"ALRIGHT MEN, LET'S STOP THIS FIRE!" #SciArt doodle of the @firebrigademusical.bsky.social performance we had this week at @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, it was such a joy looking forward to see what the musical will look like once it is out of "early access" and out on the big stage!

On Thursday I had the most wonderful work afternoon - The @firebrigademusical.bsky.social performed live on our Campus. 🎶 I was agog for the entire 90 minutes; I left fired up to learn more about @girtoncollege.bsky.social of the past! 🗳️ Lastly: @jennipinnock.com your music is out of this world! 🎹

Eczema is a complex, chronic condition affecting millions worldwide. 🌏 For Eczema Awareness week, read our blog to explore what we know about eczema and what the future of research could look like. 👉 https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/07/01/5-questions-on-eczema-with-anna-vathrakokoili-pournara/

5 questions on eczema with Anna Vathrakokoili Pournara - Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog

Red, itchy, unpredictable – eczema is more than just a skincare issue. It is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects people’s day-to-day lives. We explore what it is, what remains unclear and how researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Ins...

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This story could have been twenty times as long! @marcelauliano.bsky.social was so generous with her time whilst I got the story just right! Read about her journey and genomics training efforts in South America (shoutout to the JEDI @ebpgenome.bsky.social team!) - more in this story ⤵️

Wellcome Sanger Institute@sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 3w ago

Senior bioinformatician and TED Fellow @marcelauliano.bsky.social is an expert in genomics and keeping science accessible. Read the blog to learn more ⤵️ sangerinstitute.blog/2026/09/15/s...

New research suggests that the risk of developing bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis after air pollution exposure could depend on the subtype of bacteria a person has. Read the full story ⤵️

Bacteria in airway shape air pollution health risk

By studying over 59,000 cases of invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, experts have found that the subtype of bacteria influences the impact of environmental factors, such as air pollution, on disease risk.

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When I hear drug resistance, my first thought as a microbiologist is #AMR. But, that's not the only type of drug resistance out there. Our researchers are looking into cancer drug resistance, and studying healthy cells response to chemotherapy. New story written by my colleagues now live ⤵️

Wellcome Sanger Institute@sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 3w ago

Cancer treatments give a growth advantage to cells with particular genetic changes in healthy tissue. New research provides insights into chemotherapy side effects and drug resistance 💊 Read more ⤵️ https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/chemotherapy-alters-darwinian-battleground-in-our-bodies/

Lovely to see Dr @charlottewright.bsky.social 's recent collaboration published in @cellpress.bsky.social take flight! @ebpgenome.bsky.social @projectpsyche.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social

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Delighted this huge team effort is out! By surveying >20,000 people from >100 countries, we used to butterflies to show that aesthetic biases distort scientific research & environmental policy. Understanding this bias is a key step towards more balanced decision-making 🦋 www.doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

Best wishes for a great science talk, Tom! 🎤 If anyone is at the #OrkneySciFest do go listen to Tom share his expertise in genomics - I've been lucky enough to see the presentation in advance and it's a cracker! 🧬

Tom Mathers@tom-mathers.bsky.social · 4w ago

Delighted to be on beautiful Orkney for #OrkneySciFest. Looking forward to telling the festival goers all about the Darwin Tree of Life project tomorrow. oisf.org/fest-event/t... @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

The UK has a new species of springtail (to science)! I’m on my way to @nhm.org to drop off the type specimens. Name withheld so as not to violate the ICZN… but keep an eye out for the publication dropping shortly!

Applications for the EMBL-EBI–Sanger Postdoc Programme are now open! Here, current fellows Leticia & Ouli talk about how working across the Institute and @ebi.embl.org enables interdisciplinary research tackling important questions in human health. Apply by 27 Sept: www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos...

We have finally launched our @royentsoc.bsky.social funded EDI project called ‘What is an Entomologist?’, to platform the diverse people who study insects and arthropods 🕷️🦗🐞🐝🪲🦋🐜 Consider yourself an entomologist? You can contribute too by submitting a bio on the website: what-is-an-entomologist.uk

What is an Entomologist?

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For #InverteFest, my shout out is to @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social for incredible inverte drawings. ✏️ It was an honour to collaborate with Petra on this blog to help reveal these species sequenced at the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social. 🧬 Do you have a fave? 🐌⬇️ sangerinstitute.blog/2024/10/14/d...

Drawing out the beauty of UK invertebrates for #Invertober - Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog

Artist and scientist Petra Korlević invites you to join her in celebrating the charm and wonder of invertebrates this October. Working as a researcher at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in its Tree of L...

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We need YOU to spread the word about @skypeascientist.bsky.social - our *free* program that matches scientists w/classrooms & more! When educators sign up, they can tell us who told them about us. We'll hold a monthly drawing for $150 of science supplies* from the referrers! SkypeAScientist.com

Very chic to pose as a yoga instructor when you're actually a moth caterpillar.

Winner of Invertebrate of the Year 2026 crowned – and it is the size of a grain of rice

Winner of Invertebrate of the Year 2026 crowned – and it is the size of a grain of rice

The leaf sheep, a neon green solar-powered slug, has inspired at least one Pokémon character and triumphs in global ballot

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it is finally here! and as usual my vote gets second place booooo you know what, having just watched Evolution by Chris Packham him narrating a short video with my drawings in it was NOT on my 2026 bingo card lol www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The winner of the Guardian's Invertebrate of the year 2026 revealed

It's been a tightly fought race, but watch as naturalist and presenter Chris Packham reveals the Guardian's Invertebrate of the year 2026.

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It will surprise approx. nobody in my family that I've managed to write a blog about flies. Since joining the Sanger Institute I've become bug-obsessed. @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social this one's for you two!

Wellcome Sanger Institute@sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 2mo ago

You swat them away, but more come to replace them – flies are survival experts. Read our latest blog to hear from our experts on why these two-winged wonders are worth studying. 🪰 https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/08/20/six-facts-about-midges-and-gnats/

Come & join our group. Modelling post @lshtm.bsky.social working on STI transmission & new interventions in the UK. Working closely with @ukhsa.bsky.social Applications close 17th September. @adamjkucharski.bsky.social @rozeggo.bsky.social @bquilty.bsky.social @grahammedley.bsky.social

Job Opportunity at LSHTM: Research Fellow

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working i...

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Attended #SAGE2026 about two weeks ago in Phuket. Presented my ongoing work on the evolutionary ecology and genomics of H. diekei adaptive radiation and met my friends and many other Indonesians and scientist working on evolution in Southeast Asia. Time well spent and of course very delicious food.

It has rained for a second night in a row here in Cambridge; thankful for that much needed moisture and temperature drop. As my mother-in-law put beautifully: "You can feel the small green things breathe". Here's a chunky caterpillar (not green) spotted yesterday on campus. Buff tip?

A week ago, we landed back in the UK after a quick trip to my home. Two weeks filled with family, fun, and an excess of food. We didn't get out into the wilderness, and yet, on a walk around Portland I spotted my first Woodland Skipper. This was an unexpected joy; the buggy highlight of the trip.

last one! time to vote people #SciArt #InvertebrateOfTheYear www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Revealed: the top 10 invertebrates of the year

At last – it’s time for our invertebrate of the year competition as voted for by you. Today it’s the neon flying squid – and voting for your favourite has opened!

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Petra Korlević@petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

year of the honse #SciArt #InvertebrateOfTheYear www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Study cancer, but in 3D, thanks to tiny living libraries. 🧊 Different organoid lines (bits of tissues from a patient organised in the lab into a 3D structure) produced from tumour cells from the colon, ovaries and pancreas are now available to researchers. 📖 sangerinstitute.blog/2026/08/05/a...

A living library: Inside our organoid biobank - Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog

Tiny organs, big story. We explore how our organoid biobank came to life – from building long-lived models to making data openly available to the research community.

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Join Xerces and make art that supports conservation! 🐝✍🏽 Job Title: Science Illustration Intern 🌎Location: Remote 💲Compensation: $24/hr, 20hrs/week 📅Duration: Sep-Dec 2026 ❗Apply by: July 31, 2026 Learn more and apply at xerces.org/jobs

#MothWeek has been good in our garden!

So wonderful to see Cecilia highlighted after her years of hard work in her PhD research - she's nearly out the other end and currently writing up! An exciting time.

Darwin College, University of Cambridge@darwincollegecam.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Lovely to see this interview from the Wellcome Sanger Institute with Darwin PhD student Cecilia Kyany'a on her research into the role of microbes in cystic fibrosis, the joy of a good pub walk, and why nothing compares to Kenyan mangoes. sangerinstitute.blog/2026/06/24/b...

It was so fun to interview @charlottewright.bsky.social who is incredibly butterfly and moth knowledgeable, for this blog. It's currently @savebutterflies.bsky.social 's #BigButterflyCount - have you entered records yet? If so, what have you spotted? 🦋 It's been a great Gatekeeper year for me!

Wellcome Sanger Institute@sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The #BigButterflyCount is back! 🦋 Sanger scientist Charlotte Wright studies these insects by peering into their evolutionary history ⤵️ https://sangerinstitute.blog/2025/12/11/five-questions-on-butterfly-and-moth-genomics-with-charlotte-wright/

you too can draw bugs for cheap and be included in our upcoming #InverteFest art book. submission form here:

Petra Korlević@petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

just submitted my #invertefest piece that was created with £1 supplies, AND YOU SHOULD TOO!! no need for fancy supplies or expensive tablets, just go doodle some bugs on some stationery

Bad hair day? Blame biology. 💇 Six surprising hair facts you did not ask for – but will definitely share. Plus, how our researchers are uncovering the science behind every strand. Read more 👉 sangerinstitute.blog/2026/07/21/s....

Six things you may not know about hair - Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog

There may be a series of products for it and even a musical named after it – but what do we actually know about hair? And how are researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute working to uncover what i...

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have you drawn Bubica fanart? have you took a really cool bug photo? submit them all to the August #Invertefest edition!! bsky.app/profile/fran...

Petra Korlević@petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

found a little buddy and brought her to a nice flower shrub, but why are her wings so mangled? :( #invertebrate