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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.
AI BioDesign accelerator combines experimental biology and artificial intelligence to learn nature’s design rules
Researchers from the Allen Institute, University of Washington, and Fred Hutch Cancer Center, supported by Fund for Science and Technology, will build open AI models, datasets, and tools to accelerate biological design for health, sustainability, and other global challenges
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Allen Institute for Immunology unveils landmark Human Immune Health Atlas
Comprehensive dataset maps the landscape of healthy immune cells across the human lifespan
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Nature’s Palette: A tale of science and art
Two sisters, from seemingly different worlds, have joined forces in a unique collaboration to visualize the healthy immune system across age.
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No lab? No problem for this neuroscience student
How open science tools helped a personal journey into Alzheimer’s research
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Allen Institute for Cell Science and New York Stem Cell Foundation join forces to advance inclusive cellular biology
Partnership combines advanced cellular tagging with ethnically diverse stem cell lines, addressing critical gaps in biomedical research
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Allen Institute scientists awarded $1 million to research gene therapy for Dravet syndrome
Washington Research Foundation grant will accelerate gene therapy development for the rare, devastating disorder.
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SciShots: lighting up neurons to combat ALS
Scientists have found a way to selectively target neurons damaged in spinal motor diseases.
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Allen Institute partners to bring open science to Africa
Computational neuroscience course, built on Allen Institute tools and data, aimed to empower next-gen researchers in Africa.
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Mapping the brain's visual world on psychedelics, texture and time
New OpenScope projects aim to pioneer the future of neuroscience
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zapping the right brain cells: The path to improved stimulation
New findings could help scientists develop better ways to treat brain disorders with electrical stimulation.
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Allen Institute for Cell Science releases first disease cell line collection to accelerate discovery
Developing a “disease in a dish” to help treat disease in the body.
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KIRO Radio: Breakthroughs in Synthetic Biology
(Interview starts 11:35 in) Troy McDiarmid from the Seattle Center for Synthetic Biology describes the innovative research underway to create cellular recorders that will track the full life histories of human cells to better understand disease.
Puget Sound Business Journal: Seattle biotech research hub launches with big goals for growth, scientific advances
The Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology is developing technology to monitor genomic changes in cells in real time, in turn showing cells' whole histories and the genetic causes of disease.
Inside Precision Medicine: How Single-Cell Omics is Revolutionizing Our View Of Neurobiology
(Photo credit: miakievy / Getty Images) The adult human brain is made up of billions of neurons and glial cells. Understanding the diversity of these cells and their distinctive gene-regulatory mechanisms is crucial for determining how the brain works and, in turn, for developing treatments for neurologic disorders
GeekWire: Inside the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, which uses DNA to ‘record biology over time’
(Photo credit: Charlotte Schubert) Researchers opened the doors Monday to the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, a collaboration between the Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington.
Science Friday: 3,000 Types Of Brain Cells Categorized In Massive Brain Cell Atlas
In October 2023, an international group of scientists released an impressively detailed cell atlas of the human brain, published in 21 papers in the journals Science, Science Advances and Science Translational Medicine.
STAT: Allen Institute CEO Rui Costa on mapping the brain and paying early-career scientists decent salaries
Mapping the billions of cells that make up the brain is a task mammoth enough to keep hundreds of researchers across continents busy for years. But it’s just one of several ambitious projects the Allen Institute is helping tackle.
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