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Matthew Hurles

Matthew Hurles

Director, Wellcome Sanger Institute

Matthew Hurles became Director of the Wellcome Sanger Institute in 2023. He also leads a research group focused on deciphering the genetic causes of severe developmental disorders, and understanding how DNA mutates as it is passed from generation to generation.

He joined the Wellcome Sanger Institute in 2003, and went on to lead research projects and international collaborations in genetics and rare diseases, helping to transform patients' lives and advance understanding of genomics. In 2017, he became Head of the Human Genetics Programme at the Sanger Institute, and in May 2023 he was appointed Director.

He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2017, and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2019.

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