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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 25 January 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Omicron neutralising antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination in haemodialysis patients Authors (19) Edward J CarrMary Wu Ruth Harvey Roseanne E Billany Emma C WallGavin Kelly[...] Rachel B Jones Rona M Smith Stephen McAdoo Michelle WillicombeRupert Beale The Lancet Published 20 January 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonGitta StockingerJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreHigh Throughput ScreeningBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details Three-dose vaccination elicits neutralising antibodies against omicron Authors (26)Mary Wu Emma C Wall Edward J Carr Ruth Harvey Hermaleigh TownsleyHarriet Mears[...] Vincenzo Libri Bryan WilliamsSonia GandhiCharles SwantonDavid LV Bauer The Lancet Published 19 January 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonGitta StockingerJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyHigh Throughput ScreeningBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific 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 29 December 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonJohn McCauleyGeorge 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 SwantonJohn McCauleyGeorge 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 SwantonJohn McCauleyGeorge 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 SwantonJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinWorldwide Influenza CentreProteomicsMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Neutralising antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination in UK haemodialysis patients Authors (86) Edward J Carr Mary Wu Ruth Harvey Emma C WallGavin KellySaira Hussain[...]Emma RussellAndy RiddellSvend KjaerAnnabel BorgChloe Roustan The Lancet Published 18 September 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonGitta StockingerJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyPeptide ChemistryHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific computingAdvanced SequencingFull details Reduced antibody cross-reactivity following infection with B.1.1.7 than with parental SARS-CoV-2 strains Authors (30)Nikhil FaulknerKevin NgMary Wu Ruth Harvey Marios Margaritis Stavroula Paraskevopoulou[...]Michael HowellDavid LV Bauer Eleni Nastouli SAFER InvestigatorsGeorge Kassiotis eLife Published 29 July 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryCell ServicesFull details AZD1222-induced neutralising antibody activity against SARS-CoV-2 Delta VOC Authors (24) Emma C WallMary Wu Ruth HarveyGavin Kelly Scott WarchalChelsea Sawyer[...] Vincenzo Libri Bryan WilliamsCharles SwantonSonia GandhiDavid LV Bauer Lancet Published 17 July 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific computingFull details Neutralising antibody activity against SARS-CoV-2 VOCs B.1.617.2 and B.1.351 by BNT162b2 vaccination Authors (25) Emma C WallMary Wu Ruth HarveyGavin Kelly Scott WarchalChelsea Sawyer[...] Vincenzo Libri Bryan WilliamsCharles SwantonSonia GandhiDavid LV Bauer The Lancet Published 19 June 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryBioinformatics 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 StockingerJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Rupert BealeWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyPeptide ChemistryFlow CytometryHigh Throughput ScreeningCell ServicesFull details Misuse of SARS-CoV-2 testing in symptomatic health-care staff in the UK – Authors' reply Authors (8) James RM Black Chris BaileyAska (Joanna) PrzewrockaKrijn DijkstraSonia GandhiSteve GamblinSam BarrellCharles Swanton The Lancet Published 24 October 2020 Crick labsCharles SwantonSonia GandhiSteve GamblinFull 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 BiologyPeptide ChemistryMetabolomicsHuman Embryonic Stem CellHigh Throughput ScreeningGenomics/Equipment ParkGenetic Modification ServiceFlow CytometryFermentationExperimental HistopathologyElectron MicroscopyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Scalable and robust SARS-CoV-2 testing in an academic center Authors (81) Jim Aitken Karen Ambrose Sam BarrellRupert Beale Ganka Bineva-Todd Dhruva Biswas[...] Sophia Ward Wai Keong WongJoshua Wright Mary Wu The Crick COVID-19 Consortium Nature Biotechnology Published 1 August 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackJames TurnerCharles SwantonCaetano Reis e SousaPeter RatcliffeVenizelos PapayannopoulosGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Rupert BealeStructural BiologyPeptide ChemistryMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningGenomics/Equipment ParkGenetic Modification ServiceFermentationBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
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 25 January 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details
Omicron neutralising antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination in haemodialysis patients Authors (19) Edward J CarrMary Wu Ruth Harvey Roseanne E Billany Emma C WallGavin Kelly[...] Rachel B Jones Rona M Smith Stephen McAdoo Michelle WillicombeRupert Beale The Lancet Published 20 January 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonGitta StockingerJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreHigh Throughput ScreeningBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details
Three-dose vaccination elicits neutralising antibodies against omicron Authors (26)Mary Wu Emma C Wall Edward J Carr Ruth Harvey Hermaleigh TownsleyHarriet Mears[...] Vincenzo Libri Bryan WilliamsSonia GandhiCharles SwantonDavid LV Bauer The Lancet Published 19 January 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonGitta StockingerJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyHigh Throughput ScreeningBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific 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 29 December 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonJohn McCauleyGeorge 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 SwantonJohn McCauleyGeorge 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 SwantonJohn McCauleyGeorge 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 SwantonJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinWorldwide Influenza CentreProteomicsMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details
Neutralising antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination in UK haemodialysis patients Authors (86) Edward J Carr Mary Wu Ruth Harvey Emma C WallGavin KellySaira Hussain[...]Emma RussellAndy RiddellSvend KjaerAnnabel BorgChloe Roustan The Lancet Published 18 September 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonGitta StockingerJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyPeptide ChemistryHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific computingAdvanced SequencingFull details
Reduced antibody cross-reactivity following infection with B.1.1.7 than with parental SARS-CoV-2 strains Authors (30)Nikhil FaulknerKevin NgMary Wu Ruth Harvey Marios Margaritis Stavroula Paraskevopoulou[...]Michael HowellDavid LV Bauer Eleni Nastouli SAFER InvestigatorsGeorge Kassiotis eLife Published 29 July 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryCell ServicesFull details
AZD1222-induced neutralising antibody activity against SARS-CoV-2 Delta VOC Authors (24) Emma C WallMary Wu Ruth HarveyGavin Kelly Scott WarchalChelsea Sawyer[...] Vincenzo Libri Bryan WilliamsCharles SwantonSonia GandhiDavid LV Bauer Lancet Published 17 July 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific computingFull details
Neutralising antibody activity against SARS-CoV-2 VOCs B.1.617.2 and B.1.351 by BNT162b2 vaccination Authors (25) Emma C WallMary Wu Ruth HarveyGavin Kelly Scott WarchalChelsea Sawyer[...] Vincenzo Libri Bryan WilliamsCharles SwantonSonia GandhiDavid LV Bauer The Lancet Published 19 June 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinRupert BealeDavid LV BauerWorldwide Influenza CentreHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryBioinformatics 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 StockingerJohn McCauleyGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Rupert BealeWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyPeptide ChemistryFlow CytometryHigh Throughput ScreeningCell ServicesFull details
Misuse of SARS-CoV-2 testing in symptomatic health-care staff in the UK – Authors' reply Authors (8) James RM Black Chris BaileyAska (Joanna) PrzewrockaKrijn DijkstraSonia GandhiSteve GamblinSam BarrellCharles Swanton The Lancet Published 24 October 2020 Crick labsCharles SwantonSonia GandhiSteve GamblinFull 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 BiologyPeptide ChemistryMetabolomicsHuman Embryonic Stem CellHigh Throughput ScreeningGenomics/Equipment ParkGenetic Modification ServiceFlow CytometryFermentationExperimental HistopathologyElectron MicroscopyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details
Scalable and robust SARS-CoV-2 testing in an academic center Authors (81) Jim Aitken Karen Ambrose Sam BarrellRupert Beale Ganka Bineva-Todd Dhruva Biswas[...] Sophia Ward Wai Keong WongJoshua Wright Mary Wu The Crick COVID-19 Consortium Nature Biotechnology Published 1 August 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackJames TurnerCharles SwantonCaetano Reis e SousaPeter RatcliffeVenizelos PapayannopoulosGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Rupert BealeStructural BiologyPeptide ChemistryMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningGenomics/Equipment ParkGenetic Modification ServiceFermentationBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details