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@crick.ac.ukHow do flies help us to understand health and disease?
Book now for our free talk from Nic Tapon, who will discuss the importance of flies to some of our research.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crick-crash-course-how-the-fly-helps-us-to-understand-health-and-disease-tickets-1991188792279?aff=Bsky
@crick.ac.ukThis research was conducted by Judith Pape with corresponding author George Kassiotis.
@crick.ac.ukResearchers have shown that an anti-ageing mechanism that evolved from remnants of viral DNA can not only be hijacked by cancer cells to stop them ageing, but also plays an important role in helping the embryo develop.
https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2026-10-07_an-ancient-advantage-hijacked-by-cancer
@crick.ac.ukPhase II of the consortium, funded by @ukri.org, brings together five studies: Legacy, HERITAGE, WINDFall, SIREN and Black Health Legacy and convenes experts from the Crick, @qmul.bsky.social, @lshtm.bsky.social, WACCBIP, Yemaachi Biotech, @ucl.ac.uk, UWI, University of Ghana and @ukhsa.bsky.social.
@crick.ac.ukThe West Africa, West Indies, West London (WWW) Consortium, which convenes researchers from the Crick and across the UK, Ghana and Jamaica, are hoping to reveal the impact of genetics and the environment on responses to future pandemic threats.
@crick.ac.ukOur panel this week includes Crick Chief AI Scientist Mihaela van der Schaar, @cruk-mi.bsky.social Director Samra Turajlić, Optum UK’s Indra Joshi and former Minister of State for Science, Lord Patrick Vallance.
@crick.ac.ukA Question of Science with @profbriancox.bsky.social is back for a second series, exploring the science behind the headlines.
In today’s episode, the panel discusses how AI is already changing medicine and healthcare, and what might come next.
Watch and listen now ➡️ www.lnk.to/AQOSAIMedBB
@crick.ac.ukIn 2019, Peter Ratcliffe was jointly awarded a Nobel Prize for his work on how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability. Looking back on a decade as the Crick's Clinical Director, he shares 10 lessons from a life in science: www.crick.ac.uk/news/2026-08...
@crick.ac.ukIn a piece in @thelondonstandard.bsky.social, the Crick’s @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social and @charlesswanton.bsky.social explain how AI could help us shift from reactive disease management to proactive prevention and true precision medicine.
Read the full article ➡️ www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/ai...
@crick.ac.ukThis research, which involved developing a replica bone model, was carried out by Stefania di Blasio and Tatiana Rizou in the Tumour-Host Interaction Lab, led by Ilaria Malanchi, and built upon previous work from Laurie Gay.
@crick.ac.ukResearchers at the Crick have shown that a surge in immune cell production in response to an indirect injury or infection can reactivate dormant cancer cells inside the bone, potentially leading to relapse.
https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2026-10-01_inflammation-can-wake-up-dormant-cancer-cells
@crick.ac.ukOur Doctoral Clinical Fellows programme is open to clinicians: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...
@crick.ac.ukThe Future Leaders in Biomedical Sciences Scholarships are open to candidates of Black or mixed Black heritage: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...
@crick.ac.ukThe Crick PhD programme is open to all: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
@crick.ac.ukPhD recruitment is now open at the Crick, and we're looking for people to join a community of researchers tackling big scientific questions in the heart of London. Apply by 3 November: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...
Find out more about the three routes into our 2027 PhD programme in this thread ⬇️
@crick.ac.ukγδ T cells don’t fit neatly into the immune system’s traditional categories. Crick and King’s researchers found that these cells use adaptive immune receptors to drive rapid, innate-like responses to tissue stress, inflammation, and cancer.
@crick.ac.ukWe're looking for undergraduate students at UK universities who are interested in scientific research to join one of our labs or facilities for 12 months as part of our sandwich student programme.
Apply by 6 October: https://www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-study/students/sandwich-students
@crick.ac.ukOur AI for Biological Discovery online seminar series continues with “Communities of AI agents for scientific discoveries” by James Zou, Stanford University, on 7 October at 15:00 BST.
Register now for the webinar: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-in-biol...
@crick.ac.ukApplications are open for our new AI/ML clinical fellowships, combining formal MSc-level training in AI and machine learning with PhD or postdoctoral research at the Crick.
Find out more about the programme and apply by 11 November: https://bit.ly/4hxmAgn
@crick.ac.uk“I think what motivates me to work on TB is that I always wanted to work on something relevant and important for humans.”
Watch @maxgg.bsky.social discuss his journey to developing new methods to visualise TB and antibiotics inside cells. https://youtu.be/wzGqJszqh-s
