Empowering scientists to work on the riskiest, most exciting ideas.
Empowering scientists to work on the riskiest, most exciting ideas.

Empowering scientists to work on the riskiest, most exciting ideas.

The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub is an independent, nonprofit research center that is working to cure, prevent, or manage all disease by the end of the century.

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Empowering scientists to work on the riskiest, most exciting ideas. Empowering scientists to work on the riskiest, most exciting ideas.

Many diseases are caused by disorders of the cell. That’s why we support rigorous, quantitative research in
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cell biology.

Quantitative Cell Science
The Tabula Sapiens: A Single-Cell Transcriptomic Atlas of 15 Human Donors, 24 Tissues and Organs, and nearly 500,000 Cells

This collaborative project provides a molecular characterization of cellular diversity in the human body.

EXPLORE THE DATA
Quantitative Cell Science
OpenCell: A Collection of Localization and Interactome Measurements for Human Proteins

A collaboration between the Leonetti group at CZ Biohub and the Mann Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, along with many other colleagues.

VISIT OPENCELL

‘Tabula Sapiens’ Multi-Organ Cell Atlas Already Yielding Surprises for Biologists

New CZ Biohub-built ‘DaXi’ microscope – An advance in light-sheet imaging

WATCH – From parts list to blueprint: OpenCell lights the way

Who’s feeding the fish? – Biohub-built ‘ZAF’ automates
zebrafish care in the lab

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Because existing and emerging pathogens continue to threaten human health worldwide, we create and deploy systems to detect and respond to
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infectious disease globally.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Chan Zuckerberg ID: Identifying Pathogens in Metagenomic Sequencing Data

CZ ID (formerly IDseq) is a real-time pathogen detection dashboard that helps prevent disease outbreaks around the world. It was created in partnership with scientists and engineers from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

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INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Chan Zuckerberg GEN EPI: No‑code phylogenetic analysis

CZ GEN EPI (formerly Aspen) is an open-source, free, no-code genomic epidemiology analysis platform for public health. It was created in partnership with scientists and engineers from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

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INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM
Markita Landry: Developing New Nanosensor Technology and Near-Infrared Imaging Platforms

Markita's work includes targeting specific neural circuits in vivo, and supporting closed-loop monitoring and manipulation of neural circuits

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We support high-risk research programs that might otherwise not be funded by conventional sources, and we support the training of the next-generation of scientists and physician-scientists through competitive fellowship programs.

INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM
Investigator Competition: Introducing the new cohort of CZ Biohub Investigators

The 86 awardees from Stanford University, UC San Francisco, and UC Berkeley, representing a diverse range of disciplines, will each receive $1 million in funding to pursue the visionary ideas that excite them the most.

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CZ Biohub
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tools and technologies will always be freely available to scientists around the world.

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS
napari: An Interactive, Multidimensional Image Viewer for Python

Created by CZ Biohub's Loïc Royer, Juan Nuñez-Iglesias of Monash University, and Nick Sofroniew of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), napari is an open-source collaboration involving the Biohub, the CZI Science Technology team, and many other scientists and computational biologists around the world.

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PRESS RELEASES
‘Tabula Sapiens’ Multi-Organ Cell Atlas Already Yielding Surprises for Biologists

Massive project reveals gene-expression signatures in nearly half a million human cells, from 24 tissues and organ.

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IN THE NEWS
Nature: Python power-up: new image tool visualizes complex data

The image viewing and analysis software napari has filled a gap in the programming language’s scientific ecosystem.

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FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
The Tabula Sapiens: A multiple-organ, single-cell transcriptomic atlas of humans Icon

The Tabula Sapiens: A multiple-organ, single-cell transcriptomic atlas of humans

READ NOW OpenCell: Endogenous tagging for the cartography of human cellular organization Icon

OpenCell: Endogenous tagging for the cartography of human cellular organization

READ NOW Fly Cell Atlas: a single-cell transcriptomic atlas of the adult fruit fly Icon

Fly Cell Atlas: a single-cell transcriptomic atlas of the adult fruit fly

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Collaborations
Mapping the fly

An international effort to build the first cell atlas for a mainstay of biology...

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Quantitative Cell Science
Old mouse, new tech

The Tabula Muris Consortium probes the mysteries of ‘young blood’...

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Quantitative Cell Science
OpenCell: From parts list to blueprint

CZ Biohub scientists are mapping 100 proteins per week, unveiling the cell's wiring diagram...

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Collaborations
A new window on celiac disease

Research may prompt a rethink of our understanding of human digestion ...

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Our People
New university-nominated Investigators

A stellar new group of Biohub Investigators selected through nominations by our partner universities...

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Our People
How fatherhood shaped one scientist's path

His wife's prenatal exam changed the direction of Steve Quake's research career...

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Tools & Technology
Biohubbers build 'weekend-saver' for scientists

'ZAF’ automates feeding in zebrafish lab...

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