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Breadcrumb Andreas Wack Wack lab Immunoregulation Laboratory : Publications Lab contentLab contentIn this section Overview Vacancies Areas of interest Publications Members Scanning electron micrograph of epithelia lining the airways. Different cell types with different shapes and different functions compose this inner lining, and the right balance between these cell types is important for a healthy lung. Toggle to view hero caption PublicationsYear published (-)2020 (8) Facet Year publishedResearch topicsHuman Biology & Physiology (8)Infectious Disease (8)Immunology (7)Model Organisms (7)Computational & Systems Biology (5)Genetics & Genomics (5)Chemical Biology & High Throughput (4)Genome Integrity & Repair (4)Tumour Biology (4)Cell Cycle & Chromosomes (3)Metabolism (3)Structural Biology & Biophysics (3)Cell Biology (2)Neurosciences (2)Signalling & Oncogenes (2)Stem Cells (2)Biochemistry & Proteomics (1)Developmental Biology (1)Gene Expression (1)Imaging (1)Microfabrication & Bioengineering (1)Synthetic Biology (1) Facet Research topicsCrick/Pre-CrickCrick publications (8) Facet Crick/Pre-CrickPublication typeJournal article (8)Primary research (4)Review (2)Commentary (1)Method (1) Facet Publication typeJournalJournal of Experimental Medicine (2)Nature Biotechnology (1)Nature Genetics (1)Nature Immunology (1)Science (1)The Lancet (1)Trends in Immunology (1) Facet Journal Publications Displaying 1 - 8 of 8Last updated : 19 April 2024 02:54 Tissue-specific and interferon-inducible expression of nonfunctional ACE2 through endogenous retroelement co-option Authors (9)Kevin NgJan Attig William BollandGeorge YoungJack MajorAntoni WrobelSteve GamblinAndreas WackGeorge Kassiotis Nature Genetics Published 1 December 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackJonathan StoyeGeorge KassiotisSteve GamblinScientific computingFlow CytometryCell ServicesAdvanced SequencingFull details An ace model for SARS-CoV-2 infection Authors (2)Jack MajorAndreas Wack Journal of Experimental Medicine Published 7 December 2020 Crick labsAndreas WackFull details Teaching old dogs new tricks? The plasticity of lung alveolar macrophage subsets Authors (2)Justina KulikauskaiteAndreas Wack Trends in Immunology Published 1 October 2020 Crick labsAndreas WackFull details Pandemic peak SARS-CoV-2 infection and seroconversion rates in London frontline health-care workers Authors (341) Catherine F Houlihan Nina Vora Thomas Byrne Dan LewerGavin Kelly Judith Heaney[...] Andrew Hayward Richard Gilson Gavin KellyFiona Roberts Emine Hatipoglu The Lancet Published 25 July 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackKaren VousdenJernej UleJames TurnerMoritz TreeckCharles SwantonAdam SaterialeErik SahaiCaetano Reis e SousaPeter RatcliffeLucia Prieto-GodinoVenizelos PapayannopoulosAnne O’GarraPaul NurseGeorge KassiotisMaximiliano GutierrezSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Luiz Pedro CarvalhoDominique BonnetMike BlackmanRupert BealeWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyMetabolomicsHuman Embryonic Stem CellHigh Throughput ScreeningGenetic Modification ServiceFlow CytometryFermentationExperimental HistopathologyElectron MicroscopyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Scalable and robust SARS-CoV-2 testing in an academic center Authors (81) Jim Aitken Karen Ambrose Sam BarrellRupert Beale Ganka Bineva-Todd Dhruva Biswas[...]Sophie Ward Wai Keong WongJoshua Wright Mary Wu The Crick COVID-19 Consortium Nature Biotechnology Published 1 August 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackJames TurnerCharles SwantonCaetano Reis e SousaPeter RatcliffeVenizelos PapayannopoulosGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Rupert BealeStructural BiologyMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningGenetic Modification ServiceFermentationBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Type I and III interferons disrupt lung epithelial repair during recovery from viral infection Authors (8)Jack MajorStefania CrottaMiriam Llorian Sopena Teresa M McCabe Hans Henrik GadSimon Priestnall Rune HartmannAndreas Wack Science Published 7 August 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityFull details COVID-19 and emerging viral infections: The case for interferon lambda Authors (16) Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson Noémie Alphonse Ruth E Dickenson Joan E Durbin Jeffrey S Glenn Rune Hartmann[...] Helen Piontkivska Deanna M Santer Nancy C ReichAndreas Wack Ivan Zanoni Journal of Experimental Medicine Published 4 May 2020 Crick labsAndreas WackFull details Influenza-induced monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages confer prolonged antibacterial protection Authors (9) Helena AegerterJustina KulikauskaiteStefania Crotta Harshil PatelGavin Kelly Edith M Hessel Matthias Mack Soren BeinkeAndreas Wack Nature Immunology Published 1 February 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Tissue-specific and interferon-inducible expression of nonfunctional ACE2 through endogenous retroelement co-option Authors (9)Kevin NgJan Attig William BollandGeorge YoungJack MajorAntoni WrobelSteve GamblinAndreas WackGeorge Kassiotis Nature Genetics Published 1 December 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackJonathan StoyeGeorge KassiotisSteve GamblinScientific computingFlow CytometryCell ServicesAdvanced SequencingFull details
An ace model for SARS-CoV-2 infection Authors (2)Jack MajorAndreas Wack Journal of Experimental Medicine Published 7 December 2020 Crick labsAndreas WackFull details
Teaching old dogs new tricks? The plasticity of lung alveolar macrophage subsets Authors (2)Justina KulikauskaiteAndreas Wack Trends in Immunology Published 1 October 2020 Crick labsAndreas WackFull details
Pandemic peak SARS-CoV-2 infection and seroconversion rates in London frontline health-care workers Authors (341) Catherine F Houlihan Nina Vora Thomas Byrne Dan LewerGavin Kelly Judith Heaney[...] Andrew Hayward Richard Gilson Gavin KellyFiona Roberts Emine Hatipoglu The Lancet Published 25 July 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackKaren VousdenJernej UleJames TurnerMoritz TreeckCharles SwantonAdam SaterialeErik SahaiCaetano Reis e SousaPeter RatcliffeLucia Prieto-GodinoVenizelos PapayannopoulosAnne O’GarraPaul NurseGeorge KassiotisMaximiliano GutierrezSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Luiz Pedro CarvalhoDominique BonnetMike BlackmanRupert BealeWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyMetabolomicsHuman Embryonic Stem CellHigh Throughput ScreeningGenetic Modification ServiceFlow CytometryFermentationExperimental HistopathologyElectron MicroscopyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details
Scalable and robust SARS-CoV-2 testing in an academic center Authors (81) Jim Aitken Karen Ambrose Sam BarrellRupert Beale Ganka Bineva-Todd Dhruva Biswas[...]Sophie Ward Wai Keong WongJoshua Wright Mary Wu The Crick COVID-19 Consortium Nature Biotechnology Published 1 August 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackJames TurnerCharles SwantonCaetano Reis e SousaPeter RatcliffeVenizelos PapayannopoulosGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Rupert BealeStructural BiologyMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningGenetic Modification ServiceFermentationBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details
Type I and III interferons disrupt lung epithelial repair during recovery from viral infection Authors (8)Jack MajorStefania CrottaMiriam Llorian Sopena Teresa M McCabe Hans Henrik GadSimon Priestnall Rune HartmannAndreas Wack Science Published 7 August 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityFull details
COVID-19 and emerging viral infections: The case for interferon lambda Authors (16) Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson Noémie Alphonse Ruth E Dickenson Joan E Durbin Jeffrey S Glenn Rune Hartmann[...] Helen Piontkivska Deanna M Santer Nancy C ReichAndreas Wack Ivan Zanoni Journal of Experimental Medicine Published 4 May 2020 Crick labsAndreas WackFull details
Influenza-induced monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages confer prolonged antibacterial protection Authors (9) Helena AegerterJustina KulikauskaiteStefania Crotta Harshil PatelGavin Kelly Edith M Hessel Matthias Mack Soren BeinkeAndreas Wack Nature Immunology Published 1 February 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details