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Cytoskeleton in neurons differentiating from induced pluripotent stem cells

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Allen Institute joins the Weill Neurohub

03.06.2024

Newest member of the research network will bring large-scale data collection and cutting-edge analysis to help discover new therapies for disease.

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Cellular yoga: Stretching cells to see a hidden world

02.29.2024

Allen Distinguished Investigators aim to stretch cancer cells like Silly Putty to reveal their elusive nutrients. 

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How your immune system changes over time

01.24.2024

Study reveals a type of T cell that vanishes with age and time’s toll on ‘age-resistant’ immune cells

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How the brain learns to find its next reward: Warm, warmer, hot!

12.13.2023

Rewards don’t just reinforce a specific action—they quickly change the whole pattern of how we behave

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Scientists unveil first complete cellular map of adult mouse brain

12.13.2023

High-resolution atlas charts neural neighborhoods for more than 5,300 cell types

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Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology launched by Allen Institute, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the University of Washington will turn cells into recording devices to unlock secrets of disease

12.07.2023

First-of-its-kind research initiative will develop technologies to reveal how changes in cells and genes over time influence human health and...

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The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Awards $10.5 Million to new Allen Distinguished Investigators

11.21.2023

Research funding will support four projects focused on extracellular vesicles and three on sex hormones 

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neurons firing or not firing in response to the presence of a visual mask

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Delving into the science of a mystifying optical illusion: visual masking

11.13.2023

A new study sheds light on how our brains perceive — or fail to perceive — what we see

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The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Announces Allen Discovery Center for Neuroimmune interactions at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

11.09.2023

Multidisciplinary research center to define, map, and understand the health consequences of interactions between the nervous system and the immune...

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Michael Stryker Allen Institute Board

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Society for Neuroscience to honor Michael Stryker, Allen Institute board member, with 2023 Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience

11.01.2023

The award, which recognizes outstanding career and research achievements, is the highest honor bestowed by the Society for Neuroscience.

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