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Most open science education resources ask students to use toy datasets or generate data themselves. We do something different: we invite educators and students to work with the same massive, gold-standard datasets our scientists use every day. 

Our open science resources — from brain cell atlases to immunology datasets and beyond — are designed to be genuinely usable. That means educators can bring authentic research opportunities into the classroom, and students can build the hands-on skills they'll need for careers in science, graduate school, and daily life in a world infused with science.

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A full module exploring proteomics and long COVID through a scaffolded, in-depth analysis of a primary literature article

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Thousands of visitors gathered to explore their amazing brains at the second annual BrainFest, a partnership of the Allen Institute and Pacific Science Center

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Erin Dolan
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia
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Jefferson Science Fellow in the Office of Global Food Security
Susan Russell
Biology and Biotechnology Teacher
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Assistant Director, Diversity and Research Readiness at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DNA Learning Center
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