Our International Fellows are a vital part of our mission to deliver meaningful, world-changing research. From their wealth of knowledge of the scientific questions that will have the most significant impact on their country of origin, they formulate and deliver genomics research projects using Sanger Institute facilities.

The Wellcome Sanger Institute’s International Fellows Programme fosters global collaboration and international leadership in genomic research. We empower mid- to early-career researchers with established positions in research institutes from Low- and Middle-Income Countries to advance and grow their science with access to:

  • the Sanger’s cutting-edge genomic technologies, facilities and research environment
  • mentorship
  • funding
  • global networking opportunities.

Current International Fellows

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Prof Alfred Amambua-Ngwa

International Fellow at the Sanger Institute, and Professor at the Medical Research Unit The Gambia at LSHTM

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Dr Caroline Cleopatra Chisenga

International Fellow at the Sanger Institute and an Early Career Development fellow at EDCTP (European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership), Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia Limited (CIDRZ), Zambia

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Dr Miguel Antonio García Knight

International Fellow at the Sanger Institute and Principal Investigator at the Institute for Biomedical Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico

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Dr Patrick Musicha

International Fellow at the Sanger Institute and Research Fellow at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme in Blantyre, Malawi.

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Dr Alejandro Reyes Muñoz

International Fellow at the Sanger Institute and Associate Professor at the Universidad de los Andes

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Dr Annettee Nakimuli

International Fellow at the Sanger Institute, and Dean of the School of Medicine at Makerere University, Uganda

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Dr Melisa Olave

International Fellow at the Sanger Institute, an Associate Researcher at IADIZA-CONICET (Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Aridas) and Professor at the National University of Cuyo

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Dr Patricia Abrão Possik

International Fellow at the Sanger Institute and Group Leader at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute (INCA), Rio de Janeiro

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Former International Fellows

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Dr Claire Chewapreecha

Fomer International Fellow at the Sanger Institute, and Wellcome International Intermediate Fellow at MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit

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Dr Gregorio Iraola

Former Sanger Institute International Fellow, Institut Pasteur Montevideo, Uruguay

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Dr C Daniela Robles-Espinoza

Former International Fellow at the Sanger Institute, and Prinicipal Investigator at LIIGH-UNAM, Mexico

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Prof Pablo Tsukayama

Former International Fellow at the Sanger Institute, and Associate Professor of Microbiology at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Find out more about Sanger's International Fellowship programme

International Fellows are granted a three-year funded fellowship to deliver on a genomics project in collaboration with a member of our Core Faculty. Our Faculty mentor and support our International Fellows to deliver their research using our world-leading genomic facilities and pipelines. Explore the networking and mentorship opportunities that we provide our International Fellows to help grow their science and advance their leadership in global genomic research.