The new feature for the Cell Distance Explorer app: Spatial Omics Gallery is now live!🎉 Explore the new Spatial Omics Gallery: apps.humanatlas.io/cde/gallery Read the preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025... #research #collaboration #biomed @katyborner.bsky.social

✨Join Juhi Khare, Product Designer at CNS as she gives a talk on VR. 📅Wednesday, 18th Feb 🕓12PM - 1:30PM ET 📍159, Herman B Wells Library, IU 🔗Register Now: events.iu.edu/cewit/event/... #virtualreality #datavisualization #biomed #WomenInTech

Hour 3: (2pm) Visualizing Intelligence(s) - youtu.be/HKjyL9kDDtU?... Andreas Bueckle, demonstrates Amatria - an ‘Intelligent Sculpture’ by Philip Beesley and team that is installed at @IULuddy Hall. To find other hours of the 24 Hour event visit: www.youtube.com/@CNSCenter/p...

Demo Day this last Friday was bittersweet as we celebrated our team’s achievements and bid farewell to some of our teammates. We are grateful for their contributions to CNS and wish them all the best for the next chapter! @katyborner.bsky.social #research #Collaboration #NextChapter

✨Check out the HuBMAP Data Portal Workshop held on 29th Jan 2026. The workshop recording is now available : youtu.be/6v2WfLL62Fk?... Slides: drive.google.com/file/d/1RiTN... @iuluddy.bsky.social @kpmproject.bsky.social

The 24hr "Envisioning Intelligences” Event was a success!🎉✨ Hour 1: (12pm) Introduction by Exhibit Curators & Advisors - youtu.be/x3Y2bhltXZ8?... @katyborner.bsky.social @boriseldagsen.bsky.social @interactivethings.bsky.social

Come learn more about Human Reference Atlas (HRA) user interfaces, our powerful API, and our Jupyter widgets in the HuBMAP Portal Workshop tomorrow, 29 Jan 2026. Time: 11AM-3:15PM Register: hubmapconsortium.org/january-2026... @kpmproject.bsky.social @katyborner.bsky.social @bherr2.bsky.social

In this episode of the BioRevolution podcast, Katy Börner joins Andreas Horchler and Louise von Stechow to discuss why visualization + interpretation + communication of data matter just as much as data collection—and how macroscopes can help us make sense of our world. YouTube: youtu.be/ShxV6a5v2L8

Excited to share our new paper! Our team presents a general strategy for creating expert-curated, simplified views of complex biomedical ontologies, making these reference resources more FAIR 🎉 Congratulations to the entire team! 🔗 Read the paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The 10th release of the Human Reference Atlas is now live! See what's new at humanatlas.io/release-note... 🎉 #dataviz #datavisualization #HRA

Join co-author Katy Borner for a conversation about the Atlas of Macroscopes which takes you on an epic data adventure and showcases interactive data visualizations at the Queens Public Library in New York 12/23/25 @ 3pm #datavisualization #HCI #UX @katyborner.bsky.social @qplnyc.bsky.social

It’s time for the long-awaited 24hr Event! Check out the blooper video from last year’s “Multiscale Human” : youtu.be/-mYUCGo-VOE?... #24Hr #CIFAR #MultiscleHuman #humanreferenceatlas #CNS #teamwork #collaboration

Join us from December 13 @12pm - December 14 @12pm “Envisioning Intelligences”, a unique 24hr online event hosted by the Places & Spaces exhibit team. Speakers include @katyborner.bsky.social @boriseldagsen.bsky.social @moebio.bsky.social @annaloi.bsky.social cns-iu.github.io/workshops/20...

Check out the 9th BigBrain Project Workshop conducted on 28th October, 2025 where Katy Börner gave a talk on the Human Reference Atlas Construction And Usage - Focusing On The Brain 🔗Video: youtu.be/NfbcMvRXFqM?... #BBWS25 #humanreferenceatlas #biomedical #DataViz @katyborner.bsky.social

Join Katy Börner - Stiftung Charité Visiting Fellow at the BIH, for a talk about the creation of the Human Reference Atlas (HRA). 🔗Registration: www.bihealth.org/en/news/even... To learn more : www.bihealth.org/en/notices/b... @bihatcharite.bsky.social @katyborner.bsky.social

Join co-author Katy Börner for a conversation about the Atlas of Macroscopes which takes you on an epic data adventure and showcase interactive data visualizations. 📍 Queens Public Library, New York @katyborner.bsky.social @qplnyc.bsky.social #dataViz #dataVisualization #HCI #UX

Join our authors Katy, Lisel & Todd at Morgenstern's Books & Cafe for a conversation about the Atlas of Macroscopes as they take you on an epic data adventure and showcase interactive data visualizations. 📍 Morgenstern Books, 849 S. Auto Mall Road Bloomington, IN 47401-5429 @katyborner.bsky.social

Join Andreas Bueckle and the IU Center of Excellence for Women & Technology for a Hands on Data Visualization Session 📅Monday, 17th Nov 🕓4PM - 5PM ET 📍2005, Luddy AI, IU

Check out X FRAMES PER SPACE • DIFFERENT LOGICS – SHARED QUESTION 📅 8–14 November 2025: 1PM – 6PM 📍 Alte WU – Library, 1st Floor (Block A), Augasse 2–6, 1090 Vienna 💫 Free for all #viennaartweek #societyforscience @katyborner.bsky.social

Excited to announce our panel “Challenges & Opportunities for Theory-Grounded Data Visualization in XR” at IEEE VIS 2025 in Vienna Wed, Nov 5 | 11:15–12:30 CET with Ludwig Boltzmann Institute, we introduce a novel panel format - TALK, TRY, TELL! youtu.be/fNdn4Pk3MwE cns-iu.github.io/data-vis-xr-...

🦠🧪Come Visit the Places & Spaces: Mapping Science booth at the IU Science Fest this Saturday, Nov 1st from 10AM to 4PM 📍Where: Franklin Hall Commons (near the Sample Gates) 🔗Check out more about the Science fest here: sciencefest.indiana.edu 🌍Check out Places and Spaces: scimaps.org/home

🌐Dive into this piece by @bigthink.com to explore how Macroscopes help interconnect the world we live in, from planetary systems to pandemic trends. 🔗Read the article by Katy, Lisel and Todd here: bigthink.com/hard-science... #datavisualization #bigdata #systemsthinking #science #innovation

Join our authors at the @broadinstitute on 30th October 2025 💻 Do bring your devices to explore these fascinating Macroscopes! 📚 Copies of Atlas of Macroscopes will be available for purchase at the event from the The MIT Press Bookstore. @mitpress.bsky.social @broadinstitute.org

We had a huge turnout at CNS Demo Day last Friday! The team is growing and progressing in a couple of interesting projects! ✨

🌎📖"Atlas of Macroscopes: Interactive Data Visualizations", co-authored by Katy Börner, Elizabeth Record and Todd Theriault is now out! Congratulations to the authors and editors! ✨ 🛒Check out the book and order it here: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204992... @mitpress.bsky.social @katyborner.bsky.social

Prof. Dr. Katy Börner Connects Anatomy and Disease with the Multiscale Human Reference Atlas 💡Read 5 Questions for Prof. Dr. Katy Börner, by The Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) here: www.bihealth.org/en/notices/p... @katyborner.bsky.social

New this week from the MIT Press. Congratulations authors! 📚👇

Syd presents at the Scimaps booth at First Thursdays. Check out scimaps.org/home to learn more about macroscopes and visualizations

✨Join us for a talk on Mapping and Modeling Science, Technology, and Education at the Complexity Science Hub, Vienna where Katy Börner will give a talk on her upcoming book, Atlas of Macroscopes: Interactive Data Visualizations @mitpress.bsky.social

🌎📖"Atlas of Macroscopes: Interactive Data Visualizations", co-authored by Katy Börner, Elizabeth Record and Todd Theriault will come out this October! ✨Check out more about the book and preorder it here: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204992... @mitpress.bsky.social @katyborner.bsky.social

Congratulations to our team for winning Phase 1 in the NIH Data Sharing Index (“S-Index”) Challenge! 🎉 🎉 The team led by Griffin Weber were among the 7 teams that qualified through Phase 1 Read about it here: www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-a... @katyborner.bsky.social

The HRA Hackathon held on August 25 - 26, 2025, at the CNS Center was a huge success!🎉🎉 This workshop brought together experts from multiple labs to share and integrate human atlas data and code across efforts.

Hour 24: (11AM) FAIR & Scalable Infrastructures - youtube.com/watch?v=YCHs... Our panel talks about the importance of large-scale datasets made easily available and working with these large datasets. To find other hours of the 24 Hour event visit: humanatlas.io/events/2024-...

Hour 23: (10AM) Novel Methods and Technologies - www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ahx... Our panel of experts talk about the novel methods and technologies in biomedicine and collaborations between industry and academia. To find other hours of the 24 Hour event visit: humanatlas.io/events/2024-...

Congratulations to Dr. Andreas Bueckle on winning two grants!! 🎉🎉 Read more about it here: news.iu.edu/luddy/live/n...

Hour 22: (9AM) Ontologies and AI - youtube.com/watch?v=cRE-... Our panel explores how we can leverage Ontologies and AI to further the multiscale human project. To find other hours of the 24 Hour event visit: humanatlas.io/events/2024-...

Over the past month, CNS has had the pleasure of hosting different groups of visiting researchers. These visits have sparked exciting collaborations, insightful discussions, and valuable knowledge exchange. We’re grateful for the opportunity to connect and grow together! ✨

Heidi and Rachel presented on the ‘Human Reference Atlas: A HuBMAP update’ at the Association of Medical Illustrators 2025 Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ✨Congratulations to Rachel Bajema for being named a Fellow of the The Association of Medical Illustrators (FAMI)! 🎉

Hour 21: (8AM) Why 3D? - www.youtube.com/watch?v=qplT... Our panel talks about the importance of data visualization and bringing 2D structures to life using 3D models. To find other hours of the 24 Hour event visit: humanatlas.io/events/2024-...

Hour 20: (7AM) Theoretical Biology and History of Biology - youtube.com/watch?v=-UqQ... Moderator: Yashvardhan Jain, Indiana University Presenter: Manfred Laubichler, Arizona State University To find other hours of the 24 Hour event visit: humanatlas.io/events/2024-...

Congratulations to Katy Börner on being named a Stiftung Charité Visiting Fellow! 🎉 Read more about it here: news.iu.edu/luddy/live/n... @katyborner.bsky.social

The NLM Hackathon (June 23–24) at CNS Center was a great success! Experts from National Library of Medicine, @jcvi.org and HubMAP met to share and integrate data/code for the Human Reference Atlas humanatlas.io @katyborner.bsky.social

The 9th Release of the Human Reference Atlas (HRA v2.3) with an updated atlas of the human body down to the cellular level is now live at humanatlas.io 🎉 @kpmproject.bsky.social @katyborner.bsky.social @bherr2.bsky.social

Hour 19: (6AM) Multiscale Foundation Models - www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_6c... Moderator: Yashvardhan Jain - Indiana University Presenters: Mo Chen, Tianhong Zhou, Yubo Zhao - Tsinghua University, China To find other hours of the 24 Hour event visit: humanatlas.io/events/2024-...

Hour 18 (5AM) VIDEOS: Human Atlas Insights - www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX8a... Mapping the Multiscale Human by Gary Bader, University of Toronto, Canada (CIFAR co-director) To find other hours of the 24 Hour event visit: humanatlas.io/events/2024-... @katyborner.bsky.social @garybader.bsky.social

Join in for the idalab Seminar, where Katy Börner will present on 'Mapping the Body for Precision Health: The Human Reference Atlas.' The seminar will be held on Wednesday, 18 June 2025, from 18:30 (CET/CEST) in Berlin, Germany Use the link to register: lu.ma/fat1pzjb

Hour 17 (4AM) VIDEOS: Human Atlas Tools - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xou8... -Brain Warping by James C. Gee, University of Pennsylvania -Flow Immersive Data Viz in AR with AI by Jason Marsh, Flow Immersive To find other hours of the 24 Hour event visit: humanatlas.io/events/2024-...

Submit to Places & Spaces: Envisioning Intelligences today at scimaps.org/call-for-sub... ! We are looking for works related to artificial, natural, creative, and/or scientific intelligences showcased through data visualization. The deadline is May 31, 2025 #datavisualization #scimaps

Hour 16 (3AM): Human Atlas Technologies - www.youtube.com/watch?v=84P2... Single molecule mapping of RNA modifications, structures and interactions using direct RNA-sequencing by Sarath Chandra Janga, Indiana University Indianapolis To find other hours visit: humanatlas.io/events/2024-...

Congratulations to our Graduates at CNS!✨ We are incredibly proud of everything you’ve accomplished and excited to see the impact you’ll continue to make in the world. Thank you for being an essential part of CNS! Here's to your bright futures and the journey ahead! 🎊