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A free app on the Human Immune System Explorer will allow users to visualize immunology data using the PALMO platform. This platform was developed by Allen Institute for Immunology scientists to identify differences in gene activity or protein levels between different people or in the same person over long periods of time. The screenshot above shows different kinds of immune cells clustered by their gene activity.

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Allen Institute Developing Gene Panel Based on Longitudinal scRNA-seq Analytics Platform

Apr 14, 2023

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, Allen Institute scientists described how they were able to pinpoint 220 genes as likely...

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Six brains showing cells types in various colors

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Landmark atlases flag 5,000 cell types across mouse brain

Apr 6, 2023

In an effort spanning more than 10 years, and using different approaches, two teams of researchers each identified about 5,000 distinct clusters that...

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Rebecca Hodge being interviewed by CTV's Angie Seth

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Unravelling the mysteries of Alzheimer’s

Mar 30, 2023

Rebecca Hodge, Ph.D., from the Allen Institute for Brain Science on This Hour with Angie Seth (CTV)

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Screen grab from KUOW interview with Brian Kalmbach

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Donor jump-starts brain research

Mar 30, 2023

Allen Institute Senior scientist Brian Kalmbach is here to help explain the importance of the new sample and its impact on current research.

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Brain researcher inspires women in STEM

Mar 29, 2023

A local researcher is making a global impact on how the brain is studied. As a prestigious award recipient, she hopes to inspire more women into the...

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Reporter Angie Seth interviewing Allen Institute's Kaspar Podgorski

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Machines visualizing the complexity of the human brain

Mar 28, 2023

Kaspar Podgorski, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics on 'This Hour with Angie Seth' (CTV)

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From left: Brian Kalmbach, senior scientist; Nick Dee, senior manager for tissue processing; and Windy Ho, research assistant, prepare a piece of brain

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Mukilteo man’s rare brain surgery may help his seizures — and science

Mar 27, 2023

When the bottle carrying Morgan’s brain tissue, safely tucked into a bright blue cooler, finally made it to the Allen Institute, its first stop was...

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Several different types of neurons shown in position against a rendering of the mouse brain. Reconstructions of multiple cells in a circuit will help neuroscientists better piece together complete neural circuits. These neurons sit in the neocortex, the outermost shell of the mammalian brain.

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Most detailed map of mouse brain includes 5200 different types of cells

Mar 25, 2023

Researchers have mapped cell types in a mouse's brain, which could help us pinpoint the cells to target when treating various medical conditions

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Fly body against a pink background

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The first wiring map of an insect’s brain hints at incredible complexity

Mar 9, 2023

Scientists have created the first detailed wiring diagram of an insect brain.

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Artistic rendering of covid 19 cells across a human body laying down

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Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments

Mar 1, 2023

The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system

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