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The Francis Crick Institute

The Francis Crick Institute | 109,542 followers on LinkedIn. We are a biomedical discovery institute breaking down barriers between disciplines.  | The Crick is a distinctive biomedical research institute. We’re committed to advancing, promoting, and sharing understanding of human health and disease. We do that by attracting talented and ambitious people from all disciplines and backgrounds and giving them the support and freedom they need to succeed.

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We were delighted to welcome sociologist Jason Arday to the Crick today, who spoke with our equality, diversity and inclusion manager Vanessa Sauls about the importance of humility, authenticity and outreach in changing the face of academia.

In one year we’ve published 578 scientific papers, had over 24,000 people attend our seminars and other scientific events, and been mentioned over 17,000 times in the media 🎆 You can read our full ’23-’24 Annual Report and past reports on our website 👇 https://lnkd.in/eK8M8kFN

We’ve published our first update on our path to zero net carbon by 2040 🌍 Last summer, we published our first sustainability strategy, laying out our plan for getting to zero net carbon. We’ve still got work to do, but here are some of the things we’ve achieved so far: ⚡ Our carbon emissions have been reduced by 20% in four years 🚮 We’ve reduced our total waste by 22% 💧 Our water use is down by 7% Read more about our plans for sustainability on our website: https://lnkd.in/e9XwDk5R

Due to popular demand, our exhibition #HelloBrain has been extended and will now run until 20 June 2025 🥳 This means there’s still plenty of time to plan ahead if you’ve been thinking about visiting. Your brain will thank you 🧠 https://lnkd.in/ea2p3qsa

Register now for the Crick Bioimage Analysis Symposium 🧫 We’ll be joined by leading experts to discuss the latest tools and techniques of image analysis and explore their future potential. #CBIAS2024 📅 25-26 November 🎟️ Online and in-person tickets https://lnkd.in/eC-ciRZG

A Cancer Grand Challenges project including researchers from the Crick, UCL and Genomics England has shown that rogue genetic material called ecDNA could potentially be targeted to improve responses to cancer therapies The studies include first author Chris Bailey and chief author Charles Swanton https://lnkd.in/dD6CgDhp

Congratulations to Crick and Barts Cancer Institute (Queen Mary University of London) researchers Ilaria Malanchi , Francesca D. Ciccarelli and Dominique Bonnet on being awarded €9.8 million from the European Research Council (ERC) to investigate how our bodies maintain their 'status quo' over time 🥳 https://lnkd.in/eGMD9rCH

Register now for our upcoming #INTERPHACE2025 symposium, which aims to foster collaboration between experimental and theoretical/computational life sciences. 📅 Monday 24 February 📄Abstract submissions due 13 December 🎟️ Discount tickets available https://lnkd.in/eFiJX7ni

A team of researchers has found that immune cells are held back from fighting lung tumours by another type of cell in the surrounding cellular neighbourhood. The research could lay the groundwork for helping to reduce resistance to a group of cancer drugs called KRAS inhibitors. Find out more about the work by Megan Cole , Julian Downward , Febe van Maldegem and colleagues ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/e-Ghv2Kj

We’re working to make high-end microscopy technologies available to scientists who wouldn’t otherwise have access to them. Our Electron Microscopy team, led by Lucy Collinson , is developing an affordable, high-precision set-up designed for use at the Crick and around the world. https://lnkd.in/gCU-6ZSD

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