Harriet Taylor
@harrytaylorcrick.bsky.social
Group Leader Recruitment @crick.ac.uk
Science, books, cycling, comedy, music, yoga & dessert enthusiast.
Science, books, cycling, comedy, music, yoga & dessert enthusiast.
One of the best parts of my job is seeing brilliant scientists find a home for their research and thrive with the support around them. Hear from some of our early career group leaders about their experiences of starting their labs.
Crick group leaders work across disciplines, supported by core funding and mentoring to build ambitious, curiosity-driven research.
Apply now to join us ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Apply now to join us ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
October 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
One of the best parts of my job is seeing brilliant scientists find a home for their research and thrive with the support around them. Hear from some of our early career group leaders about their experiences of starting their labs.
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Opening my lab @crick.ac.uk two years ago has been a privilege, a delight and ultimately the most transformative experience of my sciencific career. Discovery science without boundaries, inspiring colleagues and infinite possibilities. Come join us!
We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions.
Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.
Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.
Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
October 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Opening my lab @crick.ac.uk two years ago has been a privilege, a delight and ultimately the most transformative experience of my sciencific career. Discovery science without boundaries, inspiring colleagues and infinite possibilities. Come join us!
Ready to start your own independent research programme?
We're inviting applications for early career group leaders in all areas of biology and biomedicine @crick.ac.uk
Apply by 27 Nov 2025:
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
#EarlyCareerResearchers #GroupLeader #ScienceCareers
We're inviting applications for early career group leaders in all areas of biology and biomedicine @crick.ac.uk
Apply by 27 Nov 2025:
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
#EarlyCareerResearchers #GroupLeader #ScienceCareers
October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Ready to start your own independent research programme?
We're inviting applications for early career group leaders in all areas of biology and biomedicine @crick.ac.uk
Apply by 27 Nov 2025:
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
#EarlyCareerResearchers #GroupLeader #ScienceCareers
We're inviting applications for early career group leaders in all areas of biology and biomedicine @crick.ac.uk
Apply by 27 Nov 2025:
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
#EarlyCareerResearchers #GroupLeader #ScienceCareers
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🚨 Applications to the Crick PhD programme are now open!
We are pleased to be recruiting this year. 👇
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
We are pleased to be recruiting this year. 👇
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Findlay Lab | Developing novel genome editing methods to test human genetic variants at scale
www.crick.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🚨 Applications to the Crick PhD programme are now open!
We are pleased to be recruiting this year. 👇
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
We are pleased to be recruiting this year. 👇
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
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Who were the ancient Egyptians?
It is expressed in the extraordinary historical and archaeological record, but what about ancestry links to other ancient individuals?
Today we report the successful sequencing of the whole genome of an individual who lived in Egypt about ~4700 years ago.
It is expressed in the extraordinary historical and archaeological record, but what about ancestry links to other ancient individuals?
Today we report the successful sequencing of the whole genome of an individual who lived in Egypt about ~4700 years ago.
July 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Who were the ancient Egyptians?
It is expressed in the extraordinary historical and archaeological record, but what about ancestry links to other ancient individuals?
Today we report the successful sequencing of the whole genome of an individual who lived in Egypt about ~4700 years ago.
It is expressed in the extraordinary historical and archaeological record, but what about ancestry links to other ancient individuals?
Today we report the successful sequencing of the whole genome of an individual who lived in Egypt about ~4700 years ago.
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See our Adeline Morez Jacobs et al. study here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
and a more concise Research Briefing here: doi.org/10.1038/d415....
and a more concise Research Briefing here: doi.org/10.1038/d415....
Whole-genome ancestry of an Old Kingdom Egyptian - Nature
Whole-genome sequencing of an ancient male Egyptian revealed a mixture of North African Neolithic and eastern Fertile Crescent ancestry, suggesting human migration between Egypt and Mesopotamia by the...
doi.org
July 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
See our Adeline Morez Jacobs et al. study here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
and a more concise Research Briefing here: doi.org/10.1038/d415....
and a more concise Research Briefing here: doi.org/10.1038/d415....
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David Liu @harvard.edu beautifully articulates the criticality of basic science funding for developing revolutionary therapeutics like life-saving base editors 👏
youtu.be/8YhJM6zxYDw?...
youtu.be/8YhJM6zxYDw?...
Breakthrough Prize-Winning Biochemist on the Deadly Cost of Funding Cuts | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
youtu.be
May 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
David Liu @harvard.edu beautifully articulates the criticality of basic science funding for developing revolutionary therapeutics like life-saving base editors 👏
youtu.be/8YhJM6zxYDw?...
youtu.be/8YhJM6zxYDw?...
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Hepatitis B is a serious global health threat, affecting an estimated 300 million people. But there are still major barriers to tackling and eradicating it.
Explore the science and social context behind tackling the disease with clinician scientist @pippa-matt.bsky.social.
youtu.be/JFr9B-IdUJw
Explore the science and social context behind tackling the disease with clinician scientist @pippa-matt.bsky.social.
youtu.be/JFr9B-IdUJw
The Fight Against Hepatitis B Explained - with Philippa Matthews
YouTube video by Francis Crick Institute
youtu.be
May 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hepatitis B is a serious global health threat, affecting an estimated 300 million people. But there are still major barriers to tackling and eradicating it.
Explore the science and social context behind tackling the disease with clinician scientist @pippa-matt.bsky.social.
youtu.be/JFr9B-IdUJw
Explore the science and social context behind tackling the disease with clinician scientist @pippa-matt.bsky.social.
youtu.be/JFr9B-IdUJw
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Researchers at the Crick have identified a key step in the development of mammalian embryos, shedding light on how mammals have evolved to generate placentas, among other features.
www.crick.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
www.crick.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
Marsupial research reveals how mammalian embryos form
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have revealed insight into why embryos erase a key epigenetic mark during early development, suggesting this may have evolved to help form a placenta.
www.crick.ac.uk
May 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Researchers at the Crick have identified a key step in the development of mammalian embryos, shedding light on how mammals have evolved to generate placentas, among other features.
www.crick.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
www.crick.ac.uk/news-and-fea...
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It was an honour to welcome the family of the late Deborah James, along with @michellecruk.bsky.social and @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social, to see the organoid research supported by the Bowelbabe Fund and discuss progress in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
Bowelbabe Fund commits £1.6million to bowel cancer research at the Crick
Scientists led by Crick Assistant Research Director Vivian Li will be supported by a £1.6m donation from the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research, which will aid study of bowel organoids (sometimes call...
www.crick.ac.uk
April 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It was an honour to welcome the family of the late Deborah James, along with @michellecruk.bsky.social and @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social, to see the organoid research supported by the Bowelbabe Fund and discuss progress in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
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Congratulations to group leader @maxgg.bsky.social, who received a £3.4m @wellcometrust.bsky.social Discovery Award to study the effectiveness of antibiotics against tuberculosis.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
£3.4m awarded to study effectiveness of antibiotics against TB
Crick Group Leader Max Gutierrez has received a £3.4 million Wellcome Discovery Award to investigate how differences in immune cells impact the effectiveness of antibiotics against tuberculosis.
www.crick.ac.uk
April 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Congratulations to group leader @maxgg.bsky.social, who received a £3.4m @wellcometrust.bsky.social Discovery Award to study the effectiveness of antibiotics against tuberculosis.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
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Sharing our work to enhance training, access and equity for #liverhealth #imaging #elastography especially for communities in #Africa where relevant imaging is rarely available.
@ahri-news.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk
#HepSky #LiverSky #MedSky #NoHep #Hepatitis 🧪🌍
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
@ahri-news.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk
#HepSky #LiverSky #MedSky #NoHep #Hepatitis 🧪🌍
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
ELASTOGRAPHY AND CAP ASSESSMENT FOR LIVER DISEASE: Training events and feedback representing clinical research programmes in South Africa, Uganda and Kenya
Here we describe the FibroScan training events conducted at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) in Somkhele, South Africa, at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) in Kilifi, Ken...
doi.org
April 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Sharing our work to enhance training, access and equity for #liverhealth #imaging #elastography especially for communities in #Africa where relevant imaging is rarely available.
@ahri-news.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk
#HepSky #LiverSky #MedSky #NoHep #Hepatitis 🧪🌍
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
@ahri-news.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk
#HepSky #LiverSky #MedSky #NoHep #Hepatitis 🧪🌍
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
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Join us for this year's free Croonian prize lecture 'Life with two X chromosomes' at 6:30pm on 3 April 2025. A leading figure in X-chromosome biology, Professor Edith Heard FRS will be discussing the latest insights from her lab's work. Register now: royalsociety.org/science-even...
March 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Join us for this year's free Croonian prize lecture 'Life with two X chromosomes' at 6:30pm on 3 April 2025. A leading figure in X-chromosome biology, Professor Edith Heard FRS will be discussing the latest insights from her lab's work. Register now: royalsociety.org/science-even...
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Super proud of the lab representation at the Glycobiology GRS. Check out the work by @sandhyasridhar.bsky.social, @hc3009.bsky.social and @sophiedschmidt.bsky.social at the GRC! #glycotime
I had an amazing time at the Glycobiology GRS representing the Schumann lab with @sandhyasridhar.bsky.social and @hc3009.bsky.social. Excellent talks and discussion sessions and many more to come at the GRC. Thanks to the organisers for this great meeting! #glycotime
March 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Super proud of the lab representation at the Glycobiology GRS. Check out the work by @sandhyasridhar.bsky.social, @hc3009.bsky.social and @sophiedschmidt.bsky.social at the GRC! #glycotime
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Come and join our team at UCL
Interested in a starting PI position at University College London to work on Genetics, Evolution or the Environment? My department has opened the call for expressions of interest for sponsorship of independent fellowship applications.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
March 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Come and join our team at UCL
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Lab’s latest: (mouse) mums grow their guts during pregnancy and lactation: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
March 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Lab’s latest: (mouse) mums grow their guts during pregnancy and lactation: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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🚨 We have TWO exciting open positions in our lab! 🚨
We are looking for talented, highly motivated, and collaborative individuals to join our dynamic team as:
🔬 Research Assistant
www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
💻 Bioinformatics Postdoc
www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/bioinfo...
📢 Please share!
We are looking for talented, highly motivated, and collaborative individuals to join our dynamic team as:
🔬 Research Assistant
www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
💻 Bioinformatics Postdoc
www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/bioinfo...
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Research Assistant (177885)
We are looking for a Research Assistant with a background in immunology/neurobiology to join the interdisciplinary laboratory of Dr Fränze Progatzky at the Kennedy Institute.
www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk
February 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🚨 We have TWO exciting open positions in our lab! 🚨
We are looking for talented, highly motivated, and collaborative individuals to join our dynamic team as:
🔬 Research Assistant
www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
💻 Bioinformatics Postdoc
www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/bioinfo...
📢 Please share!
We are looking for talented, highly motivated, and collaborative individuals to join our dynamic team as:
🔬 Research Assistant
www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
💻 Bioinformatics Postdoc
www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/bioinfo...
📢 Please share!
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Lampeter is such an important part of Cultural, Academic, Scientific and Theological life.
Sign, Share and Help save it.
We call on UWTSD & the Welsh Government to create a viable, sustainable plan for the future of the campus
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We call on UWTSD & the Welsh Government to create a viable, sustainable plan for the future of the campus
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January 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Lampeter is such an important part of Cultural, Academic, Scientific and Theological life.
Sign, Share and Help save it.
We call on UWTSD & the Welsh Government to create a viable, sustainable plan for the future of the campus
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
Sign, Share and Help save it.
We call on UWTSD & the Welsh Government to create a viable, sustainable plan for the future of the campus
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...