How We Support Science at CZI

Is it possible to cure, prevent, or manage all diseases by the end of this century? We think so. In the last 100 years, biomedical science has made tremendous strides in advancing human health and treating disease, but much more can be achieved in the years to come. We seek to accelerate progress by awarding grants for scientific research that can advance entire fields, building and funding transformative technologies in partnership with the scientific community, and fostering interdisciplinary collaborations in science. Learn how CZI supports its Science work.

Our Science Programs

We work in areas where we think we can make a differentiated impact though supporting technology development, interdisciplinary research collaborations, and partnerships. Learn about our work in science.

Imaging

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Neurodegeneration 
Challenge Network

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Open Science

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Science in Society

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Single-Cell Biology

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Technology

We aim to help make every scientist a better scientist by improving the tools and technologies they rely on every day. We work closely with researchers to understand their challenges and build solutions for the scientific community.

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idseq

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Chan Zuckerberg Biohub

In September 2016, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg committed $600 million over 10 years to fund the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, an independent nonprofit research center that brings together physicians, scientists, and engineers from UC San Francisco, UC Berkeley, and Stanford University. The CZ Biohub seeks to understand the fundamental mechanisms underlying disease and to develop new technologies that will lead to actionable diagnostics and effective therapies. To learn more, visit the CZ Biohub website.

“Collaboration, risk taking, and staying close 
to the scientific community are our best opportunities to accelerate progress in science.”

CORI BARGMANN
HEAD OF SCIENCE

Highlights

Interested in learning more about our work in science? Get the latest information from the links below.

Science

Long-Haul COVID-19 Survivors Tell Their Story

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Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett Talks Vaccine Research, Science Diversity With Priscilla Chan

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SciDev (Op-ed): Why Sharing Bioimaging Tech is Crucial to Global... SciDev (Op-ed): Why Sharing Bioimaging Tech is Crucial to Global Health

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Visualization interface browses segmented cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Advancing Imaging Technology Development

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Increasing Diversity Among the Next Generation of Science Journalists

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STAT (Op-Ed): Use Single-Cell Biology to Shed Light on Pediatric... STAT (Op-Ed): Use Single-Cell Biology to Shed Light on Pediatric Diseases

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Expanding Global Access to Bioimaging

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Joe DeRisi in white lab coat wears a N-95 mask in a COVID-19 lab.
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Meet the Superhero Scientists who
Raced to Respond
to COVID-19

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CNN: Inside the Mission to Give the World a Shot

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Increasing Diversity in Genomic Research

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Leveraging Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Science

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Two Scientists Teaming Up to Prevent Rare Pediatric Diseases

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Science

The Human Cell Atlas, Explained

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Why This Neuroscientist Works at CZI

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Apply: Rare As One RFA (Cycle 2)

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Expanding the Diversity of the Human Cell Atlas

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Apply: Essential Open Source Software for Science RFA (Cycle 4)

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Three Gen Zs Who Will Change the World

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The History of Medical Imaging

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WATCH: The Frontiers of Imaging

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CZI Awards $32 Million to Advance Biomedical Imaging

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Scientists Take a Closer Look at How Disease Works

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Scaling Open Infrastructure & Reproducibility in Biomedicine

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New Grants for Software Tools & Organizations Advancing Open Science

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Q&A: Researchers on How Inflammation Affects Pregnancy

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UCSF, CZI, CZ Biohub & State of CA Expand COVID-19 Clinical Testing

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Nature Biotechnology: The Making of the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub

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How Do We Increase Diversity in STEM?

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Using Open Data to Fight COVID-19

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Watch: What is the Neurodegeneration Challenge Network?

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New Grants to Researchers Studying Neurodegeneration

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Fast Company (Op-Ed): How COVID-19 Has Prompted a Revolution i... Fast Company (Op-Ed): How COVID-19 Has Prompted a Revolution in Scientific Publishing

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New Effort Helps Track COVID-19 Across California

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CZI Awards $1.3 Million to Support the Global Rare Disease Community

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Expanding the Frontiers of Imaging

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Fostering Collaborative Tools for Science

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CZI Awards $2 Million to Health Sciences Preprint Server medRxiv

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Single-Cell Technologies Help Scientists Understand COVID-19

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CZI Awards $14 Million for Inflammation Research

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Studying COVID-19 Spread in the Bay Area

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Meet Our Team

September 17, 2018 | Kishore Hari and Anne Claiborne, Science Policy, discussing approaches to support basic science research at CZI. Photograph by An Rong Xu.
Spring 2020. Elizabeth McCarthy, an MD/PhD student at UCSF, handles patient samples. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, more than 100 students and fellows volunteered to work in the COVID-19 testing lab at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub. Photograph by Noah Berger, UCSF.
August 29, 2018 | Samantha Scovanner, Science Technology, gives a talk about accelerating science at scale. Photograph by Barbara Ries.
September 18, 2017: CZI Head of Science Cori Bargmann. Photograph by Barbara Ries.
Leadership Team Advisory Board

Leadership Team

Cori Bargmann Head of Science
Marc Malandro Vice President of Operations
Phil Smoot Vice President, Engineering and Head of Science Technology
Arne Bakker DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS AND COMMUNITY
Patricia Brennan Director of Product Management for Science Technology
Katja Brose PROGRAM OFFICER, NEURODEGENERATION CHALLENGE NETWORK
Nina Cardoza DIRECTOR OF GRANTS AND OPERATIONS
Jonah Cool PROGRAM OFFICER,
SINGLE-CELL BIOLOGY
Rina Jensen Director of Design and UXR
Jeff MacGregor VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
Bruce Martin DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
Ed McCleskey PROGRAM OFFICER, IMAGING
Stephani Otte Program Officer, Imaging
Tania Simoncelli VICE PRESIDENT OF SCIENCE IN SOCIETY
Dario Taraborelli PROGRAM OFFICER, OPEN SCIENCE

Advisory Board

We can’t accelerate science alone. Our Science Advisory Board informs our priorities and allows us to draw on a wide range of expertise as we shape our strategy, establish partnerships, and develop scientific projects.

Tobias Bonhoeffer MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF NEUROBIOLOGY
Arthur Levinson CALICO; FORMER BOARD MEMBER AND CURRENT ADVISOR
Molly Maleckar SIMULA RESEARCH LABORATORY AND ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR
Yuri Milner DST GLOBAL
Shirley Tilghman PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Robert Tjian HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Harold Varmus WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE

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