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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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scientists complete first drafts of developing mammalian brain cell atlases
New research reveals how early brains form and the critical periods that could help diagnose and treat brain disease.
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Allen Institute announces 2025 Next Generation Leaders
The program continues to expand beyond neuroscience. This year, researchers bring critical expertise in theory, immunology, and cell biology
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How Yiliu Wang's found her place in neuroscience during the Shanahan Fellowship.
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how age affects vaccine responses and how to make them better
Age-related shifts in T cells weaken vaccine response in older adults, but new findings pave the way for next generation of vaccines.
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Susan Kaech, Ph.D., named next leader of Allen Institute’s Immunology accelerator
Leader in immunology to advance the Institute’s next frontier in understanding the immune system’s role across health and disease
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Karel Svoboda and Jay Shendure elected to National Academy of Medicine
The honor recognizes leaders who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and made lasting contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences,...
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from Datasets to AI Data Dreams with Refik Anadol
Named to the TIME100 AI list, artist Refik Anadol explores how data becomes art and AI reshapes perception
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scientists fix genetic defect in mice tied to brain disorders that include autism and epilepsy
Gene therapy successfully reduced epileptic activity, hyperactivity and risk-taking behaviors tied to SYNGAP1-related disorders
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scientists create ChatGPT-like AI model for neuroscience to build detailed mouse brain map
Scientists create ChatGPT-like AI model for neuroscience to build one of the most detailed mouse brain maps to date.
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study reveals rheumatoid arthritis begins long before symptoms, opening door to prevention
The seven-year study reveals early-warning signs that could help doctors catch the disease before it starts, potentially saving patients years of pain and disability.
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Scientific American: First Atlas of Every Mouse Brain Cell Could Improve Neuro Disease Treatments
Neuroscientists have unveiled their most comprehensive and detailed map of cell types across the entire mouse brain, delivering the latest results of a six-year-long scientific effort in which Seattle’s Allen Institute has played a leading role.
Quanta Magazine: New Cell Atlases Reveal Untold Variety in the Brain and Beyond
(Photo credit: Peter Greenwood for Quanta Magazine.) Recent efforts to map every cell in the human body have researchers floored by unfathomable diversity, with many thousands of subtly different types of cells in the human brain alone.
Seattle Times: Research that brings AI into human cells will soon expand in Seattle
The Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, set to open in January, is a result of collaboration between the Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington that aims to build new technologies to record the history of our bodies’ cells.
Yahoo News: Allen Frontiers Group awards $10M to set up research center for neuroimmunology
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 multidisciplinary team to trace interactions between the nervous system and the immune system that occur at sites distant from the brain.
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