We are human. We are the next frontier.
A statement from the Allen Institute:
Black Lives Matter.
We, the Allen Institute, stand with our Black employees.
We want to be more than allies. We want to further our commitment as accomplices.
We are in this together.
About us:
The Allen Institute is fiercely committed to solving some of the biggest mysteries of bioscience, researching the unknown of human biology, in the brain, the human cell and the immune system. At the same time, we are pushing the frontiers of bioscience to continue to explore the edges of scientific discovery.
Our scientists within each division collaborate in a team science approach, tackling big science projects. And everything learned within our walls is shared publicly across the world in what we call open science.
All this work is done to fulfill our founder Paul G. Allen’s vision for accelerating global progress towards improving health and lengthening life.
News Highlights
Read more about the Allen Institute in the news and stories highlighting accomplishments and partnerships.
News
Tiny high-tech probes reveal how information flows across the brain
January 21, 2021
In the largest study of its kind to date, scientists use ‘Neuropixels’ probes to capture details of how the mouse brain sees the world
News
3 immune mysteries of COVID-19 — and 1 big success story
January 12, 2021
The pandemic has revealed how much we really don’t know about our own immune systems, experts say
Press Release
Allen Institute President and Chief Executive Officer, Allan Jones, Ph.D., announces plan to step down in 2021
January 6, 2021
Podcast
Starved but unable to eat: Life with Crohn’s
December 23, 2020
Aldan Beaubien was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in high school. Now an IT engineer at a research institute studying the disease, he has new hope for better treatments or even a cure.
News
2020: Year in review
December 14, 2020
A look back at science highlights from a year like no other, from the Allen Institute’s research in the immune system, brain, cell biology and the frontiers of science
Press Release
Allen Institute for Cell Science announces leadership changes
December 11, 2020
Ruwanthi (Ru) Gunawardane, Ph.D., has been named Executive Director.
Our Impact on Science, and our World
Our knowledge, data and tools have been a catalyst across the world, allowing other scientists to accelerate their research and advance our understanding of human health and disease.
Learn more about our approach to collaborative, open science.
Our Revolutionary Scientific Resources
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