The CrickConnect team are delighted to be able to invite community members to join us for the institute's regular Crick Lecture.

Crick Lectures provide a broad insight into biomedical research from leading scientists. Not to be missed, the one-hour lectures are the event of the week for the Crick community to come together. The lectures aim to be accessible to scientists across different disciplines, while also offering something for the specialist.

There is also an opportunity to catch up with colleagues and friends over refreshments after Crick Lectures from 17:00. If you are able to join us in person at the Crick please let us know at connect@crick.ac.uk so we can arrange access.

James began his undergraduate studies in medicine at Queen Mary, University of London, during which he acquired an intercalated BSc in biochemistry.

He subsequently transferred to UCL to join the MB PhD course. He did his PhD at the Medical Research Council National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) with Paul Burgoyne, studying how sex chromosome abnormalities cause infertility.

He later completed his medical training and practiced briefly as a clinician at West Hertfordshire NHS Trust. He then returned to the Burgoyne lab to continue his studies on sex chromosome genetics as a postdoctoral scientist.

After a sabbatical in the USA, James set up his own research group at the NIMR in 2007. He was awarded tenure in 2012 and moved his lab to the Crick in 2016.