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diff --git a/apps/cns-website/src/app/pages/research-page/state/research.store.ts b/apps/cns-website/src/app/pages/research-page/state/research.store.ts
index 2d35467f10..1e9e2556f2 100644
--- a/apps/cns-website/src/app/pages/research-page/state/research.store.ts
+++ b/apps/cns-website/src/app/pages/research-page/state/research.store.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   parseFundingIds,
   parseGroupBy,
   parsePeopleIds,
+  parseProjects,
   parsePublicationIds,
   parseSearch,
   parseSortBy,
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   serializeEventIds,
   serializeFundingIds,
   serializePeopleIds,
+  serializeProjects,
   serializePublicationIds,
   serializeYears,
 } from './serialization';
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ export const ResearchStore = signalStore(
       const funding = createWritableStateSlice(store.fundingIds, store.setFundingIds);
       const publications = createWritableStateSlice(store.publicationIds, store.setPublicationIds);
       const people = createWritableStateSlice(store.peopleIds, store.setPeopleIds);
+      const projects = createWritableStateSlice(store.projects, store.setProjects);
       const years = createWritableStateSlice(store.years, store.setYears);
       const search = createWritableStateSlice(store.search, store.setSearch);
       const sortBy = createWritableStateSlice(store._sortBy, store.setSortBy);
@@ -91,6 +94,12 @@ export const ResearchStore = signalStore(
         stringify: serializePeopleIds,
         ...commonOptions,
       });
+      linkedQueryParam('project', {
+        source: projects,
+        parse: parseProjects,
+        stringify: serializeProjects,
+        ...commonOptions,
+      });
       linkedQueryParam('year', {
         source: years,
         parse: parseYears,
diff --git a/apps/cns-website/src/app/pages/research-page/state/serialization.ts b/apps/cns-website/src/app/pages/research-page/state/serialization.ts
index 19881ab23a..9d391d7275 100644
--- a/apps/cns-website/src/app/pages/research-page/state/serialization.ts
+++ b/apps/cns-website/src/app/pages/research-page/state/serialization.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { CATEGORY_OPTIONS, CategoryOption, YEAR_OPTIONS, YearOption } from './with-filters.feature';
+import {
+  CATEGORY_OPTIONS,
+  CategoryOption,
+  PROJECT_OPTIONS,
+  ProjectsOption,
+  YEAR_OPTIONS,
+  YearOption,
+} from './with-filters.feature';
 import { GroupBy, SortBy } from './with-ordering.feature';
 import { View } from './with-view.feature';
 
@@ -67,6 +74,10 @@ export function parseCategories(value: unknown): CategoryOption[] | null {
   return parseOptions(CATEGORY_OPTIONS, value);
 }
 
+export function parseProjects(value: unknown): ProjectsOption[] | null {
+  return parseOptions(PROJECT_OPTIONS, value);
+}
+
 /**
  * Parses event query parameter into event options.
  * @param value Raw query value
@@ -159,6 +170,10 @@ export function serializeCategories(options: CategoryOption[] | null): string |
   return serializeOptions(options);
 }
 
+export function serializeProjects(options: ProjectsOption[] | null): string | null {
+  return serializeOptions(options);
+}
+
 /**
  * Serializes selected events to query parameter format.
  * @param ids Selected event IDs
diff --git a/apps/cns-website/src/app/pages/research-page/state/with-filters.feature.ts b/apps/cns-website/src/app/pages/research-page/state/with-filters.feature.ts
index ce5a2e7e48..f141b5e4c8 100644
--- a/apps/cns-website/src/app/pages/research-page/state/with-filters.feature.ts
+++ b/apps/cns-website/src/app/pages/research-page/state/with-filters.feature.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { PeopleId } from '../../../schemas/people.schema';
 import { ResearchTypeId, ResearchTypeItem } from '../../../schemas/research-type.schema';
 import { ResearchCategoryId, ResearchItem } from '../../../schemas/research.schema';
 import { ResearchState } from './with-research.feature';
+import { TagId } from '../../../schemas/tags.schema';
 
 /** Generic search list option with a typed id */
 type TypedSearchListOption<T extends string> = SearchListOption & { id: T };
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ export type PublicationOption = TypedSearchListOption<ResearchTypeId>;
 /** Filter option for people */
 export type PeopleOption = TypedSearchListOption<PeopleId>;
 
+export type ProjectsOption = TypedSearchListOption<TagId>;
+
 /** Year option with numeric year value */
 export interface YearOption extends SearchListOption {
   /** Year value */
@@ -59,6 +62,8 @@ export interface FilterProps {
   countsByPublicationType: Signal<Record<string, number>>;
   /** Counts by people */
   countsByPeople: Signal<Record<string, number>>;
+  /** Counts by project */
+  countsByProject: Signal<Record<string, number>>;
   /** Counts by year */
   countsByYear: Signal<Record<string, number>>;
   /** Aggregate counts array */
@@ -80,6 +85,8 @@ interface FilterState {
   fundingIds: string[] | null;
   /** Selected people IDs */
   peopleIds: string[] | null;
+  /** Selected project */
+  projects: ProjectsOption[] | null;
   /** Selected years */
   years: YearOption[] | null;
   /** Search text */
@@ -114,6 +121,15 @@ export const CATEGORY_OPTIONS: CategoryOption[] = [
   { id: 'visualization' as ResearchCategoryId, label: 'Visualizations' },
 ];
 
+export const PROJECT_OPTIONS: ProjectsOption[] = [
+  { id: 'amatria' as TagId, label: 'Amatria' },
+  { id: 'envisioning-intelligences' as TagId, label: 'Envisioning Intelligences' },
+  { id: 'hra' as TagId, label: 'Human Reference Atlas' },
+  { id: 'macroscopes' as TagId, label: 'Macroscopes' },
+  { id: 'maps' as TagId, label: 'Maps' },
+  { id: 'whole-person-physiome' as TagId, label: 'Whole Person Physiome' },
+];
+
 /** Year filter options from 1991 to current year */
 export const YEAR_OPTIONS: YearOption[] = createYearList(1991).map((year) => ({
   id: year.toString(),
@@ -161,6 +177,14 @@ const PEOPLE_FILTER: FilterOptionCategory<PeopleOption> = {
   selected: [],
 };
 
+/** Projects filter configuration */
+const PROJECTS_FILTER: FilterOptionCategory<ProjectsOption> = {
+  id: 'project',
+  label: 'Project',
+  options: PROJECT_OPTIONS,
+  selected: [],
+};
+
 /** Year filter configuration */
 const YEARS_FILTER: FilterOptionCategory<YearOption> = {
   id: 'year',
@@ -176,6 +200,7 @@ const initialState: FilterState = {
   eventIds: null,
   fundingIds: null,
   peopleIds: null,
+  projects: null,
   years: null,
   search: null,
 };
@@ -337,6 +362,7 @@ export function withFilters() {
       const _fundingFilter = optionsToFilter(FUNDING_FILTER, funding, _fundingOptions);
       const _publicationsFilter = optionsToFilter(PUBLICATIONS_FILTER, publications, _publicationOptions);
       const _peopleFilter = optionsToFilter(PEOPLE_FILTER, people, _peopleOptions);
+      const _projectsFilter = optionsToFilter(PROJECTS_FILTER, store.projects);
       const _yearsFilter = optionsToFilter(YEARS_FILTER, store.years);
 
       const filters = computed((): FilterOptionCategory<SearchListOption>[] => [
@@ -345,6 +371,7 @@ export function withFilters() {
         _fundingFilter(),
         _publicationsFilter(),
         _peopleFilter(),
+        _projectsFilter(),
         _yearsFilter(),
       ]);
 
@@ -365,8 +392,16 @@ export function withFilters() {
         item.people.some((person) => selectedPeople.has(person)),
       );
 
+      const _selectedProjects = optionsToSet(store.projects);
+      const _filteredByProject = createFilteredBy(_filteredByPeople, _selectedProjects, (item, selectedProjects) => {
+        if (item.projects) {
+          return item.projects.some((project) => selectedProjects.has(project));
+        }
+        return item.tags.some((tag) => selectedProjects.has(tag));
+      });
+
       const _selectedYears = computed(() => new Set(store.years()?.map((option) => option.year) ?? []));
-      const _filteredByYear = createFilteredBy(_filteredByPeople, _selectedYears, (item, selectedYears) =>
+      const _filteredByYear = createFilteredBy(_filteredByProject, _selectedYears, (item, selectedYears) =>
         selectedYears.has(item.dateStart.getFullYear()),
       );
 
@@ -402,6 +437,7 @@ export function withFilters() {
         (item) => item.category === 'publication',
       );
       const countsByPeople = countsByKey(store.researchItems, (item) => item.people);
+      const countsByProject = countsByKey(store.researchItems, (item) => item.projects || item.tags);
       const countsByYear = countsByKey(store.researchItems, (item) => item.dateStart.getFullYear().toString());
 
       const counts = computed(() => [
@@ -410,6 +446,7 @@ export function withFilters() {
         countsByFundingType(),
         countsByPublicationType(),
         countsByPeople(),
+        countsByProject(),
         countsByYear(),
       ]);
 
@@ -423,11 +460,13 @@ export function withFilters() {
         countsByFundingType,
         countsByPublicationType,
         countsByPeople,
+        countsByProject,
         countsByYear,
         counts,
         _filteredByCategory,
         _filteredByType,
         _filteredByPeople,
+        _filteredByProject,
         _filteredByYear,
       } satisfies FilterProps & InternalProps;
     }),
@@ -449,6 +488,7 @@ export function withFilters() {
       setPeople: signalMethod((people: PeopleOption[] | null) =>
         patchState(store, { peopleIds: people?.map((p) => p.id) ?? null }),
       ),
+      setProjects: signalMethod((projects: ProjectsOption[] | null) => patchState(store, { projects })),
       /**
        * Sets selected years.
        * @param years Selected year options
@@ -469,7 +509,8 @@ export function withFilters() {
         const funding = filters[2]?.selected as FundingOption[];
         const publications = filters[3]?.selected as PublicationOption[];
         const people = filters[4]?.selected as PeopleOption[];
-        const years = filters[5]?.selected as YearOption[];
+        const projects = filters[5]?.selected as ProjectsOption[];
+        const years = filters[6]?.selected as YearOption[];
 
         patchState(store, {
           categories: categories.length > 0 ? categories : null,
@@ -477,6 +518,7 @@ export function withFilters() {
           eventIds: events.length > 0 ? events.map((e) => e.id) : null,
           fundingIds: funding.length > 0 ? funding.map((f) => f.id) : null,
           peopleIds: people.length > 0 ? people.map((p) => p.id) : null,
+          projects: projects.length > 0 ? projects : null,
           years: years.length > 0 ? years : null,
         });
       }),
diff --git a/apps/cns-website/src/app/schemas/research.schema.ts b/apps/cns-website/src/app/schemas/research.schema.ts
index 4001cf15a7..240b948dc9 100644
--- a/apps/cns-website/src/app/schemas/research.schema.ts
+++ b/apps/cns-website/src/app/schemas/research.schema.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ export const ResearchItemSchema = z
     people: z.array(PeopleIdSchema),
     /** Tags for categorizing the research */
     tags: z.array(TagIdSchema).transform((tags) => uniqueValues(tags)),
+    /** Projects associated with the research (uses tag ids) */
+    projects: z
+      .array(TagIdSchema)
+      .transform((projects) => uniqueValues(projects))
+      .optional(),
     /** Image source URL */
     image: z.string().optional(),
   })
diff --git a/libs/design-system/filter-menu/src/lib/filter-menu.component.html b/libs/design-system/filter-menu/src/lib/filter-menu.component.html
index f9b9d74d5d..090b073fd6 100644
--- a/libs/design-system/filter-menu/src/lib/filter-menu.component.html
+++ b/libs/design-system/filter-menu/src/lib/filter-menu.component.html
@@ -35,39 +35,40 @@
       <span class="title">Filter</span>
     </div>
     @for (filter of filtersWithCounts(); track $index) {
-      <hra-filter-container
-        cdkOverlayOrigin
-        [hraFeature]="filter.id | slugify"
-        [enableDivider]="!$last"
-        [action]="filter.label"
-        [totalCount]="filter.totalCount"
-        [active]="activeFilter() === filter"
-        [chips]="filter.selected ?? []"
-        (chipsChange)="updateFilterSelection(filter, $event)"
-        (actionClick)="toggleFilterMenu(filter)"
-        #filterMenuOrigin="cdkOverlayOrigin"
-      />
-
-      <ng-template
-        cdkConnectedOverlay
-        cdkConnectedOverlayHasBackdrop="false"
-        cdkConnectedOverlayLockPosition="true"
-        cdkConnectedOverlayPush="true"
-        [cdkConnectedOverlayOpen]="activeFilterId() === filter.id"
-        [cdkConnectedOverlayOrigin]="filterMenuOrigin"
-        [cdkConnectedOverlayPositions]="filterMenuPositions"
-        (overlayOutsideClick)="closeFilterMenu(filter)"
-        (detach)="closeFilterMenu(filter)"
-      >
-        <hra-search-list
-          [hraFeature]="`${(filter.id | slugify)}.menu`"
-          [options]="filter.options"
-          [selected]="filter.selected ?? []"
-          [counts]="counts()?.[$index]"
-          [disableSearch]="filter.disableSearch ?? false"
-          (selectedChange)="updateFilterSelection(filter, $event)"
+      @if (!isExtraCategory(filter)) {
+        <hra-filter-container
+          cdkOverlayOrigin
+          [hraFeature]="filter.id | slugify"
+          [enableDivider]="!$last"
+          [action]="filter.label"
+          [totalCount]="filter.totalCount"
+          [active]="activeFilter() === filter"
+          [chips]="filter.selected ?? []"
+          (chipsChange)="updateFilterSelection(filter, $event)"
+          (actionClick)="toggleFilterMenu(filter)"
+          #filterMenuOrigin="cdkOverlayOrigin"
         />
-      </ng-template>
+        <ng-template
+          cdkConnectedOverlay
+          cdkConnectedOverlayHasBackdrop="false"
+          cdkConnectedOverlayLockPosition="true"
+          cdkConnectedOverlayPush="true"
+          [cdkConnectedOverlayOpen]="activeFilterId() === filter.id"
+          [cdkConnectedOverlayOrigin]="filterMenuOrigin"
+          [cdkConnectedOverlayPositions]="filterMenuPositions"
+          (overlayOutsideClick)="closeFilterMenu(filter)"
+          (detach)="closeFilterMenu(filter)"
+        >
+          <hra-search-list
+            [hraFeature]="`${(filter.id | slugify)}.menu`"
+            [options]="filter.options"
+            [selected]="filter.selected ?? []"
+            [counts]="counts()[$index]"
+            [disableSearch]="filter.disableSearch ?? false"
+            (selectedChange)="updateFilterSelection(filter, $event)"
+          />
+        </ng-template>
+      }
     }
   </div>
 </ng-scrollbar>
diff --git a/libs/design-system/filter-menu/src/lib/filter-menu.component.ts b/libs/design-system/filter-menu/src/lib/filter-menu.component.ts
index 5bf1f6b2d8..507d0a71df 100644
--- a/libs/design-system/filter-menu/src/lib/filter-menu.component.ts
+++ b/libs/design-system/filter-menu/src/lib/filter-menu.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ConnectedPosition, OverlayModule } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, computed, input, model, output, signal } from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, computed, effect, input, model, output, signal } from '@angular/core';
 import { watchBreakpoint } from '@hra-ui/cdk/breakpoints';
 import { HraCommonModule } from '@hra-ui/common';
 import { ButtonsModule } from '@hra-ui/design-system/buttons';
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class FilterMenuComponent<T extends SearchListOption> {
   readonly filters = model.required<FilterOptionCategory<T>[]>();
 
   /** Counts for each filter option */
-  readonly counts = input<Record<string, number>[]>();
+  readonly counts = input<Record<string, number>[]>([]);
 
   /** Emits when the form opening state is toggled */
   readonly closeClick = output();
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ export class FilterMenuComponent<T extends SearchListOption> {
     return this.filters();
   });
 
+  isExtraCategory(category: FilterOptionCategory<T>): boolean {
+    return Object.keys(this.counts()[this.filters().indexOf(category)]).length < 2;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Updates filters on filter selection
    * @param category Filter category to update
diff --git a/libs/design-system/search-list/src/lib/search-list.component.html b/libs/design-system/search-list/src/lib/search-list.component.html
index b312f8f531..723234abd6 100644
--- a/libs/design-system/search-list/src/lib/search-list.component.html
+++ b/libs/design-system/search-list/src/lib/search-list.component.html
@@ -12,27 +12,27 @@
     (selectionChange)="selectionUpdate($event.source.selectedOptions.selected)"
   >
     @for (option of filteredOptions(); track option.id) {
-      <mat-list-option
-        togglePosition="before"
-        hraClickEvent
-        [hraFeature]="option.label | slugify"
-        [value]="option"
-        [selected]="selected().includes(option)"
-        [attr.aria-label]="`Toggle ${option.label}`"
-      >
-        <mat-label class="labels-count">
-          <span class="option-labels">
-            <div class="option-primary-label">{{ option.label }}</div>
-            @if (option.secondaryLabel) {
-              <div class="option-secondary-label">{{ option.secondaryLabel }}</div>
-            }
-          </span>
-          @let count = getCount(option);
-          @if (count !== undefined) {
+      @let count = getCount(option);
+      @if (count) {
+        <mat-list-option
+          togglePosition="before"
+          hraClickEvent
+          [hraFeature]="option.label | slugify"
+          [value]="option"
+          [selected]="selected().includes(option)"
+          [attr.aria-label]="`Toggle ${option.label}`"
+        >
+          <mat-label class="labels-count">
+            <span class="option-labels">
+              <div class="option-primary-label">{{ option.label }}</div>
+              @if (option.secondaryLabel) {
+                <div class="option-secondary-label">{{ option.secondaryLabel }}</div>
+              }
+            </span>
             <span class="option-count">{{ count | number }}</span>
-          }
-        </mat-label>
-      </mat-list-option>
+          </mat-label>
+        </mat-list-option>
+      }
     }
   </mat-selection-list>
 </ng-scrollbar>