Science Programs & Resources

We believe good ideas can come from anywhere. We choose projects by engaging deeply with the scientific and medical communities to identify unmet needs and barriers to success. We learn by reaching out to leaders formally, through meetings and workshops, and informally, through collaborations. Some leaders are found in scientific societies, government agencies, disease foundations, the biotechnology industry, and philanthropic foundations. Some leaders are young visionaries who are still in training. With their advice, we identify projects that align with our goals and values: collaboration is the key to success, and technology is our differentiator. Our initial projects are outlined below.

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Chan Zuckerberg Biohub

An independent nonprofit medical research hub that brings together scientists and engineers from Stanford, UCSF, and Berkeley.
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Human Cell Atlas

A global collaboration to map and characterize all cells in a healthy human body as a resource for studies of health and disease.
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Meta

Meta is a tool that uses machine learning and natural language processing to analyze and organize biomedical papers for readers.
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Neurodegeneration Challenge Network

A collaborative network that brings new ideas and people into the field of neurodegeneration, supporting them with well-validated tools and resources.
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Resources

We support the open sharing of data, code, and ideas, because it lets scientists build on each others’ work to make new discoveries, faster. Here’s a growing list of resources that scientists and software engineers can check out to learn more about the work we’re doing to accelerate science.

Github

We’re committed to developing code in the open, including tools for scientific data analysis, visualization, and... We’re committed to developing code in the open, including tools for scientific data analysis, visualization, and sharing. Visit our Github page to browse some current projects.

Slack

We use Slack to build open virtual communities and for discussions across collaborative projects. We maintain a Slack... We use Slack to build open virtual communities and for discussions across collaborative projects. We maintain a Slack deployment for friends and collaborators; please contact us to join!

bioRxiv

bioRxiv is a service for sharing preprints, or pre-publication draft manuscripts, and many of our grantees use it to... bioRxiv is a service for sharing preprints, or pre-publication draft manuscripts, and many of our grantees use it to share their work. CZI funds bioRxiv and is excited by its potential to accelerate scientific communication.

Protocols.io

Sharing experimental protocols speeds up science by allowing researchers to efficiently reproduce methods. We are... Sharing experimental protocols speeds up science by allowing researchers to efficiently reproduce methods. We are supporting protocols.io to help assemble open protocols from the Human Cell Atlas community.

Human Cell Atlas Data Coordination Platform

The HCA is a global project to map all human cells. The Data Coordination Platform, which CZI is funding and developing... The HCA is a global project to map all human cells. The Data Coordination Platform, which CZI is funding and developing with UCSC, EBI and the Broad Institute, will enable data submission, analysis, and sharing.

Starfish

Image-based transcriptomics measure the spatial pattern of gene expression in cells and tissues. A collaborative team is... Image-based transcriptomics measure the spatial pattern of gene expression in cells and tissues. A collaborative team is developing standard file formats and analysis pipelines for this assay and implementing them in a scalable open-source package.

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