Parasites and Microbes Informatics
Parasites and Microbes
We are a team of 10 technically minded individuals with a passion for genomics – why? Because the scientific discoveries made at Sanger excite us every day. Because the ever-increasing amount of genomic data creates unprecedented challenges that keep us learning and exploring. And because this work is so important in the fight against infectious diseases.
Or work currently includes the following activities:
- Development and maintenance of automated pipelines for the analysis of high-throughput sequencing data
- Development of interactive web platforms for sharing genomic data and research findings with collaborators and the community
- Packaging of bioinformatics software and deployment on internal compute platforms
- Deployment of internal web services that enable scientists to track their genomic data
- Development of training portals for bioinformatics analysis
- Maintenance of software tools for genomic data analysis, such as Artemis, Roary, or Ariba
- Ad-hoc informatics support to members of the programme via a helpdesk
We collaborate closely with our scientific partner groups in Parasites & Microbes and particularly support the large-scale surveillance activities for infectious diseases, such as malaria, pneumonia and Covid-19. We alse work closely with the core IT services as well as other informatics support teams on site. The team embraces agile methods and promotes open source software development. Our technical stack includes Python, JavaScript, Docker, Terraform, Cromwell, Nextflow…
Interested in working with us? The team is growing and we regularly have new vacancies. Get in touch with Oli to find out more!
Core team
![Elisabetta Galatola Photo of Elisabetta Galatola](/userpics/200/eg19.jpg)
Elisabetta Galatola
Bioinformatics Support Engineer
![Dr Florent Lassalle Photo of Dr Florent Lassalle](/userpics/200/fl4.jpg)
Dr Florent Lassalle
Principal Bioinformatician
![Mr Oliver Lorenz Photo of Mr Oliver Lorenz](/userpics/200/ol6.jpg)
Mr Oliver Lorenz
Bioinformatician
![Dr Magnus Manske Photo of Dr Magnus Manske](/userpics/200/mm6.jpg)
Dr Magnus Manske
Principal Software Developer
![Joshua Matthew Photo of Joshua Matthew](/userpics/200/jm68.jpg)
Joshua Matthew
Product Manager
![Kevin Pepper Photo of Kevin Pepper](/userpics/placeholder.jpg)
Kevin Pepper
Principal Software Developer
![William Roberts-Sengier Photo of William Roberts-Sengier](/userpics/200/wr7.jpg)
William Roberts-Sengier
Bioinformatics Support Engineer
![Dr T R Stickland Photo of Dr T R Stickland](/userpics/placeholder.jpg)
Dr T R Stickland
Principal Software Developer
![Mr Guus van de Steeg Photo of Mr Guus van de Steeg](/userpics/200/gv4.jpg)
Mr Guus van de Steeg
Senior Software Developer
Previous team members
![Dr Nishadi H. De Silva Photo of Dr Nishadi H. De Silva](/userpics/200/nds.jpg)
Dr Nishadi H. De Silva
Senior Software Developer
![Dr Martin Hunt Photo of Dr Martin Hunt](/userpics/200/mh12.jpg)
Dr Martin Hunt
Senior Bioinformatician
![Dr Jacqueline A Keane Photo of Dr Jacqueline A Keane](/userpics/200/jm15.jpg)
Dr Jacqueline A Keane
Senior Scientific Manager
![Dr Andrew Page Photo of Dr Andrew Page](/userpics/200/ap13.jpg)
Dr Andrew Page
Principal Computer Programmer
![Dr Christoph Puethe Photo of Dr Christoph Puethe](/userpics/200/cp15.jpg)
Dr Christoph Puethe
Senior Scientific Manager