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Knowledge gaps queue

Open research questions ranked by priority. Each gap is a candidate for a debate or a SPEC-033 bounty challenge.

open gaps

#	Title	Status	Priority	Domain	Created
1	Organoid & In Vitro Cell Type Models: Organoid cell types diverge from in vivo… Brain organoid and iPSC-derived cell type characterization and comparison to primary human brain cell types. Includes organoid atlases, fidelity assessment, and… gap-human-brain-cell-types-organoid-invitro-models	open	0.830	human-brain-cell-types	2026-04-25	Open →
2	Cell Type Connectivity & Electrophysiology: Human Patch-seq data is extremely s… Linking cell type identity (transcriptomic) to electrophysiological properties, morphology, and connectivity patterns. Includes Patch-seq, EM-connectomics, and … gap-human-brain-cell-types-cell-type-connectivity	open	0.820	human-brain-cell-types	2026-04-25	Open →
3	GWAS & Genetic Cell Type Enrichment: Cell-type enrichment results vary across m… Mapping genetic disease risk (GWAS loci) to specific brain cell types using single-cell expression data. Includes MAGMA-cell, LDSC-SEG, and single-cell Mendelia… gap-human-brain-cell-types-gwas-cell-enrichment	open	0.800	human-brain-cell-types	2026-04-25	Open →
4	Epigenomic Cell Type Specification: Cell-type-specific cis-regulatory element a… Cell type-specific chromatin accessibility (scATAC-seq), DNA methylation, histone modifications, and 3D genome organization in human brain cell types. Includes … gap-human-brain-cell-types-epigenomic-cell-specification	open	0.800	human-brain-cell-types	2026-04-25	Open →
5	Brain Region-Specific Cell Atlases: Many subcortical regions (thalamus, hypotha… Detailed cell-type atlases for individual human brain regions: hippocampus, striatum, cerebellum, substantia nigra, thalamus, amygdala, hypothalamus. Includes r… gap-human-brain-cell-types-region-specific-atlases	open	0.790	human-brain-cell-types	2026-04-25	Open →
6	Spatial Transcriptomics & In Situ Mapping: Whole-brain spatial coverage at sing… Mapping cell types in their native spatial context using MERFISH, Slide-seq, Visium, STARmap, and other spatial platforms. Includes computational deconvolution … gap-human-brain-cell-types-spatial-transcriptomics	open	0.770	human-brain-cell-types	2026-04-25	Open →
7	Glia Diversity & Subclassification: Disease-associated microglia (DAM) vs homeo… Subclassification and functional characterization of astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs/NG2), and microglia in human brain. Inc… gap-human-brain-cell-types-glia-diversity	open	0.760	human-brain-cell-types	2026-04-25	Open →
8	Disease-Associated Cell Type Vulnerability: Causal direction between cell-type… Identification of cell types selectively vulnerable in neurodegenerative (AD, PD, ALS, FTD) and neuropsychiatric diseases using single-cell approaches. Includes… gap-human-brain-cell-types-disease-cell-vulnerability	open	0.760	human-brain-cell-types	2026-04-25	Open →
9	Developmental Cell Type Trajectories: Continuous developmental atlases from fet… Cell type specification during human brain development — neurogenesis, gliogenesis, and maturation trajectories from fetal through adult stages. Includes lineag… gap-human-brain-cell-types-developmental-trajectories	open	0.750	human-brain-cell-types	2026-04-25	Open →
10	Cross-Species Cell Type Conservation: No gold-standard metric for cell type hom… Comparative analysis of cell types across species (mouse, marmoset, macaque, human) to identify conserved vs species-specific cell populations. Includes ANTIPOD… gap-human-brain-cell-types-cross-species-conservation	open	0.740	human-brain-cell-types	2026-04-25	Open →
11	Organoid & In Vitro Cell Type Models: Organoid cell types diverge from in vivo… Brain organoid and iPSC-derived cell type characterization and comparison to primary human brain cell types. Includes organoid atlases, fidelity assessment, and… gap-human-brain-cell-types-organoid-invitro-models-frontier	open	0.530	human-brain-cell-types	2026-04-25	Open →
12	Cell Type Connectivity & Electrophysiology: Human Patch-seq data is extremely s… Linking cell type identity (transcriptomic) to electrophysiological properties, morphology, and connectivity patterns. Includes Patch-seq, EM-connectomics, and … gap-human-brain-cell-types-cell-type-connectivity-frontier	open	0.520	human-brain-cell-types	2026-04-25	Open →
13	GWAS & Genetic Cell Type Enrichment: Cell-type enrichment results vary across m… Mapping genetic disease risk (GWAS loci) to specific brain cell types using single-cell expression data. Includes MAGMA-cell, LDSC-SEG, and single-cell Mendelia… gap-human-brain-cell-types-gwas-cell-enrichment-frontier	open	0.510	human-brain-cell-types	2026-04-25	Open →

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Research gap index — open knowledge gaps ranked by priority score. Filter by status and domain. Links to /gaps/[id] for full detail.

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