Our Mission

We employ whole genome sequencing of large numbers of isolates to create a picture of the evolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae during the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines to characterise patterns of genetic adaptation on global and regional scales




Project Leaders

Stephen Bentley, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Lesley McGee, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Project Manager

Stephanie Lo, Wellcome Sanger Institute

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