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Search Results Fulltext search 369 Results Found Coronavirus (COVID-19) response The Francis Crick Institute is working at the forefront of the scientific response to coronavirus, volunteering expertise and facilities to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Breadcrumb Research Francis Crick Institute and UCLH develop COVID-19 testing service for patients and NHS staff The Francis Crick Institute has repurposed its laboratory facilities to become a COVID-19 testing facility, to help combat the spread of infection and allow key workers to perform lifesaving duties and remain safe. Published: 2 April 2020 Breadcrumb News & reports Samra Turajlic | CAPTURE study The CAPTURE study aims to investigate the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in cancer patients and untangle the complex relationship between the host, the cancer, the virus and the anti-cancer therapy. Breadcrumb Research A Z of research labs Samra Turajlic Areas of interest Tackling COVID-19 at the Francis Crick Institute The COVID-19 outbreak requires a concerted research effort - at the Crick researchers are looking at how the virus interacts with our body and how the virus leapt from animals to humans. Published: 16 March 2020 Breadcrumb News & reports COVID-19 vaccine booster provides good antibody protection against Omicron A third ‘booster’ dose of COVID-19 vaccine successfully raises antibody levels that neutralise the Omicron variant, according to laboratory findings from the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) UCLH Biomedical Research Centre, published today (Wednesday) as a Research letter in The Lancet. Published: 19 January 2022 Breadcrumb News & reports Immune response to COVID-19 reduced in patients with blood cancers Patients with blood cancers such as leukaemia vary in their immune response to COVID-19 and can struggle to clear infection for very many weeks. Published: 5 January 2021 Breadcrumb News & reports Triad of molecules could predict severity of COVID-19 Researchers at the Crick, King’s College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, have found a common immune signature in the blood of patients with COVID-19, which could be used to predict how severely ill a patient will become, aiding patient management. Published: 20 August 2020 Breadcrumb News & reports Antibody levels vary according to vaccine type and previous infection with COVID-19 Two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine induce lower levels of antibodies that are able to recognise and fight the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant (B.1.617.2) than against other strains. Published: 28 June 2021 Breadcrumb News & reports Proteins in the blood of COVID-19 patients could help predict how ill they will become Researchers at the Crick and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have identified 27 protein biomarkers that could be used to predict whether a patient with COVID-19 is likely to become severely ill with the disease. Published: 2 June 2020 Breadcrumb News & reports Final jabs delivered as Crick-UCLH vaccination centre closes After delivering more than 80,000 COVID-19 vaccines, the vaccination centre at the Francis Crick Institute closes its doors today with the last vaccination taking place at 7pm. Published: 13 August 2021 Breadcrumb News & reports Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next Last page Last
Coronavirus (COVID-19) response The Francis Crick Institute is working at the forefront of the scientific response to coronavirus, volunteering expertise and facilities to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Breadcrumb Research
Francis Crick Institute and UCLH develop COVID-19 testing service for patients and NHS staff The Francis Crick Institute has repurposed its laboratory facilities to become a COVID-19 testing facility, to help combat the spread of infection and allow key workers to perform lifesaving duties and remain safe. Published: 2 April 2020 Breadcrumb News & reports
Samra Turajlic | CAPTURE study The CAPTURE study aims to investigate the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in cancer patients and untangle the complex relationship between the host, the cancer, the virus and the anti-cancer therapy. Breadcrumb Research A Z of research labs Samra Turajlic Areas of interest
Tackling COVID-19 at the Francis Crick Institute The COVID-19 outbreak requires a concerted research effort - at the Crick researchers are looking at how the virus interacts with our body and how the virus leapt from animals to humans. Published: 16 March 2020 Breadcrumb News & reports
COVID-19 vaccine booster provides good antibody protection against Omicron A third ‘booster’ dose of COVID-19 vaccine successfully raises antibody levels that neutralise the Omicron variant, according to laboratory findings from the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) UCLH Biomedical Research Centre, published today (Wednesday) as a Research letter in The Lancet. Published: 19 January 2022 Breadcrumb News & reports
Immune response to COVID-19 reduced in patients with blood cancers Patients with blood cancers such as leukaemia vary in their immune response to COVID-19 and can struggle to clear infection for very many weeks. Published: 5 January 2021 Breadcrumb News & reports
Triad of molecules could predict severity of COVID-19 Researchers at the Crick, King’s College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, have found a common immune signature in the blood of patients with COVID-19, which could be used to predict how severely ill a patient will become, aiding patient management. Published: 20 August 2020 Breadcrumb News & reports
Antibody levels vary according to vaccine type and previous infection with COVID-19 Two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine induce lower levels of antibodies that are able to recognise and fight the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant (B.1.617.2) than against other strains. Published: 28 June 2021 Breadcrumb News & reports
Proteins in the blood of COVID-19 patients could help predict how ill they will become Researchers at the Crick and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have identified 27 protein biomarkers that could be used to predict whether a patient with COVID-19 is likely to become severely ill with the disease. Published: 2 June 2020 Breadcrumb News & reports
Final jabs delivered as Crick-UCLH vaccination centre closes After delivering more than 80,000 COVID-19 vaccines, the vaccination centre at the Francis Crick Institute closes its doors today with the last vaccination taking place at 7pm. Published: 13 August 2021 Breadcrumb News & reports