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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Francis_CrickFrancis Crick - Wikipedia

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   Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS [3] [4] (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. He, James Watson, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins played crucial roles in deciphering the helical structure of the DNA molecule .

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3. www.crick.ac.ukThe Francis Crick Institute

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   The Crick is one of Europe's biggest labs and home to more than 1,500 scientists working to understand health, disease and how life works. It is named after Francis Crick, one of the discoverers of DNA structure and a pioneer of molecular biology.

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     Not surprisingly, the ones most excited about the anniversary are scientists themselves: an autographed print of James Watson and Francis Crick posing with ...

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5. www.crick.ac.uk › about-dr-francis-crickAbout Dr Francis Crick | Crick

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   Learn about the life and achievements of Francis Crick, one of Britain's great scientists and a co-discoverer of the structure of DNA. Find out how he transitioned from physics to biology and became a Nobel laureate.

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7. www.crick.ac.uk › news › 2024/07/09_professor-edithProfessor Edith Heard appointed new Director and Chief ...

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   Jul 9, 2024 · The Francis Crick Institute has today announced the appointment of Professor Edith Heard as its new Director and Chief Executive. Professor Heard, who has led the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) since 2019, is expected to take up the post in summer 2025.

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   Jul 9, 2024 · The Francis Crick Institute has today announced the appointment of Professor Edith Heard as its new Director and Chief Executive. Professor Heard, who has led the European Molecular Biology Laboratory since 2019, is expected to take up the post in summer 2025. “I am delighted to be able to take up this position at one of the world’s premier ...

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   22 hours ago · A drug commonly used to treat cystic fibrosis improved outcomes for patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia and could be used to treat other respiratory infections, according to clinical trial results from researchers at UCL, UCLH and the Francis Crick Institute.

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    Who was Francis Crick?

    • Francis Crick (1916-2004) was one of Britain's great scientists. He is best known for his work with James Watson which led to the identification of the structure of DNA in 1953, drawing on the work of Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin and others.

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    Who was Harry Crick?

    • Crick was the first son of Harry Crick and Annie Elizabeth Crick (née Wilkins). He was born on 8 June 1916 and raised in Weston Favell, then a small village near the English town of Northampton, in which Crick's father and uncle ran the family's boot and shoe factory.

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    What is the Francis Crick Institute?

    • The Francis Crick Institute is a £660 million biomedical research centre located in north London, United Kingdom. The Francis Crick Institute is a partnership between Cancer Research UK, Imperial College London, King's College London, the Medical Research Council, University College London (UCL) and the Wellcome Trust.

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    When did Francis Crick become a scientist?

    • In 1949 Crick joined the MRC unit headed by Max Perutz, which subsequently became the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. During this period he worked on the X-ray crystallography of proteins, obtaining his PhD in 1954. Francis Crick was one of Britain's great scientists and an inspiration behind the creation of the institute.

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11. www.britannica.com › biography › Francis-CrickFrancis Crick | Biography, Discovery, Nobel Prize, & Facts

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    Jun 4, 2024 · Francis Crick (born June 8, 1916, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England—died July 28, 2004, San Diego, California, U.S.) was a British biophysicist, who, with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins, received the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their determination of the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the ...