The commitment of the human cell atlas to humanity

Authors

• Ido Amit, Weizmann Institute of Science Israel
• Kristin Ardlie, Broad Institute
• Fabiana Arzuaga, Ministry of Health
• Gordon Awandare, University of Ghana
• Gary Bader, University of Toronto
• Alexander Bernier, McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Piero Carninci, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
• Stacey Donnelly, Broad Institute
• Roland Eils, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• Alistair R.R. Forrest, The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
• Henry T. Greely, Stanford Law School
• Roderic Guigo, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona
• Nir Hacohen, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Muzlifah Haniffa, Wellcome Sanger Institute
• Emily Sarah Kirby, McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Bartha Maria Knoppers, McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Arnold Kriegstein, University of California, San Francisco
• Ed S. Lein, University of Washington
• Sten Linnarsson, Karolinska Institutet
• Partha P. Majumder, John C. Martin Centre for Liver Research and Innovations
• Miriam Merad, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Kerstin Meyer, Wellcome Sanger Institute
• Musa M. Mhlanga, RIMLS-Science
• Garry Nolan, Stanford University School of Medicine
• Ntobeko A.B. Ntusi, University of Cape Town
• Dana Pe’er, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• Shyam Prabhakar, A-Star, Genome Institute of Singapore
• Maili Raven-Adams, Wellcome Sanger Institute
• Aviv Regev, Human Cell Atlas
• Orit Rozenblatt-Rosen, Human Cell Atlas
• Senjuti Saha, Child Health Research Foundation
• Andrea Saltzman, Broad Institute
• Alex K. Shalek, Broad Institute

Article Type

Research Article

Publication Title

Nature Communications

Abstract

The Human Cell Atlas (HCA) is a global partnership “to create comprehensive reference maps of all human cells—the fundamental units of life – as a basis for both understanding human health and diagnosing, monitoring, and treating disease.” (https://www.humancellatlas.org/) The atlas shall characterize cells from diverse individuals across the globe to better understand human biology. HCA proactively considers the priorities of, and benefits accrued to, contributing communities. Here, we lay out principles and action items that have been adopted to affirm HCA’s commitment to equity so that the atlas is beneficial to all of humanity.

DOI

10.1038/s41467-024-54306-x

Publication Date

12-1-2024

Comments

Open Access; Gold Open Access

Recommended Citation

Amit, Ido; Ardlie, Kristin; Arzuaga, Fabiana; Awandare, Gordon; Bader, Gary; Bernier, Alexander; Carninci, Piero; Donnelly, Stacey; Eils, Roland; Forrest, Alistair R.R.; Greely, Henry T.; Guigo, Roderic; Hacohen, Nir; Haniffa, Muzlifah; Kirby, Emily Sarah; Knoppers, Bartha Maria; Kriegstein, Arnold; Lein, Ed S.; Linnarsson, Sten; Majumder, Partha P.; Merad, Miriam; Meyer, Kerstin; Mhlanga, Musa M.; Nolan, Garry; Ntusi, Ntobeko A.B.; Pe’er, Dana; Prabhakar, Shyam; Raven-Adams, Maili; Regev, Aviv; Rozenblatt-Rosen, Orit; Saha, Senjuti; Saltzman, Andrea; and Shalek, Alex K., "The commitment of the human cell atlas to humanity" (2024). Journal Articles. 5135.
https://digitalcommons.isical.ac.in/journal-articles/5135