The Francis Crick Institute
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- Crick researchers have developed a new stem cell model of the mature amniotic sac development. The team is now exploring the potential for using these new 3D models in clinical applications, such as cornea reconstruction and treating ulcers. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-05...
- This research was led by Borzo Gharibi with senior author Silvia Santos @santoslab.bsky.social.
- Researchers at the Crick have identified a key step in the development of mammalian embryos, shedding light on how mammals have evolved to generate placentas, among other features. www.crick.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
- This research was led by first authors @bryonyleeke.bsky.social and Wazeer Varsally, with senior author James Turner.
- Long COVID has affected up to 2% of the UK population in the last five years, but what do we actually know about it? Book now for our free public talk by Emma Wall, who leads the UCLH-Crick partnership studying immune responses to COVID-19. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crick-cras...
- As tighter immigration policies are announced today, scientists continue to stress the importance of attracting international talent. Our director Paul Nurse spoke to the Observer about how this affects science in the UK: observer.co.uk/news/politic...
- Kathleen Folbigg shares her experience of being falsely accused and jailed for killing her four children - finally exonerated by genomic science. Watch Kathleen’s full interview by the Observer’s @rachelsylvester.bsky.social with close friend Tracy Chapman www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkrL...
- Join our next #MedicineAtTheCrick event, where researchers and clinicians will explore the role of the pigmentary system in health and disease, hosted by Veronica Kinsler. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medicine-a...
- Watch ‘Falsely Accused: Justice by Genomics’ held at the Crick this week, with experts in science, medicine and the law discussing the case of Kathleen Folbigg and the role of genomic investigation in unexplained child deaths. Catch up on all the expert talks: www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
- Free tickets are still available for our upcoming public talk about muscular dystrophy. Book now to hear Crick group leader Francesco Saverio Tedesco discuss his lab’s research into stem cells and neuromuscular regeneration. 📅 Wednesday 7 May, 10-11am. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crick-cras...
- Crick researchers have uncovered how the intestinal Cryptosporidium parasite uses a protein to alter its host’s gut environment, enabling the parasite to survive and replicate. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
- This research was led by @elena-l-r.bsky.social with corresponding author Adam Sateriale @saterialelab.bsky.social.
- “Science uncovered the truth of why my children died, and set me free.” Kathleen Folbigg spoke at the Crick this week, joined by the team of scientists and lawyers who used advances in genomic science to help exonerate her after serving twenty years in jail, falsely accused of killing her children.
- What causes malaria, and how can research help us treat it? Hear from the Crick’s Mike Blackman as he talks about the malaria parasite, why it’s an important global issue and the tools we have that treat and prevent malaria. #WorldMalariaDay youtu.be/vPpogQ-Lte8
- Thanks to chair @claudiahammond.bsky.social and panellists Lorena Arancibia Camo, @soyonhonglab.bsky.social, Paul Morgan and Jessica Teeling who joined us to mark World Immunology Day 2025 with a discussion on the relationship between our immune system and our brain.
- Researchers from the Crick, @ucl.ac.uk, @gr-research.bsky.social and @mskcancercenter.bsky.social have discovered that certain age-related genetic changes in the blood are associated with worse outcomes for cancer patients. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
- This research was led by @oriolpich.bsky.social, Elsa Bernard and Maria Zagorulya, with corresponding authors Elli Papaemmanuil, Elsa Bernard and @charlesswanton.bsky.social. The project was supported by @cancerresearchuk.org and @uclhresearch.bsky.social.
- It was an honour to welcome the family of the late Deborah James, along with @michellecruk.bsky.social and @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social, to see the organoid research supported by the Bowelbabe Fund and discuss progress in cancer diagnosis and treatment. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
- Congratulations to Crick group leader @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social and the @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social’s David Rand on being awarded £1.3m from the BBSRC. The pair will work on establishing a rulebook defining how cells determine their ‘type’ during development. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
- What is muscular dystrophy, and why is it so difficult to treat? Book now for our free public talk by Crick group leader Francesco Saverio Tedesco on his lab’s research into stem cells and neuromuscular regeneration. 📅 Wednesday 7 May, 10-11am. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crick-cras...
- Are you a clinician looking for a fully-funded postdoctoral research opportunity? 🩺 Take a look at our postdoctoral career development fellowships for clinicians, and see how you can join our vibrant community of clinician scientists. Apply by 30 April ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...
- Researchers at the Crick, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and @unifr.bsky.social have designed a new saltwater filter inspired by the body’s own filtering system. If this new system can be scaled up, it could be used to help filter seawater into drinking water. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
- This research was led by Saquib Farooq and Javid Ahmad Malla with corresponding authors @charliemcternan.bsky.social and Andreas Kilbinger.
- Jailed for killing her children, freed after twenty years by advances in genomics - Kathleen Folbigg joins experts to explore what can be learnt from her case. Register now for free tickets to our event discussing genomics in criminal trials: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/falsely-ac...
- Congratulations to group leader @maxgg.bsky.social, who received a £3.4m @wellcometrust.bsky.social Discovery Award to study the effectiveness of antibiotics against tuberculosis. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
- Congratulations to Crick PhD student @jcornwallscoones.bsky.social, who has been awarded a @schmidtfellows.bsky.social fellowship 🎉 Jake will be looking into how cells change their behaviour when body size is perturbed and to find the signals driving this regulation. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
- “We don’t perceive the world as it is at all. We don't have a very full account of reality. We just perceive a very small part of it.” Our latest feature explores how neuroscientists at the Crick are challenging our understanding of reality. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-03...
- What causes Alzheimer’s disease and how can research help us treat it? Hear from the Crick’s Lorena Arancibia Carcamo as she shares how her research is shining a light on the complex multicellular processes that may cause this disease. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKV6...
- Thanks to Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro for the insightful conversation about his sources of inspiration and the importance he places on the relationships between characters over the characters themselves.
- We had a full house for the first two recordings of A Question of Science, our new podcast from the Crick and BBC Studios Science Unit. 🎙️✨ Grab the last few tickets to be part of the live studio audience for Friday's episodes on ancient DNA and pandemics. 🔗 www.lostintv.com/aqos.htm
- What is tuberculosis, and why does this curable disease still kill over a million people yearly? Reserve your spot now for our free public talk by Crick group leader @maxgg.bsky.social on his lab’s research into TB. 📅 Wednesday 9 April, 10-11am #WorldTBDay2025 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crick-cras...
- 'Pooled prime editing' can screen hundreds of variations in a gene at once and identify which ones affect the gene’s function. The technique could allow for mass-scale genomic research, helping link different variations to the risk of conditions like cancer. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-03...
- The research was led by Michael Herger and Christina Kajba in @gregfindlay.bsky.social’s lab at the Crick.
- Researchers at the Crick have found that pregnancy in mice leads to the irreversible growth of their small intestine. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-03...
- This research was led by first author Tomotsune Ameku with corresponding author @irenemiguel-aliaga.bsky.social.
- Register now for free tickets to our event discussing how recent advances have made the use of genomic science an important tool in criminal trials, particularly those involving unexplained infant deaths. 📅 Monday 28 April 📍 The Francis Crick Institute www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/falsely-ac...
- In case you missed our story from earlier this week, you can read about the newly discovered potential link between giving blood and certain beneficial genetic changes in this BBC News article covering the topic. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Join the live studio audience at the recording of our new podcast, A Question of Science 🎙️ On 21 March, we’re talking all things ageing with @statto.bsky.social, Paul Nurse, Linda Partridge and Lynne Cox. Book your free ticket to put your questions to the panel ⤵️ lostintv.com/aqos.htm
- Scientists are facing information overload as more than a million biomedical research papers are published every year. 📚 @drbeth.bsky.social investigates why so many, the rise of preprints, what it all means for peer review and how publishing could change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hiri...
- “If commercial journals wish to remain at the heart of the scientific publishing process, now is the time for them to step up to new challenges.” Read more from @drbeth.bsky.social on the changing landscape of scientific publishing. ⤵️ www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-03...
- Our spring round of PhD recruitment closes in one week. We’re looking for researchers of any nationality with backgrounds in biological or biomedical sciences, physics, chemistry, maths or computer science. Find out more and apply by midday, 19 March: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...
- Researchers from the Crick, @dkfz.bsky.social and the German Red Cross Blood Donation Centre have found beneficial genetic changes that arise in the blood stem cells of people who regularly donate blood cells. www.crick.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
- This research was led by first authors Hector Huerga Encabo and Darja Karpova, with senior authors Dominique Bonnet, Halvard Boenig and Andreas Trumpp
- Thanks to @katherinedeane.bsky.social for speaking at our first public Science & Society lecture last week. Katherine discussed why accessible research spaces and practices benefit everyone, and shared practical guidance on improving disability inclusion in science.
- ‘The good, the bad, and the ugly: Tissue somatic evolution in ageing and disease’ Last chance to get free tickets to our upcoming #MedicineAtTheCrick event, this Thursday 13 March. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medicine-a...
- Global researchers gathered at the Crick last week to recommend the composition of the next northern hemisphere flu vaccine. Follow the team from the @who.int Worldwide Influenza Centre at the Crick and discover some of the science behind the recommendation ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_ob...
- Read more about the @who.int meeting on the composition of the flu vaccine for the 2025/26 northern hemisphere flu season on our website ⤵️ www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-03...
- Are you a clinician looking for a fully-funded postdoctoral research opportunity? 🩺 Take a look at our postdoctoral career development fellowships for clinicians, and see how you can join our vibrant community of clinician scientists. Apply by 30 April ⤵️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...
- Join us for our first public Science & Society Lecture next Wednesday. Dr Katherine Deane will be discussing accessible research and improving disability inclusion for researchers and people taking part in research studies. Book your free ticket now ⤵️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/science-an...
- Join us for our free event, where panellists from the Crick and the Royal Academy of Dance will discuss their experiences choreographing a dance that explores the interplay between our immune system, vaccines and viruses. 📅 Wednesday 12 March 🕣 18:30-20:30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rhythms-of...
