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CZI Announces New Effort to Develop Science and Tech to Measure Human Biology in Action

Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg announced that they are doubling down on their commitment to accelerating biomedical science and advancing human health.

Dec 7, 2021 · 11 min read

Science

CZI Awards Over $5M to Advance Technologies and Expand Global Access to Bioimaging

CZI announces more than $5 million to advance bioimaging technologies, increase access to these tools, and build capacity for biomedical researchers.

Nov 15, 2021 · 3 min read

Science

CZI Awards $13 Million to Patient-Led Organizations Advancing Rare Disease Research

CZI announced $13 million in funding for 40 patient-led, rare disease advocacy organizations working alongside researchers and clinicians.

Nov 3, 2021 · 4 min read

Science

Betting Big on Science and Technology

Editor’s Note: This release has been updated as of 12/17/21. Dr. Priscilla Chan, co-founder and co-CEO of the Chan...

Sep 14, 2021 · 21 min read

Science

CZI Awards $16 Million for Foundational Open Source Software Tools Essential to Biomedicine

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $11.1 million in funding for open source software projects that are...

Aug 31, 2021 · 2 min read

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SciDev.Net: Why Sharing Bioimaging Tech is Crucial to Global Health

This piece was published by SciDev.Net on June 15, 2021. Progress in human health comes in many forms. We learn more about...

Jun 22, 2021 · 6 min read

Science

CZI Awards $28 Million for Visual Proteomics and Announces New Funding Opportunity for Software... CZI Awards $28 Million for Visual Proteomics and Announces New Funding Opportunity for Software Development

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced nearly $28 million in grants to support technology developments that...

Jun 17, 2021 · 4 min read

Science

New Sharon Begley-STAT Science Reporting Fellowship Aims to Increase Racial and Ethnic Diversity... New Sharon Begley-STAT Science Reporting Fellowship Aims to Increase Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Next Generatio...

STAT, the nation’s leading health, science, and medicine publication, and the Knight Science Journalism Program at the...

Jun 1, 2021 · 6 min read

Science

STAT: Use Single-Cell Biology to Shed Light on Pediatric Diseases Currently in the Dark

This piece was published in STAT on May 24, 2021. There are few things harder for a physician to say to a patient than “I...

May 26, 2021 · 7 min read

Science

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announces New Grant Opportunity to Expand Global Access to Bioimaging

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) launched a new funding opportunity to expand access to imaging expertise,...

May 25, 2021 · 3 min read

Science

Chan Zuckerberg Biohub and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s COVID-19 Response Effort Chronicled in New... Chan Zuckerberg Biohub and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s COVID-19 Response Effort Chronicled in New Michael Lewis Book

Editor’s Note: This release has been updated to include the recorded Clubhouse conversation. On May 4, 2021, Michael Lewis,...

May 14, 2021 · 3 min read

Science

CNN: Race for the Vaccine Documentary

RACE FOR THE VACCINE” is a documentary exploring the global quest to develop, trial, manufacture, and distribute...

May 10, 2021 · 3 min read

Science

CZI Announces New Grant Opportunity to Encourage More Representative Research

To cure, prevent, or manage all diseases, scientific research should include people of all ancestries. Today, the Chan...

Mar 9, 2021 · 3 min read

Community

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary with 2020 Annual Letter

Today, we’re celebrating the five-year anniversary of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) with the release of CZI’s 2020...

Dec 8, 2020 · 2 min read

Science

CZI Awards Nearly $32 Million and Announces New Funding Opportunity to Advance Biomedical Imaging

Imaging of proteins, cells, and tissues is critical to understanding health and disease. Today, the Chan Zuckerberg...

Dec 2, 2020 · 6 min read

Science

CZI Awards $4.7 Million for Open Source Software and Organizations Advancing Open Science

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $3 million in funding for open source software projects representing...

Nov 19, 2020 · 5 min read

Science

CZI Awards $4.5M to Advance Innovative Approaches to Fighting Neurodegenerative Diseases

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced $4.5 million in funding to support 30 pairs of researchers to collaborate and...

Aug 19, 2020 · 3 min read

Science

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, & the State of California Partner to Track... Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, & the State of California Partner to Track COVID-19 Spread...

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (CZ Biohub), in partnership with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), announced that it...

Jul 30, 2020 · 4 min read

Science

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $1.3 Million to Support the Global Rare Disease Community

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $1.3 million in funding to support the global rare disease community...

Jul 16, 2020 · 6 min read

CZI Announces New Effort to Develop Science and Tech to Measure Human Biology in Action

Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg announced that they are doubling down on their commitment to accelerating biomedical science and advancing human health.

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