2023 Look Back: Memorable Moments & Learnings

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Accelerating Science Through Artificial Intelligence</h2> <p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-28763 size-full" src="https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CZI-science-technology-AI.png" alt="Illustration of science and technology, including people working on computers, an open laptop, location pins, and hands holding an electricity symbol." width="2100" height="1200" srcset="https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CZI-science-technology-AI.png 2100w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CZI-science-technology-AI.png?resize=300,171 300w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CZI-science-technology-AI.png?resize=768,439 768w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CZI-science-technology-AI.png?resize=1024,585 1024w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CZI-science-technology-AI.png?resize=1536,878 1536w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CZI-science-technology-AI.png?resize=2048,1170 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px" /></p> <p>We’ve made foundational strides towards leveraging artificial intelligence in our science work by funding research about our cells, building tools for researchers to explore that data, and creating scientific institutes to take on big challenges in understanding cell biology. These early bets are now making it possible to take our next step in using AI to unlock new scientific understanding that will help scientists end diseases.</p> </div> <p>The <a href="https://czi.co/EOSS" rel="noopener">Essential Open Source Software for Science</a> program has helped fund computing projects such as NumPy, scikit-learn, scikit-image, Dask, and SciPy — pillars on which modern computational and AI methods for science are built. Early career investigators in <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/science/programs-resources/neurodegeneration-challenge/">CZI’s Neurodegeneration Challenge Network</a>, like Dr. Michael Keiser (University of San Francisco) and Dr. Debora Mark (Harvard University), are doing impactful work with AI to decipher aspects of human biology that contribute to health and disease. Our single-cell biology program develops tools and resources, like CZ CELLxGENE, that process large volumes of data using machine learning methods to help unlock new insights about the fundamental characteristics of our cells. We made these strategic investments because <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/blog/priscilla-chan-update-science-community-artificial-intelligence/">we knew someday AI could help us achieve our ambitious goal</a>: to help scientists cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of this century.</p> <p>This work in science paved the way for us to take advantage of recent AI advancements. In September, we announced that <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/newsroom/czscience-builds-ai-gpu-cluster-predictive-cell-models/">CZ Science will build an AI-powered system that will enable predictive models of cells</a>. These models will enable scientists to predict all cell types and cell states from the genome — the complete set of genetic information in an organism — and understand the effects of disease-causing mutations. It will be one of the world’s largest computing systems for nonprofit life science research.</p> <h2>2. Standing Up New Scientific Institutes</h2> <p>We‘re developing new types of research institutes to do science that cannot be done in conventional environments. Based on the success of the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub in San Francisco, California, we expanded to form the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network, a group of nonprofit biomedical research institutes that bring together scientists, engineers and physicians to pursue grand scientific challenges on 10- to 15-year time horizons. The network focuses on understanding the underlying mechanisms of disease and developing new technologies that will lead to actionable diagnostics and effective therapies.</p> <div class="video wistia_embed wistia_async_niuzgdxasq videoFoam=true"></div> <p>In 2023, we launched two new CZ Biohubs — the first in Chicago, Illinois, and the second in New York City. <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/newsroom/chicago-biohub-launches/">CZ Biohub Chicago, led by Dr. Shana Kelley</a>, professor of chemistry and biomedical engineering at Northwestern University, is working toward understanding and treating the inflammatory states that underlie many diseases. Inflammation-related diseases — such as ischemic heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic kidney disease, and autoimmune and neurodegenerative conditions — cause approximately 50% of all deaths. CZ Biohub Chicago will engineer technologies to make precise, molecular-level measurements of biological processes within human tissues. The effort unites the University of Chicago, Northwestern University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.</p> <div class="video wistia_embed wistia_async_fvz960wtqj videoFoam=true"></div> <p><a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/newsroom/biohub-new-york-technologies-detect-disease/">Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York</a>, the newest Biohub, brings together Columbia University, The Rockefeller University and Yale University to engineer immune cells for early disease prevention, detection and treatment. Dr. Andrea Califano, professor of chemical and systems biology at Columbia University, is the new institute’s president. CZ Biohub NY will initially apply novel, technology-driven approaches to hard-to-detect cancers such as ovarian and pancreatic cancers; neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s; and aging and autoimmunity.</p> <h2>3. Bringing Together Rare Disease Patients and Advocates in Their Quest for Cures</h2> <figure id="attachment_29901" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-29901" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-29901 size-full" src="https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/RAO-Composite-Key-Moments.jpg" alt="A collage of three photos: a woman wearing green glasses and a matching scarf, a child wearing sunglasses that say “graduate,” and another child wearing a graduation cap." width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/RAO-Composite-Key-Moments.jpg 1920w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/RAO-Composite-Key-Moments.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/RAO-Composite-Key-Moments.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/RAO-Composite-Key-Moments.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/RAO-Composite-Key-Moments.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-29901" class="wp-caption-text">Rachel Alvarez (left), Tessa Nye (top right) and Khari McCrary (bottom right) are people living with a rare disease without a known cure, but are part of efforts to advance patient-driven research. | (Photos courtesy of Cure CMD, the TESS Research Foundation, and Chelsea’s Hope)</figcaption></figure> <p>Kim Nye spent a decade traveling the world seeking a diagnosis for her daughter, Tessa Nye, who was having more than 100 seizures daily. Khari McCrary had her first seizure when she was 12 but wasn’t given a correct diagnosis until two years later. When Rachel Alvarez was a baby, she was diagnosed with an unspecified muscular disease. Doctors told her mother to take her home and love her.</p> <p>Tessa Nye, McCrary and Alvarez live with one of the more than 10,000 rare diseases affecting over 400 million people globally — making rare diseases anything but rare. However, most are poorly understood, and less than 5% have approved treatments.</p> <p>Patients are taking matters into their own hands and challenging the <a href="https://issues.org/bedside-bench-rare-diseases-czi-simoncelli/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">patient-researcher divide</a>. They’re bringing together researchers and patients, aligning shared priorities, and seeing faster discoveries and the development of new treatments. CZI’s <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/science/programs-resources/rare-as-one/">Rare As One</a> Network supports the efforts of these rare disease advocacy organizations with funding, capacity-building and tools.</p> <p>With no organizations supporting research on her daughter’s disease, Kim Nye founded the <a href="https://www.tessresearch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TESS Research Foundation</a> — a nonprofit organization working to expedite diagnoses, identify new treatments, standardize management, and ultimately, cure SLC13A5 Epilepsy. A member of the <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/blog/patients-rare-diseases-accelerate-research/">Rare As One Network</a>, the foundation has since created a registry including 130 patients from more than 25 countries, surveyed its community to understand patient priorities, held a clinical research conference, designed a preclinical toolkit to accelerate research, and partnered with biotech and academia to develop a gene therapy.</p> <p>McCrary and her family are now connected with <a href="https://chelseashope.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chelsea’s Hope</a> — a nonprofit improving the lives of those affected by Lafora Disease, with which McCrary was ultimately diagnosed. Chelsea’s Hope works to <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/blog/what-is-lafora-disease/">accelerate the development of treatments</a> by bringing together clinicians, researchers, industry professionals and patients worldwide. Chelsea’s Hope has focused on research that has identified multiple biomarkers that may be used to establish endpoints for clinical trials. The organization is a member of our Rare As One and Neurodegeneration Challenge Networks.</p> <p>When Alvarez was almost 40, experiencing respiratory failure and a collapsed lung, she finally received genetic testing and an explanation for her disease. She set out to ensure others with her condition would also receive a diagnosis. Now the executive director of Cure CMD, <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/blog/monkol-lek-rachel-alvarez-discuss-rare-disease/#">Alvarez’s organization works to advance research and find treatments for congenital muscular dystrophies</a> (CMD) and improve the lives of those living with CMD. CureCMD partners with researchers, supports an international patient registry, and recently produced a film highlighting the patient community’s perspective.</p> <p>Around the world, rare disease patients and their caregivers and advocates are working tirelessly to build community and advance research while ensuring the patient’s voice is at the center of their work. In November, <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/rfa/rare-as-one/">we opened a new funding opportunity</a> to expand the Rare As One Network to international organizations.</p> <div id="imaging"> <h2>4. Developing Imaging Technology To Push the Boundaries of What We Can See and Measure</h2> <figure id="attachment_29906" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-29906" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-29906 size-full" src="https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/imaging-institute-key-moments-composite.jpg" alt="Side-by-side photos: A sphere made of gold circles on a purple background. And a gray right-angle triangle with splotches of different colors protruding from it." width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/imaging-institute-key-moments-composite.jpg 1920w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/imaging-institute-key-moments-composite.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/imaging-institute-key-moments-composite.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/imaging-institute-key-moments-composite.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/imaging-institute-key-moments-composite.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-29906" class="wp-caption-text">A dual-color super-resolution image of nuclear pore complexes in the cell, rendered in an artistic view. | Image by Jonas Ries; Right: The inner workings of an algal cell as depicted with cryo-electron tomography. | Image by Y. S. Bykkov et al./eLIFE (CC BY 4.0)</figcaption></figure> <p>Progress becomes possible when we connect more scientists with the data and tech they need to do innovative work. And to cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of the century, we need to develop a dynamic, integrated view of biological systems in health and disease. The <a href="https://www.czimaginginstitute.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chan Zuckerberg Institute for Advanced Biological Imaging</a> builds revolutionary new imaging hardware and software tools. </div> <p>Cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) is a groundbreaking imaging technique for viewing molecules in cells that has made significant strides over the past few years. Still, it takes painstaking, months-long work for researchers to manually identify biomolecules, like proteins, in their samples. Ultimately, this can slow the pace of discovery. The CZ Imaging Institute is addressing these bottlenecks.</p> <p>This year, the CZ Imaging Institute, in partnership with CZI’s science technology team, started developing a cloud-based, open-source software portal aimed at driving automated annotations of cryo-ET datasets. The <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.github.io/cryoet-data-portal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CryoET Data Portal</a> enables machine learning experts to access and analyze data, helping researchers find insights faster. 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Supporting Educators and Unlocking Student Potential</h2> <figure id="attachment_27709" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-27709" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-27709 size-full" src="https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/23_0509-CZI-Strong-Relationships-School-Success-Hero.jpg" alt="A collage of students and teachers on a yellow-tinted photo of the Prairie Heights MIddle School building." width="2100" height="1200" srcset="https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/23_0509-CZI-Strong-Relationships-School-Success-Hero.jpg 2100w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/23_0509-CZI-Strong-Relationships-School-Success-Hero.jpg?resize=300,171 300w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/23_0509-CZI-Strong-Relationships-School-Success-Hero.jpg?resize=768,439 768w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/23_0509-CZI-Strong-Relationships-School-Success-Hero.jpg?resize=1024,585 1024w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/23_0509-CZI-Strong-Relationships-School-Success-Hero.jpg?resize=1536,878 1536w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/23_0509-CZI-Strong-Relationships-School-Success-Hero.jpg?resize=2048,1170 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-27709" class="wp-caption-text">Prairie Heights Middle School has improved its school rating by prioritizing strong relationships and professional learning for teachers.</figcaption></figure> <p>Our education work is made possible by partners dedicated to equipping educators, families and students with tools that integrate high-quality research, practices and content. These tools can unlock the full potential of every student, no matter who they are or where they live.</p> </div> <p>This year, we continued to make <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/newsroom/universities-partnering-schools-create-measures-student-success/">investments that support educators</a> in getting a holistic, contextualized understanding of students’ academic success and development to inform their approach to teaching. We continued to support the development of tools that help teachers connect with students and tailor learning experiences to individual student needs.</p> <p>Take, for example, Prairie Heights Middle School in Northern Colorado. The school implemented the Summit Learning program — a comprehensive program created by educators and supported by Gradient Learning and CZI that teaches core subjects while also developing the skills and habits of lifelong learners. After the first year of implementation, Prairie Heights’ rating from the Colorado Department of Education jumped from the second-lowest ranking in the performance framework to the highest. The school maintained its ranking for the last three years and, in 2023, has really <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/blog/strong-relationships-professional-development/">built a culture of strong teacher-student relationships</a>.</p> <p>Prairie Heights is also committed to prioritizing teacher voices and their professional learning. With the support of the Summit Learning program, the school embraces the idea of continuous improvement by working on crucial areas that matter to their educators and boosting their development.</p> <h2>6. Building Technology To Make Research Accessible</h2> <figure id="attachment_29925" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-29925" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-29925 size-full" src="https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/free-education-tool-along-supports-student-voice.jpg" alt="Girl in purple sweater smiles in classroom with other students" width="2100" height="1200" srcset="https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/free-education-tool-along-supports-student-voice.jpg 2100w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/free-education-tool-along-supports-student-voice.jpg?resize=300,171 300w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/free-education-tool-along-supports-student-voice.jpg?resize=768,439 768w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/free-education-tool-along-supports-student-voice.jpg?resize=1024,585 1024w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/free-education-tool-along-supports-student-voice.jpg?resize=1536,878 1536w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/free-education-tool-along-supports-student-voice.jpg?resize=2048,1170 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-29925" class="wp-caption-text">The Along teacher-student connection builder tool integrates student voice for inclusive and engaging classrooms. | Photograph by Foxes and Wolves</figcaption></figure> <p>We build tools to help teachers reach students where they are, enhance their learning, and foster stronger, positive relationships. As the classroom evolves, so do those tools.</p> <p>In August, Along — a free teacher-student connection builder we created with Gradient Learning — <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/newsroom/new-along-features-integrate-student-voice/">introduced expanded features for the 2023-2024 school year</a> that integrate student voice for inclusive and engaging classrooms. The updates to Along provide educators with a solution to strengthen connections with their students and create and maintain trust year-round by capturing and integrating student input. Updated features also include new content and question types and easier onboarding and integration.</p> <div class="video wistia_embed wistia_async_ca8vswiykf videoFoam=true"></div> <p>In late October, Along unveiled its first e-book, “5 Steps to Transform Your School Into a Community.” Anyone can <a href="https://www.along.org/learn/ebook-steps-to-transform-your-school" target="_blank" rel="noopener">download the eBook</a> to learn how to create responsive and inclusive classrooms that support students.</p> <p>Along is an example of CZI’s active partnership with educators and experts to build tools that integrate high-quality research, practices, and content to help address chronic educator challenges and unlock the full potential of every student, no matter who they are or where they live. Through continued partnership with Gradient Learning, CZI is co-designing new tools grounded in and responsive to real educator and student needs.</p> <p><strong>Keep exploring:</strong> <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/education/impact/">8 Years of Education Technology Development and Grantmaking</a></p> <h2>7. Eliminating Barriers and Expanding Access for Aspiring Entrepreneurs</h2> <figure id="attachment_29930" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-29930" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-29930 size-full" src="https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Inclusive-Entrepreneurship-Convening.jpg" alt="A large group of people smile for a photo." width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Inclusive-Entrepreneurship-Convening.jpg 1920w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Inclusive-Entrepreneurship-Convening.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Inclusive-Entrepreneurship-Convening.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Inclusive-Entrepreneurship-Convening.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://chanzuckerberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Inclusive-Entrepreneurship-Convening.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-29930" class="wp-caption-text">CZI staff and Inclusive Entrepreneurship program partners pictured at an inaugural convening in September.</figcaption></figure> <p>According to the Stanford Social Innovation Review, businesses with fewer than 20 employees comprise more than 85% of all businesses in the United States, employing over 30 million people. Black, Indigenous, and entrepreneurs of color are more likely to consider their neighborhoods as the site of their business transactions. But businesses owned by people of color are rare in California’s Bay Area despite its diversity. With the launch of our Inclusive Entrepreneurship program, we’re committed to helping eliminate the structural, racial and socio-economic barriers that often prevent aspiring entrepreneurs from owning and sustaining a business.</p> <p>Last July, CZI <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/newsroom/first-inclusive-entrepreneurship-grantees-announced/">announced its support for six Bay Area organizations that are uplifting local businesses and entrepreneurs</a> to build economic inclusion. These partners are helping entrepreneurs access the capital and culturally competent technical assistance they need to become successful small business owners. One such organization is <a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/gma3/video/woman-recognized-work-supporting-latinas-103963026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prospera</a>, which partners with Latina/x entrepreneurs to launch and grow businesses that foster cooperation, economic independence, and well-being in immigrant communities. Through culturally-based programs, entrepreneurs can access the networks, tools and capital they need to become successful business owners and influential community leaders.</p> <p><strong>Also read:</strong> <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/blog/rosa-cabrera-inclusive-entrepreneurship/">How CZI Inclusive Entrepreneurship Program Lead Rosa Cabrera Is ‘Supporting People’s Hustle’</a></p> <h2>The Year Ahead</h2> <p>In 2023, we learned a great deal and, with the help of our science, education and community partners, made significant progress toward our mission. The possibilities for next year excite us, and we’ll continue to build, fund, and do meaningful work <a href="https://chanzuckerberg.com/about/numbers/">through key investments</a>. 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