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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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Sue Kaech elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Kaech’s work has advanced our understanding of how the immune system responds to infections and cancer
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first-of-its-kind stem cell and developmental biology symposium brought more than just science
Aspiring researchers learned that what happens outside the lab can be just as important as what happens within it
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from a single cell to 1.2 million: scientists successfully create the largest cellular "family tree" for a mammal
The new findings could provide valuable insights into birth defects and cancer
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mapping the motor cortex – where movement begins
New study provides the most detailed look at the brain region that controls movement and could help fight diseases like ALS and dementia
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Allen Institute announces 2026 Next Generation Leaders
This year’s researchers bring expertise in computational biology, immunology, neuroscience, and cellular engineering.
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out of the blue – and into the rest of the brain
While probing the mysterious “blue place,” scientists discover the longest neuron ever measured in a mouse and new insights into how the brain learns
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paying it forward: spreading science throughout Africa
A program supported by the Allen Institute is catalyzing learning, community, and helping to nurture the next generation of scientists
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AI BioDesign: advancing biology and accelerating evolution
A bold and innovative collaboration between the Allen Institute, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, and the University of Washington, AI BioDesign will engineer and build new biomolecules that don’t exist in nature to help find new treatments for disease.
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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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genetics and wiring play a role in Alzheimer’s disease
UC San Francisco study that used Allen Institute’s Human Brain Atlas could lead to better treatments and therapies
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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.
FOX 13: 'Open Science Day' to honor the Allen Institute
You're invited to celebrate 'Open Science Day' Saturday in Seattle in honor of the Allen Institute's 20th Anniversary. This morning, we're looking at its role in scientific breakthroughs, and how it helped shape the city as we know it.
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