Science for everyone
Part of the same organisation as the Wellcome Sanger Institute, funded by Wellcome, and based on the Wellcome Genome Campus, UK, our programme is focussed on learning, training, and engagement with genomics.

Wellcome Connecting Science’s mission is to enable everyone to explore genomic science and its impact on research, health and society.
Events

Genomics Lite: What is gene expression?
Have you ever wondered how cells turn DNA instructions into action? Or how 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 are helping us understand these processes better? Join us for this session, live on YouTube, when we'll speak with Dr Connor Rogerson, Senior Staff Scientist from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, about the fascinating world of gene expression on Thursday 27 March at 3pm GMT.
27 March 2025
Online
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