Human Cell Atlas

The international Human Cell Atlas consortium is creating comprehensive reference maps of all human cells - the fundamental units of life - as a basis for understanding human health and for diagnosing, monitoring and treating disease. Committed to open data and equitable partnerships, the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) is a non-profit initiative that is creating resources to benefit people worldwide. An open global collaboration, there are now more than 2,500 HCA members from over 80 countries around the world. The growing international community includes biologists, clinicians, technologists, physicists, computer scientists, software engineers, and mathematicians. Aiming to map every cell type in the human body, the Human Cell Atlas will transform our understanding of biology and disease, and is likely to lead to major advances in the way illnesses are diagnosed and treated.