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A single rare disease could affect only a handful of people, but one in every 17 people in the UK will be affected by a rare disease. On Rare Disease Day, we’re talking to three scientists at the Crick who study rare diseases and finding out why they took on the task.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown in lab-based experiments that variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can affect the blood-brain barrier and damage brain cells in different ways. This work gives clues as to how the virus could enter the brain, but doesn’t take into account the protection that people have acquired through vaccination.

CrickMed is a new scheme that pairs laboratory scientists with clinicians in hospitals for a week to share their experiences and their expertise. 

People working in a wide variety of roles play an essential part in supporting science at the Crick.