Developing Technology to Push the Boundaries of What We Can See and Measure

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A dual-color super-resolution image of nuclear pore complexes in the cell, rendered in an artistic view.

Super-resolution fluorescence image of T cell receptors organized in nano- and micro-scale clusters during activation.

The cellular protein dynamin, essential for nutrient uptake and muscle development, assembles into a dynamic helix.

A dual-color super-resolution image of nuclear pore complexes in the cell, rendered in an artistic view. | Image by Jonas Ries.

Super-resolution fluorescence image of T cell receptors organized in nano- and micro-scale clusters during activation. | Image by Sabrina Simoncelli.

The cellular protein dynamin, essential for nutrient uptake and muscle development, assembles into a dynamic helix. | Image by Jenny Hinshaw.

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.

At the Chan Zuckerberg Institute for Advanced Biological Imaging, researchers will collaboratively develop revolutionary new imaging hardware and software tools to build breakthrough multimodal biological imaging systems.

Our goal is to make it possible to view any desired cellular complex, structure, or organelle at the highest resolution and to understand cellular dynamics in living systems in a broader biological context.”

Matthias Haury

Acting Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer,
Chan Zuckerberg Institute for Advanced Biological Imaging

A cell slice imaged using cryo-ET, with a colored isosurface rendering depicting 3D structures of a rotavirus (bottom) and a ribosome protein (top). | Image by Daniela Nicastro.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

We build open source software tools to drive biological insights, fund scientific research to advance biomedicine, and do research that can’t be done in conventional environments.

The CZ Imaging Institute is part of the CZ Biohub Network, a group of nonprofit research institutes created and supported by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Our institutes tackle grand scientific challenges on 10- to 15-year timelines to bring us closer to understanding the mysteries of the cell.

The CZ Imaging Institute will ensure broad access to new technologies through a visiting scientist program and disseminate tools to benefit the entire imaging field.

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