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CZ Biohub San Francisco president recognized for exceptional career contributions
CZ Biohub San Francisco’s Remoscope shows promise in clinical study
For CZ Biohub San Francisco research associate Rodrigo Baltazar-Nuñez, science is personal
CZ Biohub San Francisco partners with The 15 White Coats
A ‘Google Earth’ of embryology, CZ Biohub San Francisco's zebrafish cell atlas brings a new vision to developmental biology
To alleviate the drudgery of sorting and picking transgenic zebrafish, CZ Biohub SF scientists and engineers developed this tool, thus accelerating the pace of research!
Study reveals a mechanism behind multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)
Yasin Şenbabaoğlu, CZ Biohub SF’s new Director of Computational Biology, is working to reveal hidden patterns in health and disease
By lowering technical barriers, Omega democratizes image analysis
Comprehensive mapping of pathogen populations points way to precision treatments to improve outcomes
A rock-climbing scientist brings his exploratory spirit to science and medicine
Brain-eating amoeba brings together researchers from CZ Biohub SF, UCSF, and the California Department of Public Health
Probing the sphinx tile to explore geometry and chirality in life
About 20 years ago, neuroscientists, recording from electrodes implanted in the medial temporal lobe, identified human brain cells that respond only to photos of Jennifer Aniston.
CZ Biohub San Francisco Investigator Hawa Racine Thiam’s new Stanford lab applies physics to the study of cells and their nuclei
Collaboration led by CZ Biohub SF Investigators unveils a new understanding of the sea star body plan
In the last couple decades, Malaysia has emerged as a global hotspot for neuroinfections such as encephalitis. Now a team from Universiti Malaya is collaborating with CZ Biohub SF to use metagenomics next-generation sequencing to help to...
CZ Biohub SF-backed NextGen initiative succeeds in diversifying faculty hiring in biological and biomedical sciences at major Bay Area universities
Did you know that zebrafish sense motion in the water using an organ very similar to the human cochlea? It’s called the lateral line and scientist Adrian Jacobo says studying it could help us restore function to human organs that have...
The San Francisco Biohub’s Computational Microscopy Platform, led by Shalin Mehta, has deployed a recently developed technology that lets standard microscopes acquire stunning high-resolution 3D images of cells without the need for...
Three generations of scientists visit CZ Biohub SF to learn metagenomic sequencing techniques and analysis
In an extraordinarily effective collaboration, intercampus team creates highly detailed images of one the world’s most prevalent parasites
CZ Biohub San Francisco’s genomic epidemiology training empowered local health officials to respond to COVID and more
Biohub-affiliated researchers are using the technology behind AI chatbots to unlock codes in human biology.
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CZ Biohub SF researchers and colleagues leverage genomics and machine learning to better diagnose LRTI, a major killer of children worldwide
A new study by researchers at CZ Biohub SF and UCSF points the way to a better vaccine design
Program provides a critical entry point for medical doctors interested in scientific research
OpenCell is a first-of-its-kind open-source website that’s mapping cells one protein at a time and paving a new way to visualize cellular architecture.
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg share their thoughts on five years of scientific progress at CZ Biohub.
How CZ Biohub deepened our understanding of disease, developed new technologies and therapies, and more, in our first five years.
A video from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
A video from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Music, dance, cell culture – Leila Njoya does it all.
CZ Biohub’s Bioengineering team sends custom microscopes to Uganda to test out a new approach to diagnosing malaria
Building on CZ Biohub’s mission of bringing together leading researchers in the Bay Area, symposium will foster collaboration between fields
Kobayashi cited as among 'the brightest young minds' in research
Six Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigators are among the 2022 grantees of the High-Risk, High-Reward Program
The two San Francisco organizations signed an affiliation agreement to increase research collaboration
Sepsis diagnostic tool combines genomic sequencing with analysis of patients’ immune response for remarkable accuracy
‘CZ ID’ platform is helping researchers around the world identify new pathogens
New Group Leader brings a people-first approach to research
CZ Biohub works with Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station to study sea creatures at the molecular and genomic level
CZ Biohub’s game-changing microscope seeks to inspire an international community of builders
It seems that Carolina Arias was destined to be a virologist. As a little girl growing up in Bogotá, she often accompanied her mother, a bacteriologist, to her clinical lab and watched her analyze samples from patients to figure out what...
American Society for Cell Biology honors Group Leader Manuel Leonetti for OpenCell project
CZ Biohub’s Physician-Scientist Fellowship helps bridge the gap between the clinic and the research lab
New work by CZ Biohub and Stanford scientists suggests that cells become senescent when they grow too large
Humans are good at looking at images and finding patterns or making comparisons. Look at a collection of dog photos, for example, and you can sort them by color, by ear size, by face shape, and so on. But could you compare them...
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub scientists develop a deep-learning method that reveals rich biological information on proteins and cell architecture
SAN FRANCISCO (July 11, 2022) – The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (CZ Biohub) has named Mandana Asgharnejad as its new chief operating officer (COO), effective July 13, 2022. Mandana (who uses her first name professionally) joins CZ Biohub from...
New Group Leader brings an exploratory spirit to the Biohub
How climate change is increasing the risk of infectious disease
Massive project reveals gene-expression signatures in nearly half a million human cells, from 24 tissues and organs
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub has named Melinda Griffith as its new chief legal officer (CLO)
CZ Biohub joins international effort to build the first cell atlas for a mainstay of biology
The Tabula Muris Consortium probes the mysteries of ‘young blood’ at the single-cell level
New tool can produce colorful high-resolution videos of developing organisms that are ‘marvelous to watch’
Scientists have made great strides in understanding the complexity of the cell in the nearly 360 years since English polymath Robert Hooke discovered this smallest unit of life. The anatomy of the cell and functions of its various internal...
For most of us, cutting out one or two unhealthy food items from our diet may be an efficient way to manage health, but the estimated 2 million people in the U.S. who live with celiac disease must permanently eliminate all foods containing...
Bioengineer will help lead Network’s efforts to observe, measure, and analyze human biology in action
We are delighted to announce the appointment of a stellar new group of Biohub Investigators who have been selected through nominations by our three partner universities—Stanford University, UC San Francisco, and UC Berkeley. All 10 of...
Fatherhood has had a major impact on Steve Quake’s scientific career. Years ago, when Quake and his wife were expecting their first child, a prenatal exam quickly took a startling turn. The doctor recommended amniocentesis to test the...
Biohub-built ‘ZAF’ automates zebrafish care in the lab
Second cohort of CZ Biohub Investigators includes awardees from a broad range of disciplines, with fresh approaches to biological and medical problems
Biohub’s success inspires CZI to extend and expand support through 2031, replicate our model in new CZ Biohub Network
‘Lab-on-a-chip’ platform enables a holistic approach to understanding how enzymes’ activity is optimized
Transformation of CZ Biohub’s summer internships aims to build more diverse teams, foster an inclusive environment in STEM careers
Sequencing all the RNA within individual mosquitoes can identify the potentially harmful viruses and emerging pathogens these insect vectors carry and transmit, as well as their animal reservoirs
CZ Biohub scientists are building an automated imaging system for low-resource settings to reliably detect malaria in blood samples
Like Lewis Carroll’s Red Queen, cholera bacteria and their viral nemeses run a never-ending race just to keep up with each other
Carl Zimmer of the New York Times and CZ Biohub Co-President Joe DeRisi discussed the impact of COVID-19 on science and public health
An engineering physicist reflects on his role in CZ Biohub’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Unique study combines cryoEM, AI to forge atomic-level model of Nsp2
The organization of cells into discrete compartments such as cilia and endosomes allows for localized decision-making.
A virtual collaboration overcame supply-chain constraints to quickly develop a versatile, low-cost ventilator for COVID-19 patients.
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub has selected eleven early-career physicians at Stanford University and the University of California, San Francisco, to pursue their interests in biomedical research through the newly launched CZ Biohub...
To live in San Francisco for the past 20 years has been to live with outrage that a society so innovative and compassionate can so reliably fail to meet even the most basic challenges of public life. This city never stopped being...
UCSF to expand COVID-19 clinical laboratory facilities with the collaboration of the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO — The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, a nonprofit medical research organization, has launched the CZ Biohub Physician-Scientist Fellowship Program designed to train the next generation of physician-scientists...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO — May 6, 2019 — The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (CZ Biohub), an innovative nonprofit medical research organization, has hired renowned health-tech veteran Sonya Zilka as vice president of human resources....
New open-source, cloud-based tool rapidly interprets terabytes of data to detect disease-causing pathogens In an ongoing pilot project and partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, IDseq is helping to identify mystery...
New funding from CZ Biohub fosters further scientific research collaboration between Stanford; University of California, Berkeley; and University of California, San Francisco CZ Biohub Microbiome Initiative and Intercampus Research Awards...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO — Sept. 17, 2018 — The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (CZ Biohub), a nonprofit medical research organization, has hired prominent litigation attorney and law firm leader Maureen Sheehy as general counsel....
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