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Dec 17, 2024
Julie Harris has been appointed vice president of The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group at the Seattle-based Allen Institute.
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Harris is a leader in non-profit, biotech and academic science sectors with a passion for accelerating early discovery efforts in service of human...
Dec 3, 2024
Research funding will support six projects focused on how organelles within the cell communicate and cellular membrane form, function, and behavior.
Sep 11, 2024
Scientists will look especially closely at how such warming impacts brain development
Scientists at the new Allen Discovery Center will seek to identify the mechanisms behind resilience or vulnerability among species and populations as...
Sep 10, 2024
New research center at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography will study how climate change affects marine life
Feb 29, 2024
Allen Distinguished Investigators aim to stretch cancer cells like Silly Putty to reveal their elusive nutrients.
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Feb 14, 2024
Heart cells hit a tiny “gym” to help scientists screen for toxic cancer drugs
Nov 21, 2023
Research funding will support four projects focused on extracellular vesicles and three on sex hormones
Nov 10, 2023
The neuroimmunology research center will be led by Brian Kim of Mount Sinai and David Artis of Weill Cornell Medicine. They’ll bring together a...
Nov 9, 2023
Multidisciplinary research center to define, map, and understand the health consequences of interactions between the nervous system and the immune...
Aug 29, 2023
Ignored for a hundred years, comb jelly research is back in business
Aug 14, 2023
The first-of-its-kind clock could also be used to test rejuvenation therapies
Aug 7, 2023
Scientists are learning the bartering system of two cell types to understand the lifecycle of a lung
May 17, 2023
Scientists are making lab-grown mini-organs more lifelike by adding blood vessels
Apr 26, 2023
Mouse study finds disease-linked molecule influences the intricate, beautiful patterns of the brain cells known as astrocytes.
Dec 15, 2022
$10M in research funding will support cutting-edge projects in protein lifespan and nutrient sensing
Nov 3, 2022
Mouse study reveals many new types of cells known as astrocytes and narrows their role in neurodegenerative disease
Sep 16, 2022
Microglial cells act as the brain’s waste disposal when healthy — can they be manipulated to protect against disease?
Aug 9, 2022
Researchers are developing a fitness wearable to personalize exercise and lower the risks of dementia
