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immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern after fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose or infection in patients with blood cancer Authors (64)Annika FendlerScott ShepherdLewis AuMary Wu Ruth HarveyKatalin Wilkinson[...] Emma Nicholson Susanna WalkerRobert Wilkinson James LarkinSamra Turajlic Cell Reports Medicine Published 18 October 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningScientific computingFull details SARS-CoV-2 S2-targeted vaccination elicits broadly neutralizing antibodies Authors (21)Kevin NgNikhil FaulknerKatja FinsterbuschMary Wu Ruth HarveySaira Hussain[...]Michael Howell Hisashi AraseAndreas WackDavid LV BauerGeorge Kassiotis Science Translational Medicine Published 27 July 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackCharles SwantonNicola LewisGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Rupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityFull details Omicron neutralising antibodies after third COVID-19 vaccine dose in patients with cancer Authors (62)Annika FendlerScott ShepherdLewis AuMary Wu Ruth Harvey Andreas M Schmitt[...] Emma Nicholson Susanna Walker James LarkinSamra Turajlic The CAPTURE consortium The Lancet Published 5 March 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonNicola LewisGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Immune responses following third COVID-19 vaccination are reduced in patients with hematological malignancies compared to patients with solid cancer Authors (65)Annika FendlerScott ShepherdLewis AuKatalin WilkinsonMary Wu Andreas M Schmitt[...] Susanna WalkerRobert Wilkinson James LarkinSamra Turajlic CAPTURE consortium Cancer Cell Published 14 February 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonNicola LewisGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyProteomicsMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Adaptive immunity and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern following vaccination in patients with cancer: the CAPTURE study Authors (98)Annika FendlerScott ShepherdLewis AuKatalin WilkinsonMary WuFiona Byrne[...] Susanna WalkerRobert Wilkinson James LarkinSamra Turajlic CAPTURE Consortium Nature Cancer Published 1 December 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonNicola LewisGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Adaptive immunity and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern following vaccination in patients with cancer: the CAPTURE study Authors (98)Annika FendlerScott ShepherdLewis AuKatalin WilkinsonMary WuFiona Byrne[...] Susanna WalkerRobert Wilkinson James LarkinSamra Turajlic The CAPTURE Consortium Nature Cancer Published 1 December 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonNicola LewisGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Functional antibody and T cell immunity following SARS-CoV-2 infection, including by variants of concern, in patients with cancer: the CAPTURE study Authors (89)Annika FendlerLewis AuScott ShepherdFiona ByrneMaddalena Cerrone Laura Amanda Boos[...]George Kassiotis James LarkinRobert WilkinsonSamra Turajlic The CAPTURE consortium Nature Cancer Published 1 December 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonNicola LewisGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinWorldwide Influenza CentreProteomicsMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Preexisting and de novo humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in humans Authors (47)Kevin NgNikhil Faulkner Georgina H CornishAnnachiara Rosa Ruth HarveySaira Hussain[...]Steve Gamblin Laura E MccoyPeter Cherepanov Eleni NastouliGeorge Kassiotis Science Published 11 December 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonGitta StockingerNicola LewisGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Rupert BealeWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyFlow CytometryHigh Throughput ScreeningCell ServicesFull 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 Progressive motor neuron pathology and the role of astrocytes in a human stem cell model of VCP-related ALS Authors (24) Claire E Hall Zhi YaoMinee ChoiGiulia TyzackAndrea Serio Raphaelle Luisier[...] Christopher R Sibley Andras LakatosJernej UleSonia GandhiRickie Patani Cell Reports Published 30 May 2017 Crick labsJernej UleAndrea SerioRickie PataniNicholas LuscombeSonia GandhiFull details Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Functional immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern after fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose or infection in patients with blood cancer Authors (64)Annika FendlerScott ShepherdLewis AuMary Wu Ruth HarveyKatalin Wilkinson[...] Emma Nicholson Susanna WalkerRobert Wilkinson James LarkinSamra Turajlic Cell Reports Medicine Published 18 October 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningScientific computingFull details
SARS-CoV-2 S2-targeted vaccination elicits broadly neutralizing antibodies Authors (21)Kevin NgNikhil FaulknerKatja FinsterbuschMary Wu Ruth HarveySaira Hussain[...]Michael Howell Hisashi AraseAndreas WackDavid LV BauerGeorge Kassiotis Science Translational Medicine Published 27 July 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackCharles SwantonNicola LewisGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Rupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityFull details
Omicron neutralising antibodies after third COVID-19 vaccine dose in patients with cancer Authors (62)Annika FendlerScott ShepherdLewis AuMary Wu Ruth Harvey Andreas M Schmitt[...] Emma Nicholson Susanna Walker James LarkinSamra Turajlic The CAPTURE consortium The Lancet Published 5 March 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonNicola LewisGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details
Immune responses following third COVID-19 vaccination are reduced in patients with hematological malignancies compared to patients with solid cancer Authors (65)Annika FendlerScott ShepherdLewis AuKatalin WilkinsonMary Wu Andreas M Schmitt[...] Susanna WalkerRobert Wilkinson James LarkinSamra Turajlic CAPTURE consortium Cancer Cell Published 14 February 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonNicola LewisGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyProteomicsMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details
Adaptive immunity and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern following vaccination in patients with cancer: the CAPTURE study Authors (98)Annika FendlerScott ShepherdLewis AuKatalin WilkinsonMary WuFiona Byrne[...] Susanna WalkerRobert Wilkinson James LarkinSamra Turajlic CAPTURE Consortium Nature Cancer Published 1 December 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonNicola LewisGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details
Adaptive immunity and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern following vaccination in patients with cancer: the CAPTURE study Authors (98)Annika FendlerScott ShepherdLewis AuKatalin WilkinsonMary WuFiona Byrne[...] Susanna WalkerRobert Wilkinson James LarkinSamra Turajlic The CAPTURE Consortium Nature Cancer Published 1 December 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonNicola LewisGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details
Functional antibody and T cell immunity following SARS-CoV-2 infection, including by variants of concern, in patients with cancer: the CAPTURE study Authors (89)Annika FendlerLewis AuScott ShepherdFiona ByrneMaddalena Cerrone Laura Amanda Boos[...]George Kassiotis James LarkinRobert WilkinsonSamra Turajlic The CAPTURE consortium Nature Cancer Published 1 December 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonNicola LewisGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinWorldwide Influenza CentreProteomicsMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details
Preexisting and de novo humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in humans Authors (47)Kevin NgNikhil Faulkner Georgina H CornishAnnachiara Rosa Ruth HarveySaira Hussain[...]Steve Gamblin Laura E MccoyPeter Cherepanov Eleni NastouliGeorge Kassiotis Science Published 11 December 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonGitta StockingerNicola LewisGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Rupert BealeWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyFlow CytometryHigh Throughput ScreeningCell ServicesFull 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
Progressive motor neuron pathology and the role of astrocytes in a human stem cell model of VCP-related ALS Authors (24) Claire E Hall Zhi YaoMinee ChoiGiulia TyzackAndrea Serio Raphaelle Luisier[...] Christopher R Sibley Andras LakatosJernej UleSonia GandhiRickie Patani Cell Reports Published 30 May 2017 Crick labsJernej UleAndrea SerioRickie PataniNicholas LuscombeSonia GandhiFull details