Sanger

[ sang-er ]

noun

1. Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1958, 1980.
2. Mar·ga·ret (Louise) Hig·gins [mahr, -g, uh, -rit , hig, -inz], 1883–1966, U.S. nurse and author: pioneering activist for legal, safe, and accessible birth control.
3. a town in central California.

Sanger

¹

/ ˈsæŋə /

noun

1. SangerFrederick1918MEnglishSCIENCE: chemist Frederick. born 1918, English biochemist, who determined the molecular structure of insulin: awarded two Nobel prizes for chemistry (1958; 1980)
2. SangerMargaret (Higgins)18831966FUSPOLITICS: birth-control campaigner Margaret ( Higgins ). 1883–1966, US leader of the birth-control movement

sanger

²

/ ˈsæŋə /

noun

1. slang.
   a sandwich Also calledsango

Sanger

/ săng′ər /

1. British biochemist who determined the order of amino acids in the insulin molecule, thereby making it possible to manufacture synthetic insulin. For this work, he received the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1958. In 1980 Sanger received another Nobel Prize for chemistry (jointly with American molecular biologists Paul Berg and Walter Gilbert) for his development of methods for mapping the structure and function of DNA.

Example Sentences

“Ultimately, using this atlas could help us better understand the conditions of both the young and ageing skeleton,” said Dr Ken To, from the Wellcome Sanger Institute.

From BBC

It is international but centred at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge.

From BBC

The largest ever study of children with genetic disorders, it is a collaboration between the NHS, universities and the Sanger Institute, which specialises in analysing DNA.

From BBC

Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University College London and the University of Birmingham studied stool samples from 1,288 healthy infants who were all born in UK hospitals and were under one month old.

From BBC

The team, from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Oxford, and collaborators, built on their previous work that identified different subgroups of patients with sepsis.

From Science Daily