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CZI in the News
Nature: Can AI Build a Virtual Cell? Scientists Race To Model Life’s Smallest Unit
In Nature, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Chief Science Advisor Stephen Quake discusses how AI and data are fueling progress toward virtual cells.

CZI in the News
GEN, STAT Cite CZI Datasets and Models as Advancements Toward AI-Based Virtual Cell Models
STAT and GEN cite CZI’s CELLxGENE, Billion Cells Project and TranscriptFormer model as open resources advancing AI virtual cell research.

CZI in the News
R&D World: 10x Genomics CTO Highlights Partnership With CZI on Billion Cells Project
10x Genomics CTO on partnering with CZI to generate AI-ready data for training models and advancing understanding of cells and gene function.

CZI in the News
CZI @ STAT Breakthrough Summit: Virtual Cells Might Be Closer Than We Think — Thanks to AI
At Breakthrough West, Patricia Brennan and Gita Mahmoudabadi discussed TranscriptFormer, CZI’s new AI model trained on 112 million cells from 12 different species.

Ventures
From Vision to Impact: CZI Ventures Looks Back on a Decade of Investing in Transformative Solutions
CZI releases a new report reflecting on a decade of impact-driven venture investments.

CZI in the News
GEN: CZI Releases TranscriptFormer AI Model — the Cross-Species Cell Atlas
GEN spotlights CZI’s TranscriptFormer, a cross-species AI model trained on single-cell data to help scientists uncover disease biology and new therapies.

CZI in the News
Axios: New Chan Zuckerberg Biohub To Focus on Cells’ Inner Workings
Axios spotlights CZI’s new Biohub, led by Scott Fraser, which will develop imaging tools to help scientists study the inner workings of cells.

Community
Begins With Home: Local Storytellers Champion Solutions to California’s Housing Crisis
“Stories of Home” is a campaign by the Housing Justice Storytelling Initiative that features short films of Bay Area residents who have been impacted by the housing crisis.

CZI in the News
Listen: The Immunology Podcast Speaks With Shana Kelley About Biomolecular

Science
CZI’s AI Computing System Honored as a ‘World Changing Idea’
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s (CZI) AI computing system for nonprofit life science research was named an honoree in Fast...