What is the Francis Crick Institute?
Q: What is the Francis Crick Institute?
A: The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical research centre in London.
Q: When did the Francis Crick Institute open?
A: The Francis Crick Institute opened in 2016.
Q: Who are the partners of the Francis Crick Institute?
A: The partners of the Francis Crick Institute are Cancer Research UK, Imperial College London, King's College London (KCL), the Medical Research Council, University College London (UCL), and the Wellcome Trust.
Q: How many staff work at the Francis Crick Institute?
A: The Francis Crick Institute has 1,500 staff, including 1,250 scientists.
Q: What is the annual budget of the Francis Crick Institute?
A: The annual budget of the Francis Crick Institute is over £100 million.
Q: Who is Francis Crick and what is he known for?
A: Francis Crick was a British molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist who co-discovered the structure of DNA. He shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins.
Q: Why has the Francis Crick Institute been called "Sir Paul's Cathedral"?
A: The Francis Crick Institute has been called "Sir Paul's Cathedral" unofficially because it is a reference to its Director, Sir Paul Nurse, and St Paul's Cathedral.
