# Chan Zuckerberg Initiative — Portfolio

Co-led the "Bravo Cohort" to design a learning platform and training materials for biology PhDs and imaging scientists using napari.

## Project Details

| Aspect | Details |
|--------|---------|
| **Client** | CZI |
| **Team** | Bravo Cohort, CZI Imaging |
| **Role** | Sr. Content Designer |
| **Duration** | 2021 – 2022 (8 months) |
| **Website** | [napari segmentation workshop](https://chanzuckerberg.github.io/napari-segmentation-workshop/intro.html) |

## Challenge

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was supporting napari, an open-source, Python-based image analysis tool. Although free and lightweight, napari lacked the web presence and robust documentation needed for wider adoption within the global scientific community. CZI assembled a "Bravo Cohort" to build an onboarding platform within 6 months.

## Task

- Ingest hundreds of pages of UX research and establish a full 6-month project plan
- Audit napari.org and napari-hub.org, and support 8 volunteer research scientists conducting audits
- Host multiple co-design workshops with research scientists
- Design and build an iterative wiki-like onboarding platform for non-coder research biologists

## Results

- Launched a "napari cell segmentation" course with **15 modules, Python installation guide, and 3 workflows**
- Biology PhDs at low-tech research labs can now reliably install and use napari for microscopy
- The napari community **has grown to 300+ plugins** on napari-hub.org

## Takeaways

On a small team operating under a tight deadline—with external variables beyond your control—your project plan must be nimble and adaptable. Milestones should help you reach consensus and gather feedback at critical stages, but you have to take charge and maintain morale to deliver your minimal-lovable-product.