designed for educators, built on open science
Our programs vary in length and format, but each one is practical, collaborative, and classroom‑ready. Educators gain direct access to Allen Institute science, tools, and people - and leave with resources they can use right away. Many events and workshops include guided tours of our purpose‑built research facilities in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood.
Participants have opportunities to:
- Connect with working scientists and research teams
- Explore the latest advances across the life sciences
- Use open biology datasets and visualization tools
- Learn evidence‑based science teaching strategies
- Collaborate with fellow educators and Institute experts
- Receive ready‑to‑use curriculum resources or co‑create new materials
- Discover education and career pathways to share with students
- Earn Washington state clock hours, where applicable
upcoming events for advancing open science in undergraduate education
2026 Computational Cell Types Workshop
In this hackathon-style workshop, attendees will be introduced to single cell- and spatial transcriptomic datasets from the Allen Institute and their collaborators, while working in teams to use these datasets for data analysis, tool creation, model development, and more.
Emerging Connectomics of Thalamus and Striatum Workshop
Join us f or a hands-on opportunity to learn how to use volumetric electron microscopy (EM) data and address biological questions central to the thalamus and striatum at the Emerging Connectomics of the Thalamus and Striatum Workshop, hosted at by the Allen Institute.
