# Priscilla Chan

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Real Alpha has cut 5 moments of Priscilla Chan (Chan Zuckerberg Initiative) talking, from an interview on a16z Podcast published Nov 6, 2025.

- Role: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

## What Priscilla Chan said

- [A shared annotation tool helped create a cell atlas](https://realalpha.app/s/a-shared-annotation-tool-helped-create-a-cell-atlas/)
  a16z Podcast · Nov 6, 2025 · 3 min
  > “We've only funded 25% of it. 75% came from the broader community saying, this is useful and there's an easy way for us to standardize and build this together.” — Priscilla Chan · [17:40](https://realalpha.app/v/YnV8pgHtO5Y/?t=1060)
- [Most diseases need treatment tailored to individual biology](https://realalpha.app/s/most-diseases-need-treatment-tailored-to-individual-biology/)
  a16z Podcast · Nov 6, 2025 · 3 min
  > “I really think most diseases should be thought of as rare diseases, because each one of our biology is different.” — Priscilla Chan · [13:23](https://realalpha.app/v/YnV8pgHtO5Y/?t=803)
- [A shared data-and-model loop is driving Biohub's reorganization](https://realalpha.app/s/a-shared-data-and-model-loop-is-driving-biohubs/)
  a16z Podcast · Nov 6, 2025 · 4 min
  > “the model is looking like it has some gaps and blind spots in this area. Okay, who do we talk to? How do we build the next data set?” — Priscilla Chan · [31:05](https://realalpha.app/v/YnV8pgHtO5Y/?t=1865)
- [CZI takes on long-term projects with a credible path](https://realalpha.app/s/czi-takes-on-long-term-projects-with-a-credible-path/)
  a16z Podcast · Nov 6, 2025 · 3 min
  > “there's a credible pathway, someone who is at the helm who can do this, and there's enough ambiguity where we feel like we could take on that risk.” — Priscilla Chan · [9:49](https://realalpha.app/v/YnV8pgHtO5Y/?t=589)
- [Biohub is scaling compute instead of lab square footage](https://realalpha.app/s/biohub-is-scaling-compute-instead-of-lab-square-footage/)
  a16z Podcast · Nov 6, 2025 · 2 min
  > “we are not expanding like a lot of square footage per se, but we're expanding our compute.” — Priscilla Chan · [38:35](https://realalpha.app/v/YnV8pgHtO5Y/?t=2315)

## The episode

- [Mark Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan: How AI Will Cure All Disease](https://realalpha.app/v/YnV8pgHtO5Y/) · a16z Podcast · Nov 6, 2025