">Read more</a></p></div></li> <li id="menu-item-1026435" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-1026435"><a href="#">Archive</a><div class="nav-grid level-one"><div class="menu-item-description"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE>Archive</h3><p></p></div><div class="menu-item-call-to-action"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal">Science & technology</a></h3><p><a class="no-under-score" href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal"><span class="keep menu-cta" style="background-image:url(/wp-content/uploads/science_424_311_2-1.jpg)"></a></p><p>Our science is organised into six Scientific Programmes, each defining a major area of research with a particular biological, disease, analytic or generative focus. <br><a class="chevron-bl2bl" href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal">Read more</a></p></div> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-1012416" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1012416"><a href="/science/covid-19-science/" data-wpel-link="internal">COVID-19</a><div class="menu-item-description"><p>The Sanger Institute played a major role in the genomic surveillance of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing large-scale high-throughput sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and analysis of its evolution and spread in the UK.</p></div></li> <li id="menu-item-1010513" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1010513"><a href="/science/sanger-seminar-series/" data-wpel-link="internal">Sanger Seminar Series</a><div class="menu-item-description"><p>Throughout the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020-2021 we hosted a series of monthly freely available and open virtual seminars. From using genomic approaches to map all cell types in the human body, understand how cancer develops, and track the evolution and spread of global diseases, our senior scientists and faculty presented the latest developments in their field.</p></div></li> </ul> </div></li> </ul><div class="nav-grid level-one"><div class="menu-item-description"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal">Science</a></h3><p>Our science is organised into six Scientific Programmes, each defining a major area of research with a particular biological, disease or analytic focus. In all cases, the studies provide insights into human, pathogen, cellular evolution, the phenotypic and hence biological consequences of genome variation and the processes which cause mutations.</p></div><div class="menu-item-call-to-action"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal">Science & technology</a></h3><p><a class="no-under-score" href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal"><span class="keep menu-cta" style="background-image:url(/wp-content/uploads/science_424_311_2-1.jpg)"></a></p><p>Our science is organised into six Scientific Programmes, each defining a major area of research with a particular biological, disease, analytic or generative focus. <br><a class="chevron-bl2bl" href="/science/" data-wpel-link="internal">Read more</a></p></div></div></li> <li id="menu-item-1005441" class="nav-people menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1005441"><a href="/people/" data-wpel-link="internal">People</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-1026426" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-1026426"><a href="#">Leadership</a><div class="nav-grid level-one"><div class="menu-item-description"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE>Leadership</h3><p></p></div><div class="menu-item-call-to-action"><h3 data-nav-skip=TRUE><a href="/about/careers/" data-wpel-link="internal">Join us</a></h3><p><a class="no-under-score" href="/about/careers/" data-wpel-link="internal"><span class="keep menu-cta" style="background-image:url(/wp-content/uploads/day_life_bioinformatician_800_450.jpg)"></a></p><p>Our science is founded on the talents, imagination and curiosity of our people. 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