Overview

Leadership from Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), and representatives from Columbia University, The Rockefeller University, and Yale University gathered to celebrate progress in their mission to bioengineer immune cells for the early detection and treatment of diseases. The CZ Biohub New York is a new research hub aimed at catalyzing collaboration among scientists in the New York area. Researchers will build new tools that can characterize the behavior of our immune cells—the only cells in our bodies that interact with virtually all organs. These engineered cells can then be adapted to detect signals that are predictive of several diseases, from several lethal cancers to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, at their earliest stages, long before they could be detected by conventional diagnosis methods. A deeper understanding of immune cell function creates enormous potential to imbue these cells with new abilities, paving the way for groundbreaking therapeutic advancements and treatments.