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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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finding Alzheimer's targets, one cell type at a time
How Shanahan Fellow Iris Stone used her Alzheimer's research and business savvy to chart a path into biotech
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ketamine increases neuroplasticity in female mice but not in males
The surprising finding could help scientists develop better treatments for depression
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rogue DNA can move from cell to cell and change how they function
Scientists used Allen Institute cell lines to discover an important new way that cells trade genetic material
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Karel Svoboda elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
Svoboda’s work has advanced our understanding of the neural mechanisms of learning, movement, and complex brain behavior
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SciShots: amber waves of brain
New video illustrates how neural activity in a mouse brain travels in aesthetically pleasing waves and spirals
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BioCentury Grand Rounds conference highlights importance of big data
The conference hosted Nobel Laureates, researchers, and biotech leaders in Seattle looking to advance better treatments in medicine
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science unites us – come see how
Visit the Allen Institute in south Lake Union for hands-on activities for the whole family
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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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Brain Health accelerator: a new way to study brain disease to find new treatments for it
Understanding brings hope—a new global research initiative to understanding the cells and circuits that drive brain disease so researchers can find new ways to rescue them.
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Neuropixels Opto sheds new light into deepest regions of the brain
A single tool measures and manipulates brain cell communication and democratizes advanced neuroscience
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Allen Institute for Brain Science awarded ~$100 million to lead global collaborations that will build comprehensive atlases of brain cell types
National Institutes of Health funding expands work to identify and catalog the building blocks of the brain, and creates global center for data sharing
Cool Jobs: Puzzling over proteins to study life and death
Ru Gunawardane's team is studying how proteins help our cells divide, move and communicate. These scientists also are making their maps of living cells and other information available to researchers elsewhere around the world.
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Announces Allen Discovery Center at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced today the creation of an Allen Discovery Center for Human Brain Evolution at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, to be led by Christopher A. Walsh, M.D., Ph.D.
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