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CZI, Allen Institute, and University of Washington Launch Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology

First-of-its-kind research initiative will develop technologies to reveal how changes in cells and genes over time influence human health and disease.

Dec 7, 2023 · 5 min read

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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

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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

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New Single-Cell Technologies Help Scientists Understand COVID-19 Disease Progression

Editor’s Note: This release has been updated as of 7/26/22. Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $750,000...

May 6, 2020 · 7 min read

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $14 Million to Support Inflammation Research

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $14 million in funding to support 29 interdisciplinary teams and build...

Apr 29, 2020 · 3 min read

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $68 Million to Support the Growth of the Human Cell Atlas

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. (June 21, 2019) — Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $68 million in funding to...

Jun 21, 2019 · 4 min read

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McGill University’s Centre of Genomics and Policy Receives Funding to Create Ethics and Governance... McGill University’s Centre of Genomics and Policy Receives Funding to Create Ethics and Governance Resources for the...

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, and the Klarman Family Foundation...

Jun 6, 2019 · 6 min read

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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...

Sep 18, 2018 · 5 min read

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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...

Apr 19, 2018 · 3 min read

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Tools and Technologies for the Human Cell Atlas

Over two days, we brought together the leaders of projects that are working to develop technologies and establish best...

Jan 10, 2018 · 1 min read

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Announcing 38 Grants Supporting The Human Cell Atlas

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative today announced funding for 38 pilot projects to help develop tools and technologies for the...

Oct 16, 2017 · 3 min read

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New Funding Opportunities to Support the Human Cell Atlas

Today CZI announces its second Request for Applications (RFA) for the Human Cell Atlas, a global effort to create a reference...

Jul 25, 2017 · 1 min read

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How to Build a Human Cell Atlas

Cori Bargmann:  Computational Biologist Aviv Regev is one of the leaders of the international Human Cell Atlas project,...

Jul 20, 2017 · 1 min read

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Building a Data Coordination Platform for the Human Cell Atlas

Today, we announced funding for a new collaboration with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the European Bioinformatics...

Jun 1, 2017 · 3 min read

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Request for Applications: Pilot Project for a Human Cell Atlas

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is looking for talented scientists and engineers to work on one-year pilot projects to help...

Apr 10, 2017 · 2 min read

Science

Update from the Human Cell Atlas Conference

The Human Cell Atlas conference we hosted with the Biohub has come to a close after two days of exhilarating discussions...

Feb 24, 2017 · 2 min read

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Update from Chan Zuckerberg Science

Cori Bargmann:  Since the announcement of Chan Zuckerberg Science in September, we’ve been planning, thinking and...

Jan 18, 2017 · 6 min read

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Human Cell Atlas

Cori Bargmann discusses Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Cell Atlas program at Wellcome Trust. Cori Bargmann:  In early...

Oct 17, 2016 · 11 min read

CZI, Allen Institute, and University of Washington Launch Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology

First-of-its-kind research initiative will develop technologies to reveal how changes in cells and genes over time influence human health and disease.

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