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Rui Costa - President and CEO

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Allen Institute announces Rui Costa as next President and Chief Executive Officer

12.16.2021

The Allen Institute today named Rui Costa, D.V.M., Ph.D., as its next president and chief executive officer.

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Allen Institute adds leading authority on bioethics to board of directors

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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Science is…

08.19.2020

Science is everywhere. Science is all of us. See what science is to our Allen Institute team.

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Team science in the era of remote work

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...

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Allen Institute announces 2019 Next Generation Leaders

09.25.2019

Six early-career neuroscience researchers will participate in unique advisory council

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Reflections on the beginnings of the Allen Institute

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...

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In memoriam: Allen Institute founder Paul G. Allen

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...

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15 things you may not know about the Allen Institute

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...

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Allen Institute Awarded $8.7 million NIH Transformative Research Grant to Study Synapses

10.06.2014

Grant to establish interdisciplinary consortium recognizes power of synapse diversity studies to change the landscape of biomedical research

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Allen Institute Receives $4.75 Million BRAIN Initiative Grant

09.30.2014

Funding from the NIH will support the publicly accessible Allen Institute Cell Types Database

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The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Drives Major Traumatic Brain Injury Study Forward With $2.37MM Grant

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...

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Paul G. Allen Commits $300M to Expand the Allen Institute for Brain Science to Drive Toward a Complete Understanding of How the Brain Works

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

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Allen Institute for Brain Science Announces First Major Data Release from its Brain Atlas

12.13.2004

Atlas Will Further Research into Brain Function, Behavior and Diseases Worldwide

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