Human Cell Atlas

Human Cell Atlas
Content
DescriptionThe Human Cell Atlas is a global consortium that is creating detailed maps of the cells in the human body to transform understanding of health and disease.
OrganismsHuman
Contact
Primary citationRegev, Aviv; et al. (Human Cell Atlas Organizing Committee) (2018). "The Human Cell Atlas White Paper". arXiv:1810.05192 [q-bio.TO].
Access
Websitewww.humancellatlas.org

The Human Cell Atlas is a global project to describe all cell types in the human body.[1] The initiative was announced by a consortium after its inaugural meeting in London in October 2016, which established the first phase of the project.[2][3] Aviv Regev and Sarah Teichmann defined the goals of the project at that meeting,[4] which was convened by the Broad Institute, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Wellcome Trust.[5] Regev and Teichmann lead the project.[6] As of 2024, the project has mapped approximately 62 million human cells into 18 biological networks, which includes cells from vital systems such as the nervous system, lungs, heart, intestine and immune system.[7]

  1. ^ Regev et al. 2018.
  2. ^ Preidt 2016.
  3. ^ Yup 2017.
  4. ^ Sample 2016.
  5. ^ Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute 2016.
  6. ^ Nowogrodzki 2017.
  7. ^ "A 'Wikipedia for cells': researchers get an updated look at the Human Cell Atlas, and it's remarkable". Nature (Editorial). 635 (8039): 523–524. 2024-11-20. doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03754-y.