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event / September 23 - 25, 2026

Stem Cell & Developmental Biology Early Career Symposium

For the first time, the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), the Society for Developmental Biology (SDB), and the Allen Institute for Cell Science (AICS) are collaborating to present a three-day scientific symposium led by early-career scientists.

event / September 19th, 2026 / 10am - 4pm

inside open science

We’re opening our doors to the public for a special chance to see where the science happens.

event / September 10 - 11, 2026

Cascadia Mucosal Biology Symposium

The inaugural Cascadia Mucosal Biology Symposium hosted by the University of Washington and the Allen Institute in Seattle, Washington, September 10 - 11, 2026.

event / August 23 - September 6, 2026

Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain 2026

The 2026 Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain is an intensive, project-based residential course with a focus on the neurobiology of sensory processing, coding, and neural population dynamics.

event / august 17, 2026

Exploring Cell Types with the Allen Institute - Boston 2026

This free, full-day workshop in Boston focuses on how brain cell types are defined, cataloged, and explored—and how to use the Allen Institute’s open data and tools in your own research.

event / august 13 - 14, 2026

Exploring Cell Types with the Allen Institute - Buenos Aires 2026

This free, two-day workshop in Buenos Aires focused on open access single-cell neuronal and non-neuronal transcriptomic data and tools from the Allen Institute.

event / July 27 - 30, 2026

Coding with Allen Institute Data: A Python Workshop for Undergraduate Educators 2026

This workshop will introduce undergraduate neuroscience educators to working with Allen Institute open datasets using Python.

event / July 23 - 24, 2026

Incorporating open connectomics data into teaching neuroscience

Join a community of undergraduate neuroscience educators at the Incorporating Open Connectomics data into teaching Neuroscience workshop on July 23 – July 24, 2026, hosted by the Allen Institute.

event / July 20 - 22, 2026

2026 Allen Institute Modeling Software Workshop

Join us at the 2026 Allen Institute Modeling Software Workshop for a hands-on opportunity to learn how to use open-source software modeling tools developed by the Allen Institute and our collaborators at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).

event / July 19, 2026

Implementing Open Neuroscience Teaching Tools: Post-FUN Pedagogy Workshop

Join the Allen Institute for the "Implementing Open Neuroscience Teaching Tools" workshop at North Central College in Naperville, IL on July 19th, 2026.

event / December 2, 2025 - June 16, 2026

Neuroscience Cell Types Webinars

Webinars from Allen Institute scientists and collaborators on cell types and neuroscience projects.

event / May 14 - 15, 2026

2026 Cascadia Advanced Genomic Technologies

The Cascadia Advanced Genomic Technologies (CAGT) Meeting is a growing annual conference that brings together Cascadia’s (Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia) leading minds to accelerate discovery at the intersection of biology and technology.