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Allen Institute for Cell Science

Transforming our understanding of how human cells build tissues and organs to drive advancements in cancer therapies and regenerative medicine 

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A new era of cellular biology

After a decade of pioneering research studying the cell, its components and behaviors, the Cell Science team at Allen Institute is now working towards a bold new initiative: CellScapes, to transform how scientists measure, model, and represent cellular behaviors. Their multidisciplinary team is leveraging stem cell models, integrate imaging, modeling, and synthetic biology to predict, and ultimately program, complex cellular behaviors essential for life. 

Supporting future breakthroughs

The Allen Institute is committed to open science, making our resources available to the scientific community. We openly share our cutting-edge tools, data, and platforms to pave the way for groundbreaking discoveries and applications across various fields of biology and medicine. 

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Open science data, tools, and resources

The Allen Cell Explorer data portal offers an unprecedented view into the organizational diversity of human stem cells.
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Our team

Meet the people that make our work possible.
Our team

Studying how normal cells organize and change using our stem cell model system and 3D imaging uncovers fundamental principles in cell biology that can lead to exciting breakthroughs in diagnosing and treating disease.

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Understanding life. Advancing health.

Solving mysteries of bioscience

The Allen Institute is an independent nonprofit bioscience research institute aimed at unlocking the mysteries of biology.

About Us

Foundational science fuels breakthroughs

We are leaders in large-scale research that transforms our understanding of health and disease and shapes how science is conducted worldwide.

Our Research

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