The mission of the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) is to generate comprehensive reference maps of all human cells as a basis for both understanding human health and diagnosing, monitoring, and treating disease.
https://www.humancellatlas.org/
The Skin Biological Network aims to answer outstanding questions about the skin through constructing a single-cell skin atlas. These include how many distinct cell types and states are present in healthy adult human skin; how body site, gender, age, ethnicity and sun exposure cause variation in these cells; and how cellular composition of the skin changes in disease. Ultimately, a comprehensive reference map of skin cells will provide new insights into the properties of the tissue in health and disease.
Network Coordinators:
Fiona Watt
Maria Kasper
Contact us:
skin@humancellatlas.org
Join us in the biological skin network:
https://www.humancellatlas.org/join-hca/