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Science
CZI Awards $17 Million to Bring More Engineering Expertise to Biomedical Imaging
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $17 million in funding and its selection of 17 CZI Imaging Scientists...
Education
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Joins SXSW
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced it will participate in South by Southwest (SXSW), sharing a series of...
Ventures
Quartz Africa: Andela’s Latest $100 Million Funding Round is Led by a Former US Vice President
This piece was published in Quartz Africa on January 23, 2019. Software developer training and outsourcing company, Andela...
Ventures
Fortune: Byju Education Startup Backed By Mark Zuckerberg Starts Global Expansion With Acquisition
This piece was published in Fortune on January 16, 2019. India’s leading education app developer, Byju, is tapping a war...
Science
CZI Announces Support for Open-Source Software Efforts to Improve Biomedical Imaging
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced funding for open-source software efforts to improve image analysis and visualization in biomedicine. Microscopy — critical to modern cell biology — generates large volumes of complex data that pose significant challenges for analysis and visualization. The funding will support developers (“Imaging Software Fellows”) from three projects to develop […]
Science
CZI Awards Over $51 Million to Fight Neurodegenerative Disorders, Including Alzheimer’s and... CZI Awards Over $51 Million to Fight Neurodegenerative Disorders, Including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Redwood City —Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $51.95 million in funding and its selection of 17 early...
Science
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg receive Double Helix Medal for Their Work to Accelerate Science
Editor’s Note: This release has been updated as of 12/17/21. New York — Last night, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)...
Science
Top Scientists Honored at 7th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in Silicon Valley
Mountain View, California — Last night, some of the biggest names in science, technology, and entertainment came...
Science
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announce First-of-its-Kind Platform And... Chan Zuckerberg Biohub and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announce First-of-its-Kind Platform And Service To Enable...
Editor’s Note: This release has been updated as of 12/17/21. New open-source cloud-based tool rapidly interprets terabytes...
Science
CZI announces support for protocols.io to accelerate open, reproducible science
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced its support for protocols.io, an open access resource that allows...
Science
CZI announces support for policymaking based on scientific evidence
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced its support for the American Association for the Advancement of Science...
Science
Helmsley Charitable Trust and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announce new grant opportunities to suppo... Helmsley Charitable Trust and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announce new grant opportunities to support the growth of the...
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (Helmsley) and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) are partnering on a...
Science
CZI announces funding for ASAPbio, joins newly created Member Advisory Group
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced that it will join a new Member Advisory Group for ASAPbio (Accelerating...
Science
CZI announces new $12.5 million funding opportunity to bring more engineering expertise to imaging
September 5, 2018 — Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) is inviting engineers, physicists, mathematicians,...
Ventures
Chan Zuckerberg Supports RaiseMe In Helping More Students Own Their Path To College
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is proud to announce our support for RaiseMe, whose college readiness software platform is...
Science
Announcing 85 grants to support the Human Cell Atlas
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced new funding for 85 projects to support the Human Cell Atlas, a global...
Science
Inscopix podcast: Cori Bargmann on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Neurodegeneration Challenge... Inscopix podcast: Cori Bargmann on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Neurodegeneration Challenge Network
On the Inscopix podcast, Cori Bargmann talks with host (and Cori’s former post doc) Jami Lynn Milton about the CZI...
