HRA Organ Gallery

Discover the wonders of the Human Reference Atlas (HRA) in an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience! Created by 20+ international research consortia, including the NIH Human Biomolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP), the HRA provides a comprehensive, open-source spatial reference of the healthy adult human body at the cellular level.

The HRA combines diverse specimen, biological structure, and spatial data to offer a visually explicit integration of information. However, understanding the true spatiality and real-world size of the 3D reference organs on a 2D desktop application can be challenging. That’s where VR comes in. With our VR application, you can explore the organs and tissue blocks mapped to the HRA in their actual size and dimensions. Step into a three-dimensional world that goes beyond traditional 2D interfaces, allowing you to fully grasp the intricate details of the human body.

The app currently showcases 65 3D reference organs, along with 1,100+ mapped tissue blocks from 400+ diverse donors. These components are linked to 6,000+ datasets, providing a wealth of data-rich context for your exploration.