 The lecture is delivered annually in any field of biological sciences, with preference given to the areas in which Francis Crick himself worked.Importantly, the lectureship is aimed at younger scientists, ideally under 40, or whose career progression corresponds to this age., Crick lectures have been delivered by Julie Ahringer, Dario Alessi, Ewan Birney, Simon Boulton, Jason Chin, Simon Fisher, Matthew Hurles, Gilean McVean, Duncan Odom, Geraint Rees, Sarah Teichmann and Daniel Wolpert.