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12.16.2021
The Allen Institute today named Rui Costa, D.V.M., Ph.D., as its next president and chief executive officer.
03.16.2021
Alta Charo brings background and expertise in the law, bioethics and government relations to the nonprofit research organization’s governing board
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08.19.2020
Science is everywhere. Science is all of us. See what science is to our Allen Institute team.
07.14.2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic dictates physical distance and many scientists are working from home, how can teams pivot to pull off coordinated research...
09.25.2019
Six early-career neuroscience researchers will participate in unique advisory council
10.18.2018
The Allen Institute houses some impressive statistics behind its glassy façade: more than 2.7 million high-resolution brain and cell science images...
10.15.2018
Allen Institute founder Paul G. Allen died on Monday afternoon, October 15, 2018, from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Seattle. He was 65...
10.13.2018
In September 2003, the Allen Institute – at the time, the Allen Institute for Brain Science – launched with just four employees, three-year job...
10.06.2014
Grant to establish interdisciplinary consortium recognizes power of synapse diversity studies to change the landscape of biomedical research
09.30.2014
Funding from the NIH will support the publicly accessible Allen Institute Cell Types Database
11.21.2013
Download PDF The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has awarded a new $2.37 million grant to help Seattle-area researchers embark on an important...
03.21.2012
Institute announces ambitious 10-year plan to tackle the most complex questions in brain science with a continued commitment to open data sharing
12.13.2004
Atlas Will Further Research into Brain Function, Behavior and Diseases Worldwide
