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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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Canadian Ph.D. student, Sam Mestern, wins first MapMySpikes challenge
The Allen Institute for Brain Science's MapMySpikes challenge aimed to address a key challenge in neuroscience by making connections between...
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New study traces Alzheimer's 'pathology clock' at unprecedented cellular resolution
Scientists map Alzheimer’s advance at fine cellular level and identify some of the first neurons lost to disease, providing potential targets for...
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Global effort to map the human brain releases first data
The BICAN Rapid Release Inventory provides early access to comprehensive single-cell data, aiming to accelerate brain research.
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Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain: Ten years of collaboration and community
A two-week summer camp for neuroscience students building bridges, surfacing insights, and teaching cutting-edge computational methods
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New AI method sheds light on brain cell diversity
Researchers develop a machine learning approach to classify brain cells more precisely, which could aid studies into their role in health and disease.
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Allen Institute for Immunology unveils landmark Human Immune Health Atlas
Comprehensive dataset maps the landscape of healthy immune cells across the human lifespan
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No lab? No problem for this neuroscience student
How open science tools helped a personal journey into Alzheimer’s research
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Allen Institute for Cell Science and New York Stem Cell Foundation join forces to advance inclusive cellular biology
Partnership combines advanced cellular tagging with ethnically diverse stem cell lines, addressing critical gaps in biomedical research
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Allen Institute scientists awarded $1 million to research gene therapy for Dravet syndrome
Washington Research Foundation grant will accelerate gene therapy development for the rare, devastating disorder.
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SciShots: lighting up neurons to combat ALS
Scientists have found a way to selectively target neurons damaged in spinal motor diseases.
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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.”
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