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Wellcome Genome Campus

    Giants in genomics: John Sulston
    Story

    Professor Sir John Sulston was the founding director of the Sanger Centre (now the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) from 1992 until 2000 when the β€˜working draft’ of the human genome sequence was completed.  

    Giants in genomics: Janet Thornton
    Story

    Professor Dame Janet Thornton was director of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), which shares the Wellcome Genome Campus with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, from 2001 to 2015. 

    Giants in genomics: Mike Stratton
    Story

    Professor Sir Mike Stratton is the director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and co-leader of the Cancer Genome Project.

    Giants in genomics: Robert Waterston
    Story

    Robert H. Waterston is an American biologist well known for his work on sequencing the genome of the nematode worm C. elegans alongside John Sulston. He is also recognised for his part in sequencing the human, mouse and chimpanzee genomes. 

    Giants in genomics: Allan Bradley
    Story

    Allan Bradley was director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute from 2000 to 2010. His appointment as director coincided with the completion of the draft human genome sequence by the Human Genome Project. 

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