Students and teachers
Explore DNA resources and activities suitable for learners aged 13-18 years old.
Use a micro:bit to explore how creative coding and sensors can help scientists solve tricky problems in the lab!
Methods and Technology
Information and resources for educators and students participating in the Barcoding for beginners project
Living Things
Explore, discuss and reflect on the social and ethical issues associated with genetic and genomic science.
Science in Society
This hands-on activity allows you to extract the DNA from fruit using household items.
In the Cell
Discover how DNA sequences code for proteins with different roles and functions.
Decode DNA sequences and discover the proteins they code for using online scientific databases.
In this career profile, Paballo describes his role as a training coordinator. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
Careers
In this career profile, Ellie describes her role as a Quality Officer. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Sunil describes his role as a Postdoctoral Scientist. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Giulia describes her role as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Tom describes his role as an In-Country Training Assistant. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Shevaniee describes her role as a Research Assistant. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Ben describes his role as an Advanced Research Assistant. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Ben describes his role as a Recruitment and Immigration Adviser. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Rachael describes her role as a Senior Media Officer and Social Media Lead. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Cindy describes her role as a Science Engagement Officer for schools. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Petra describes her role as a Staff Scientist, who focuses on a specific science project. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Katie describes her role as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist working in ecology. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Anne describes her role as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Abey describes his role as an advanced research assistant working on malaria. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Sam describes his role as a Community Engagement Officer. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this film, Jessica talks about her diverse and varied role as a management trainee. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this film, Joshua describes his role as a product manager. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this film, Laura introduces her creative and varied role creating scientific illustrations, designs and data visualisations. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this film, Leonie talks about her career in scientific communications as part of the COSMIC team. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this film, Rachel introduces her role in compliance and her background in law and science. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this film, Sarah discusses her role as a learning and development professional in HR. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this film Edel Sheerin describes her role as an advanced research assistant working in the field of conservation genetics. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this film Tobi Alegbe discusses his PhD in bioinformatics, studying Crohn’s disease. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this film Georgia Whitton talks about her job as a senior data scientist working in the genomic surveillance unit. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this film Jade Smith talks about her role as an advanced research assistant working in cellular operations. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this film Lucy Holland describes her role as a higher laboratory scientist apprentice working in a cell biology laboratory. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this film, Sasha Henriques talks about her career as a genetic counsellor. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
Genetic counsellors are health professionals who help people faced with the possibility of a genetic disease to make informed decisions about their futures.
Explore the diversity of career pathways into genomics through this collection of career profiles
In this film Niki Patel talks about her research looking at the genetics of cancer. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this film Gosia Trynka talks about her research looking at the effect of genetic changes on the immune system. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this film Roland Schwarz talks about his research using computers to model and understand evolution. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this film Christine Boinett talks about her research looking at antibiotic resistance in bacteria. This is one of a series of films providing a unique insight into different careers in the field of genomics.
In this career profile, Jess describes her role as a research governance assistant, understanding the ethics behind science research. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, George describes his role as a Research Governance Manager, understanding the ethics behind science research. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Yvette describes her role as a Senior Technical Specialist working with a variety of tissue samples. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
In this career profile, Tamara describes her role as a Software Developer. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
Explore how scientists get sequence data from DNA samples.
Genomics Lite is a series of public webinars, in this session we explored what we mean when we say ancient DNA and what can we actually learn from it.
Our guest speakers for this session were Salman Tamaddon-Jahromi and Xiangyu (Jack) Ge, an Advanced Research Assistant and a Statistical Geneticist respectively at Open Targets, exploring the drug development process.
Health and Disease
Our guest speaker for this session was Gareth Girling, a technical specialist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, exploring what we know so far about the human genome.
Our guest speaker for this session was Dr. Nneka Anyanwu, Head of Gene Editing at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, exploring how gene editing is transforming the genome.
Our guest speakers for our March Genomics Lite were Dr. Elena Winheim and Feri Torabi, Postdoctoral Researcher and a Advanced Research Assistant respectively, at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, exploring how they are working towards generating a map of all the cells in the human body.
Our guest speakers for our April Genomics Lite were Dr. Laure Gambardella and Dr. Chloe Admane, Senior Staff Scientist and Visiting Scientist respectively, at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, exploring the world of stem cells.
Genomics Lite is a series of public webinars, in this session we explored how DNA mutates.
Genomics Lite is a series of public webinars, in this session we explored what AI is and how it is being used on the Wellcome Genome Campus, a large bioscience research organisation.
Our guest speaker for this Genomics Lite is Zachary Ardern a Research Fellow at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, exploring what we still don't know about genes.
Genomics Lite is a series of public webinars, in this session we explored genome size, what organism has the largest genome and how do we go about sequencing these large genomes.
Genomics Lite is a series of public webinars, in this session we unpicked the Human Genome Project with two guests who worked on this landmark initiative and find out whose DNA was sequenced first.
Genomics Lite is a series of public webinars, in this session we explored why some genes are dominant and why others are recessive.
What makes us similar and what makes us different? Carry out your own genetic variation investigation using a selection of household items.
Use bioinformatic tools to compare different genes across the tree of life.
In this activity, learners make a bracelet of DNA sequence from organisms including a human, chimpanzee, butterfly, carnivorous plant or flesh-eating bacteria.
