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Fabian Fröhlich @frohlichlab.com · 1d

Opening my lab @crick.ac.uk two years ago has been a privilege, a delight and ultimately the most transformative experience of my sciencific career. Discovery science without boundaries, inspiring colleagues and infinite possibilities. Come join us!

The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 1d

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...

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Harriet Taylor @harrytaylorcrick.bsky.social · 1d

Ready to start your own independent research programme?

We're inviting applications for early career group leaders in all areas of biology and biomedicine @crick.ac.uk

Apply by 27 Nov 2025:
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

#EarlyCareerResearchers #GroupLeader #ScienceCareers

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Greg Findlay @gregfindlay.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 Applications to the Crick PhD programme are now open!

We are pleased to be recruiting this year. 👇

www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Findlay Lab | Developing novel genome editing methods to test human genetic variants at scale

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Pontus Skoglund @pontus-skoglund.bsky.social · Jul 2

Who were the ancient Egyptians?

It is expressed in the extraordinary historical and archaeological record, but what about ancestry links to other ancient individuals?

Today we report the successful sequencing of the whole genome of an individual who lived in Egypt about ~4700 years ago.

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Pontus Skoglund @pontus-skoglund.bsky.social · Jul 2

See our Adeline Morez Jacobs et al. study here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

and a more concise Research Briefing here: doi.org/10.1038/d415....

Whole-genome ancestry of an Old Kingdom Egyptian - Nature

Whole-genome sequencing of an ancient male Egyptian revealed a mixture of North African Neolithic and eastern Fertile Crescent ancestry, suggesting human migration between Egypt and Mesopotamia by the...

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · May 24

David Liu @harvard.edu beautifully articulates the criticality of basic science funding for developing revolutionary therapeutics like life-saving base editors 👏

youtu.be/8YhJM6zxYDw?...

Breakthrough Prize-Winning Biochemist on the Deadly Cost of Funding Cuts | Amanpour and Company

YouTube video by Amanpour and Company

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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · May 21

Hepatitis B is a serious global health threat, affecting an estimated 300 million people. But there are still major barriers to tackling and eradicating it.

Explore the science and social context behind tackling the disease with clinician scientist @pippa-matt.bsky.social.
youtu.be/JFr9B-IdUJw

The Fight Against Hepatitis B Explained - with Philippa Matthews

YouTube video by Francis Crick Institute

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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · May 14

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...

Marsupial research reveals how mammalian embryos form

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have revealed insight into why embryos erase a key epigenetic mark during early development, suggesting this may have evolved to help form a placenta.

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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · Apr 23

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...

Bowelbabe Fund commits £1.6million to bowel cancer research at the Crick

Scientists led by Crick Assistant Research Director Vivian Li will be supported by a £1.6m donation from the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research, which will aid study of bowel organoids (sometimes call...

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Harriet Taylor @harrytaylorcrick.bsky.social · Apr 7

Congratulations Max!

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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · Apr 7

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...

£3.4m awarded to study effectiveness of antibiotics against TB

Crick Group Leader Max Gutierrez has received a £3.4 million Wellcome Discovery Award to investigate how differences in immune cells impact the effectiveness of antibiotics against tuberculosis.

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Philippa Matthews @pippa-matt.bsky.social · Apr 4

Sharing our work to enhance training, access and equity for #liverhealth #imaging #elastography especially for communities in #Africa where relevant imaging is rarely available.

@ahri-news.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk
#HepSky #LiverSky #MedSky #NoHep #Hepatitis 🧪🌍
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ELASTOGRAPHY AND CAP ASSESSMENT FOR LIVER DISEASE: Training events and feedback representing clinical research programmes in South Africa, Uganda and Kenya

Here we describe the FibroScan training events conducted at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) in Somkhele, South Africa, at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) in Kilifi, Ken...

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Mar 27

Join us for this year's free Croonian prize lecture 'Life with two X chromosomes' at 6:30pm on 3 April 2025. A leading figure in X-chromosome biology, Professor Edith Heard FRS will be discussing the latest insights from her lab's work. Register now: royalsociety.org/science-even...

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Ben Schumann @drglycoben.bsky.social · Mar 23

Super proud of the lab representation at the Glycobiology GRS. Check out the work by @sandhyasridhar.bsky.social, @hc3009.bsky.social and @sophiedschmidt.bsky.social at the GRC! #glycotime

Sophie Schmidt @sophiedschmidt.bsky.social · Mar 23

I had an amazing time at the Glycobiology GRS representing the Schumann lab with @sandhyasridhar.bsky.social and @hc3009.bsky.social. Excellent talks and discussion sessions and many more to come at the GRC. Thanks to the organisers for this great meeting! #glycotime

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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · Mar 22

Come and join our team at UCL

Aida Andres @aidaandres.bsky.social · Mar 21

Interested in a starting PI position at University College London to work on Genetics, Evolution or the Environment? My department has opened the call for expressions of interest for sponsorship of independent fellowship applications.

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Irene Miguel-Aliaga @irenemiguel-aliaga.bsky.social · Mar 19

Lab’s latest: (mouse) mums grow their guts during pregnancy and lactation: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

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Fränze Progatzky @franzeprogatzky.bsky.social · Feb 24

🚨 We have TWO exciting open positions in our lab! 🚨

We are looking for talented, highly motivated, and collaborative individuals to join our dynamic team as:

🔬 Research Assistant
www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

💻 Bioinformatics Postdoc
www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/bioinfo...

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Research Assistant (177885)

We are looking for a Research Assistant with a background in immunology/neurobiology to join the interdisciplinary laboratory of Dr Fränze Progatzky at the Kennedy Institute.

www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk

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Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · Jan 10

Lampeter is such an important part of Cultural, Academic, Scientific and Theological life.
Sign, Share and Help save it.
We call on UWTSD & the Welsh Government to create a viable, sustainable plan for the future of the campus
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...

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