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From scientific breakthroughs to new open‑source tools, the Allen Institute’s work is reshaping how science is done—and who it’s for. Explore the latest news, stories, and highlights from across our research, partnerships, and open science efforts.
Mind trip: How psilocybin changes the brain
New research may help improve psychedelic therapy for neuropsychiatric disorders
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An automated pipeline for understanding how the brain is wired
To truly understand the brain, we need a roadmap of how it’s wired. The gold standard for studying the cellular architecture and the connectivity of...
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Q&A with a bioinformatics expert on the challenges of studying human immunology
Xiaojun Li shares the career path that brought him to become Director of Bioinformatics at the Allen Institute for Immunology, and why he’s excited...
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16 inspiring scientific images
The Allen Institute recently celebrated 16 years of tackling the mysteries of bioscience, from the brain to human stem cells to the immune system,...
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Open Science Week | Michael Stryker, Ph.D.
Science has the maximum benefit to society when results & discoveries are made as quickly as possible. Our Board member Michael Stryker explains...
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Open Science Week | Denise Cai, Ph.D.
"The Allen Institute has been a leader in spearheading the open science movement," explains Next Generation Leader Denise Cai, Ph.D. This movement is...
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Open Science Week | Neville Sanjana, Ph.D.
Equal access to scientific resources is enabled by open science. Next Generation Leader Neville Sanjana, Ph.D., describes how this is especially...
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Open Science Week | Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Ph.D.
Saving scientists valuable time and resources - our commitment to open science is filling an important niche in the cell biology community...
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Open datasets can support virtual science education
As science classes move online, some teachers are turning to the Allen Institute’s public resources to build virtual experiments and prepare students for real-world research.
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The future of brain cell types research: A Q&A with Hongkui Zeng
New efforts to understand the human brain, the ‘why’ behind the cell types, and how technology drives neuroscience
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New image-reading software to level the microscopy image playfield
Open-source AICSImageIO library, developed for cell biologists, faithfully converts proprietary microscope image files into an open format
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Fox News: New Alzheimer’s research reveals ‘quiet’ phase of the disease, before symptoms appear
Researchers led by the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle and University of Washington Medicine have identified cellular changes in the brains of people with the disease — and a timeline of when they occur.
