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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.
Brain Health accelerator to transform our understanding of brain disorders and develop new treatments
The global collaborative research initiative will initially target Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s disease, ALS, and Lewy body dementia
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SciShots: a heart on a chip
Heart cells hit a tiny “gym” to help scientists screen for toxic cancer drugs
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How your immune system changes over time
Study reveals a type of T cell that vanishes with age and time’s toll on ‘age-resistant’ immune cells
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20 Years of Impact | 2023 Annual Report
20 years ago, the Allen Institute began with an idea to do science differently, to take on some of the biggest, hardest problems in biology through...
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Scientists unveil first complete cellular map of adult mouse brain
High-resolution atlas charts neural neighborhoods for more than 5,300 cell types
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How the brain learns to find its next reward: Warm, warmer, hot!
Rewards don’t just reinforce a specific action-they quickly change the whole pattern of how we behave
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Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology launched by Allen Institute, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the University of Washington will turn cells into recording devices to unlock secrets of disease
First-of-its-kind research initiative will develop technologies to reveal how changes in cells and genes over time influence human health and...
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Delving into the science of a mystifying optical illusion: visual masking
A new study sheds light on how our brains perceive - or fail to perceive - what we see
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The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Announces Allen Discovery Center for Neuroimmune interactions at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Multidisciplinary research center to define, map, and understand the health consequences of interactions between the nervous system and the immune...
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Society for Neuroscience to honor Michael Stryker, Allen Institute board member, with 2023 Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience
The award, which recognizes outstanding career and research achievements, is the highest honor bestowed by the Society for Neuroscience.
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