CZI Quarterly Email Newsletter Spring 2020

CZI is helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing access to testing, genomic sequencing, research, and community support. Learn more ([link removed]).

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SCIENCE

We don’t have a moment to lose in the fight against coronavirus. That’s why we’re committing $25 million to the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator ([link removed]) — a global partnership to help speed the development of possible treatments for COVID-19 — in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard.

Priscilla and Mark spoke to CBS’s Gayle King about the announcement.
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EDUCATION

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Research tells us that students who are curious and self-directed tend to thrive later in life. So how can we help all young people develop those mindsets? Nine teams of educators ([link removed]) are leading the way with research.

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JUSTICE & OPPORTUNITY

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The Partnership for the Bay’s Future is a $500-million, cross-sector effort to make housing more affordable in the Bay Area – and it recently announced its first grants to seven local governments and partner organizations. Meet them here ([link removed]) .


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* In February, 30 organizations ([link removed]) joined the Rare As One Network. Together, these patient-led groups are driving the fight against rare diseases – and developing models that could help other groups battling rare diseases.

* In January, Summit Learning teachers celebrated 3.8 million minutes of student mentorship ([link removed]) this school year – and talked about the profound difference it’s made in their classrooms.

* Prosecutors make hundreds of decisions every day – but rarely see how those decisions affect defendants, families, and communities in the years that follow. With new support ([link removed]) from CZI and Arnold Ventures, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office aims to change that.


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Amid COVID-19, CZI continues to hire and interview virtually. View Openings ([link removed]).



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