This image shows a mass of human stem cells, collectively known as an ‘organoid’. We stained the neural crest cells of this organoid to better understand diseases related to defects in their development, such as Hirschsprung's disease and Neuroblastoma. Image credit: @carmenmorenogon.bsky.social

We had another full house at our Annual Science Meeting this week, which featured over 100 posters and 30 talks by our Crick colleagues. These yearly events are a great way for us all to get together and discover what teams from every corner of the building have been working on.

We each carry around six million variations in our DNA. Henry Scowcroft explores how scientists like @gregfindlay.bsky.social and @carovinuesa.bsky.social are helping unravel the effects of these variants, where even a small change can have a big impact on our lives. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-10...

How does immunotherapy work, and why do some patients respond while others don’t? Book our free talk by Samra Turajlic, head of the Cancer Dynamics Lab here at the Crick, Director of @cruk-mi.bsky.social and head of the UK-wide MANIFEST programme. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crick-cras...

Egg freezing, fertility tech and why ovulation is like the Hunger Games. Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about the future of fertility. Listen now on your favourite podcast platform: lnk.to/AQOSFertilit...

“I never imagined that tiny fruit flies could reveal so much about the brain and its functions until I spent my summer in @alexgouldlab.bsky.social laboratory…” 🪰 Learn more about Padmapriya Ajith’ studentship experience @crick.ac.uk #RosaBeddingtonFund ⬇️ thenode.biologists.com/role-of-fat-...

Just a few weeks left to apply for our clinical PhD programme. We're looking for clinicians who are passionate about research to join the 3-year fully funded programme. Learn more and see what positions are available ⬇️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...

NEW EPISODE: Who owns space? Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about the politics, ethics and law of outer space exploration. Listen now on your favourite podcast platform: www.lnk.to/AQOSSpaceBB

Crick group leaders work across disciplines, supported by core funding and mentoring to build ambitious, curiosity-driven research. Apply now to join us ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Looking for fun science activities you can do with kids to keep their brains engaged this half term? We’ve created a website full of activities, videos and quizzes for young people to spark excitement about science. 🔗 kids.crick.ac.uk/experiment #KidsActivities #ScienceKids

Free tickets are available for our upcoming Translational Research Symposium, which will highlight the cutting-edge translational programmes and initiatives here at the Crick. 📅 Monday, 17 November. Get tickets 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crick-tran...

Researchers at the Crick found that virgin female mice can become aggressive towards pups when hungry, but only in certain hormonal states. It highlights the importance of understanding hormones when observing how different physical states interact in the brain. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-10...

Congratulations to @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social on receiving a £3.8 million @wellcometrust.bsky.social Discovery Award, working with @esrf.fr, to chart the brain circuity behind the sense of smell in mice. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-10...

NEW EPISODE: Who are our ancestors and why does it matter? Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about ancient DNA. Listen on your favourite podcast platform: lnk.to/AQOSAncientD...

Congratulations Laura 🥳

Congratulations to @charlesswanton.bsky.social on being elected to the National Academy of Medicine @nam.edu. Charlie was elected for his work applying evolutionary biology to cancer genomics, demonstrating how cancer evolution occurs across cancer types. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-10...

To mark World Menopause Day, Crick scientists Maxine Holder and Celine Bouchoux, as well as former Crick scientist Georgina Fletcher, appeared on The Microscopists podcast to talk about their experiences of perimenopause. Listen now 👇 themicroscopists.bitesizebio.com/episodes/the...

Congratulations to Bart de Strooper on receiving an honorary CBE for services to dementia research in the UK and internationally. Bart is a Principal Group Leader at the Crick, Professor of Dementia Research at @ucl.ac.uk and Founding Director of the @ukdri.ac.uk www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-10...

This image shows the flow cell of a Fusion sorter, an instrument used to study and sort individual cells. The lasers excite any fluorescent tags used to ‘mark’ the cells, while detectors measure the output to determine the properties of each individual cell.

What is psychosis, and how can we uncover new ways to treat it by understanding it’s biological roots? Book now for our free public talk by @kathaschmack.bsky.social, who leads the Neural Circuits and Immunity in Psychosis Lab here at the Crick. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crick-cras...

NEW EPISODE: Will we survive climate change? Join our expert panellists as they answer your questions about curbing rising global temperatures and what life could be like in a warmer world. Listen on your favourite podcast platform: www.lnk.to/AQOSClimateBB

This week is your last chance to visit the Wellcome Photography Prize, which will open to the public for the last time this Saturday 18 October. Pop into the Crick to see this year’s top science and art entries, including the winners, before they’re gone. www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/exh...

Congratulations to Radoslav Enchev, this year’s winner of the Sir David Cooksey Prize in Translation. Radoslav led development on the ‘Chronobot’ platform, which uses AI to greatly improve the efficiency of using structural biology to identify potential new drugs. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-10...

Genetic eye diseases affect 1 in 1000 people, but there is currently only one gene therapy available on the NHS, which can only help about 80 patients in the UK. Join Crick group leader and ophthalmologist @profmariya.bsky.social as she explains gene therapy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5qG...

This image shows neurons being grown on a surface with tiny patterns that resemble human tissue to ‘steer’ their growth. Models like this allow us to learn more about our nervous system and conditions like motor neurone disease. Image credit: Cathleen Hagemann and @andreaserio.bsky.social

Crick researchers, in collaboration with Vividion Therapeutics, have developed a potential drug that blocks a key cancer growth signal, while still allowing healthy cell processes to continue. The drug is currently undergoing its first clinical trial in humans. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-10...

We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions. Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research. Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

NEW EPISODE: Are we prepared for the next pandemic? Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about COVID-19 and whether we're ready for the next pandemic. Listen on your favourite podcast platform: lnk.to/AQOSPandemic...

2026 PhD recruitment is now open. As well as our main PhD recruitment, which is open to all, we are pleased to be offering scholarships for candidates of Black or mixed Black heritage. Learn more and apply on our website: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Long dismissed as genetic junk, the dark genome is stepping into the spotlight. @rogerhighfield.bsky.social speaks to George Kassiotis and Samra Turajlic @turajliclab.bsky.social about how ancient viral remnants and rogue DNA impact evolution and disease. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-10...

Motivated graduates with backgrounds in biological or biomedical sciences, physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and/or computer science are invited to apply to our 4-year fully funded PhD programme. Apply by 05 November 2025 www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...

Are you a researcher at @ucl.ac.uk, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, or @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social looking to keep up with the Crick? Sign up to our monthly newsletter for researchers at our partner universities to hear about events, opportunities and news ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/research/res...

Researchers from the Crick, @ucl.ac.uk, @cam.ac.uk and @polymtl.bsky.social have directly observed the protein clusters believed to trigger Parkinson’s disease in human brain tissue, developing a new technique that could support future diagnostics and treatments. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-10...

We're looking for clinicians who are passionate about research to join our 3-year fully funded clinical PhD programme. 🔬🩺 Apply by 14 November 2025. 👇 www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

NEW EPISODE: Can we harness AI for good? Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about the future of cancer research and treatment. Listen on your favourite podcast platform: lnk.to/AQOSAIBB

Free tickets are still available for our Hard X-ray imaging of biological soft tissues symposium. The event will explore current limitations in throughput, volume, and resolution and examine the latest advancements in sample preparation. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hard-x-ray...

Listen to our director Edith Heard on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour - discussing her career, working with AI and the importance of attracting the best global scientific talent to the UK. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Researchers have discovered a new biological process they've called 'interstasis', which keeps groups of proteins in check, preventing excessive build up and protecting the cell from potential harm. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-09...

NEW EPISODE: Can we cure cancer? Join our expert panellists as they answer audience questions about the future of cancer research and treatment. Listen on your favourite podcast platform: lnk.to/AQOSCancerBB

Researchers from the Crick, @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, Waseda University and the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research have found that chromosomes aren’t always stable X-shaped structures, but are constantly in flux as cell division takes place. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-09...

Book now for our next #MedicineAtTheCrick event, where researchers and clinicians will explore new insights and breakthroughs in autoimmunity. 🎤 Hosted by @dr-james-lee.bsky.social and @carovinuesa.bsky.social 📅 Thursday 20 November www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medicine-a...

Applications are now open for our single-cell genomics course. This course covers the complete end-to-end workflow of single-cell sequencing, from experimental design to data analysis. 📅 18 – 21 November Learn more and apply 👇 www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/sin...

NEW PODCAST: ‘A Question of Science’ with Professor Brian Cox. In every episode, panels of scientists and experts answer audience questions about some of the biggest issues facing us today. Listen to the first episode, ‘Can we live forever?’: lnk.to/AQOSAgeingBB

Crick researchers have generated a computer simulation of the evolution of gene networks, which has helped them establish general principles about the evolution of body patterns over time. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-09...

A diverse team of Crick researchers has come together to make some surprising new insights into how copies of DNA are held together by the ring-shaped protein complex cohesin during the replication process. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-09...

Listen to Sonia Gandhi, Assistant Research Director at the Crick, on the latest episode of BBC 4’s The Life Scientific. Sonia discusses her lab’s use of stem cells to drive the development of drugs and other therapies for Parkinson’s patients. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Want to enhance your image analysis skills with napari? We’re running a two-day training event on how to use napari to effectively analyse your bioimaging data. 🕒 Applications close on 15 September. Learn more and apply 👇 www.crick.ac.uk/whats-on/cbi...

Researchers at the Crick and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social have discovered that our epithelial cells, which form protective barriers around our organs, use electricity as a way to maintain these protective layers and prevent overcrowding. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-09...

Watch @maxgg.bsky.social, Group Leader at the Crick, as he explains what happens to cells that are infected with tuberculosis and how his lab is studying our bodies’ response to this infection. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWCt...

Edith Heard our new CEO shares ten lessons from her life in science, from curiosity, courage and coffee to the secrets of our genetic code. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-09...