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Allen Institute for Cell Science

Exploring human cells – the building blocks of our bodies – to holistically and dynamically predict and understand health and disease.

Goals and Approach

Using advanced technologies to study the cell and its components as an integrated system, teams at the Allen Institute for Cell Science are working to understand a cell’s history and predict its future by looking at its present makeup and state. A deep holistic understanding of dynamic cellular behavior will ultimately help scientists better understand and predict disease.

GIF of human cell rotating

Understanding how cells grow and develop, and being able to predict their future path, is essential for understanding human health.

In service of that aim, the Allen Institute for Cell Science generates fluorescently tagged human induced pluripotent stem cell lines connected to important cellular processes and makes these lines openly available to the scientific community. These teams also generate dynamic, high-resolution 3D images of live cells and develop predictive models and analysis tools that increase understanding of this vital building block of life.

Meet our advisors

Image of one human cell with a mitotic spindle

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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Cell biologists at the Allen Institute work on a project.

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.

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

Science Programs at Allen Institute