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Mind trip: How psilocybin changes the brain
New research may help improve psychedelic therapy for neuropsychiatric disorders
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Allen Institute for Brain Science unveils world's first genome-wide spinal cord atlas
Landmark atlas holds vast potential to accelerate life-changing spinal cord research
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Autism Speaks spearheads collaborative grant with the Allen Institute for Brain Science and leading autism expert to analyze frontal lobe microstructure in autism
Research may provide insight into the biological causes of autism
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Allen Institute for Brain Science launches three new landmark atlas projects focusing on the human brain, developing brain, and spinal cord
Projects have vast potential to help scientists worldwide gain new insight into neurological diseases and disorders
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Allen Institute for Brain Science completes brain atlas
Allen Brain Atlas has enormous potential to help unlock the mysteries of neurological diseases and disorders affecting millions worldwide
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The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group UC Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna a New Allen Distinguished Investigator
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today named Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., at the University of California, Berkeley an Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) with an award for “Antiviral Machinery and Cell Editing Platforms” at the frontier of RNA targeting and cell editing.
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Names UC San Diego's Ethan Bier a New Allen Distinguished Investigator
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today named Ethan Bier, Ph.D., at the University of California, San Diego, an Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) with an award for research at the frontier of evolutionary developmental biology titled “Biological Innovation and Active Genetics.”
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Names MIT's James J. Collins a New Allen Distinguished Investigator
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced today the award of an Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) award for “Synthetic Biology Applications to Antimicrobial Resistance” to James J. Collins, Ph.D., at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for research at the frontier of antibiotic resistance.
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Names ICM's Bassem Hassan a New Allen Distinguished Investigator
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today named Bassem Hassan, Ph.D., at the Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM) in Paris an Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) with an award for research at the frontier of neural circuit development and behavior, titled “How developmental noise in neural circuit development determines the unique behavior of individuals.”
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Announces Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced today the creation of an Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University for Reading and Writing the Morphogenetic Code, to be led by Professor of Biology Michael Levin, Ph.D. The Allen Discovery Center at Tufts will focus on learning to read, interpret and manipulate the biological code that determines how complex anatomical structures are created and regulated, with potentially enormous impact for regenerative medicine and bioengineering.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen pledges $100 million toward cutting-edge biotech research
TechCrunch - Investor, entrepreneur, billionaire and Bill Gates’ other half in the founding of Microsoft Paul Allen has announced a $100 million investment in the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group.
