Building a
Better Future
for Everyone

We’re on an ambitious mission to solve some of society’s toughest challenges — from eradicating disease to improving education and addressing the needs of our local communities.

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Community
2023 Community Fund Awardees Announced
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Education
Along Earns Spot on TIME Best Inventions List
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Science
Increasing Metagenomics Capacity Around the World
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Preparing Future HBCU Leaders
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Building Innovative Technology

Technology has the power to help us solve problems in new ways and drive faster progress on the issues that matter most.
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Science
Mapping the Road to Health
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Science
What Causes Inflammation?
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Technology
Reducing Barriers of Entry to Metagenomics
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Empowering Our Communities

We work with partners in science, education, housing affordability and more to activate community-centered solutions.
Life at CZI
Meet CZI’s Community Leadership & Capacity Building Director

CJ Callen has spent her career advocating for and partnering with communities to create opportunities and resources that help residents thrive. Learn how she stays close to the work.

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Science
Father Unites With Scientists in Quest for Cure

A father seeking answers is teaming up with scientists to investigate one of the rarest diseases on the planet, Snyder-Robinson Syndrome.

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Education
Raising The Academic Bar For More Students

Equal Opportunity Schools expands partnerships with schools that are improving academic outcomes by focusing on student aspirations, strengths, and barriers.

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Collaborating With Diverse Partners

We partner with a diverse array of experts across multiple disciplines to inform our work and promote change through a diversity, equity and inclusion lens.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Advancing Biomedical Science in Latin America
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Ventures
CZI Ventures 2022 Year in Review
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WE ARE:

Building Innovative Technology

Technology has the power to help us solve problems in new ways and drive faster progress on the issues that matter most.

Empowering Our Communities

We work with partners in science, education, housing affordability and more to activate community-centered solutions.

Collaborating With Diverse Partners

We partner with a diverse array of experts across multiple disciplines to inform our work and promote change through a diversity, equity and inclusion lens.

For a More Inclusive, Just and Healthy Future.

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Advancing Genomics Research through the Accelerate Precision Health Program

A new partnership between the CZI and the nation’s four Historically Black Medical Colleges will further support the schools’ genomics research.

Reimagine Science & Education Technology for a Better Future

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is a unique philanthropy — building new technologies to accelerate progress in science and education.

CZI’s Approach to Accelerating Science with Dr. Eric Topol

Building Tools to Accelerate Science with Medscape’s Dr. Eric Topol.

Advancing Teacher and Student Well-Being for Success in Learning and Life

Dr. Priscilla Chan discusses the power of teacher-student relationships and what we can do to help educators thrive in challenging times.

What’s It Like To Work in Public Health During a Pandemic?

Jeremy Corrigan, a public health official in California’s Humboldt County, is using CZ GEN EPI to track how outbreaks spread across his community and stop them.

The Future of Imaging Science

Gokul Upadhyayula is an imaging scientist building revolutionary imaging technologies that push the boundaries of what scientists can see and measure.

Careers

We’re always looking for talented, driven individuals to join our mission. Come help us build a better future for everyone.

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Funding

We invest in innovative companies developing transformative and scalable solutions to the issues at the heart of our mission.

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Resources

See a variety of resources we have developed in partnership with experts in the field to help build a better future faster.

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