webinar schedule
December 1, 2026, 9:00 - 10:30 am PT
The basal ganglia are a set of brain structures involved in movement, learning, and adaptive behavior, and are implicated in many neurological and psychiatric disorders. Members of the BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) Consortium have applied a variety of single cell, spatial transcriptomic, and epigenomic technologies to map the cellular and molecular organization of these regions in the human, macaque, mouse, and marmoset brain. This effort has produced a taxonomy of cell types conserved across human, non-human primate, and mouse brains, that provide an essential reference for integrating information about neural circuits and disease states into our understanding of the brain.
This webinar presents results of the basal ganglia effort, with 26 papers recently published in Cell and Cell Press journals. The selection of studies featured in this webinar are focused on the cross-species consensus cell and spatial atlases of the primate basal ganglia, epigenomic atlas, variation across human populations, and findings related to autism.
Speakers: Michael Hawrylycz, Ph.D.; Nelson Johansen, Ph.D.; Shu (Daisy) Dan; Andrew Kraft, M.D., Ph.D.; Madeleine Hewitt, Ph.D.; Bereket Tesfay Berackey; Steve Burger, Ph.D.; Lei Chang, Ph.D.; Wubin Ding, Ph.D.; Guohua Yuan, Ph.D.
All about the brain science bioinformatics core
February 10, 2027, 10:00 - 11:00 am PT
The bioinformatics core is a vital part of the Brain Science and Brain Health research at Allen Institute. Join this webinar to learn how the core processes massive sequencing datasets, including information about their quality control metrics and analysis steps.
Speakers: Anish Chakka; Kimberly Smith
Huntington’s Disease at Allen Institute
March 3, 2027, 10:00 - 11:00 am PT
As part of the new Brain Health accelerator, the Carroll team is leading Huntington’s Disease research efforts. Join this webinar to learn about their goals of generating novel therapeutics strategies for this neurodegenerative disease.
Speakers: Alissa Cullen, Ph.D.
Exploring tools and resources from the Seattle Alzheimer’s Disease brain cell atlas
May 12, 2027, 10:00 - 11:00 am PT
The Seattle Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Cell Atlas is a large-scale effort to characterize AD progression through molecular changes. This interactive office hour will feature updates on the newest tools, resources, and datasets from the atlas, with live demos from the speakers. Questions from the audience are encouraged.
Speakers: Jeremy Miller, Ph.D.; Irika Sinha, Ph.D.
New features in the genetic tools atlas
June 8, 2027, 10:00 - 11:00 am PT
The Genetic Tools Atlas is a browser-based catalog for viewing genetic tools developed through the Allen Institute and the BRAIN Initiative Armamentarium. This interactive office hour will feature atlas updates, including new multimodal data. Speakers will provide demos on how to access and use the updated atlas; questions from the audience are encouraged.
Speakers: Deepanjali Dwivedi, Ph.D.; Yoav Ben-Simon, Ph.D.; Sharon Way, Ph.D.
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webinar overview
Join Allen Institute scientists and collaborators for five webinars from December 2026 through June 2027. See below for webinar details and individual registration links.
You must register separately for each webinar you wish to attend.
All webinars will be recorded and posted to the Allen Institute YouTube page afterwards.
