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Colorful cross-section of a mouse brain showing neural tissue with pink, blue, and orange regions.
Database Guide 
Database Guide | Allen Brain Cell (ABC) Atlas
An in-depth guide on how to use the ABC Atlas to ask and evaluate research questions
neuroscience
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Building realistic neurons with pipe cleaners
Create authentic models of neurons using low-cost craft materials
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Teaching and learning with python
Explore resources to introduce undergraduate students in the life sciences to Python programming
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How scientists see neurons fire with 2-photon calcium imaging
Join our scientists in the lab to walk through the 2-photon calcium imaging pipeline
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What is omics?
Explore the branch of research known as “omics“– including genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics
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Defining cell types using transcriptomics, morphology, and electrophysiology
Overview of how multi-modal data is gathered to define cell types in the brain
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A virtual laboratory on cell division
Explore the process of mitosis by analyzing real cell images
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Exploring pathways in the brain
Explore open access datasets on neuroanatomy, gene expression, and brain connectivity
neuroscience
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Understanding Alzheimer’s disease
Explore how scientists study Alzheimer’s disease using transcriptomics and immunolabeling
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A case study in the search for epilepsy therapeutics
Read about how undergraduate educators used the Allen Cell Types Database to create an in-class case study
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What is a UMAP?
Learn how to interpret and analyze these colorful 2-dimensional graphs
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Brain donation & bioethics
Learn about the process of brain donation and the importance of bioethics in neuroscience research
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Sleepy mice case study
Read about how undergraduate educators used open neuroscience data to create an in-class case study
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Cell biology bingo
Play a bingo game by identifying structures and organelles in real cell images
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Introduction to immunology
Learn about a common technique used to study the immune system through a model-building activity
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Using open data to teach neurophysiology
Read how Cornell University educators designed a research project using open data from the Allen Cell Types Database
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Independent student research using the Allen Brain Map
Explore how undergraduate students can conduct independent research using open gene expression data.
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Using the Allen Brain Map to teach data science
Access individual lesson plans and a full-term data science course modeled around the open data featured in the Allen Brain Map
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Primary literature analysis | Long COVID
A full module exploring proteomics and long COVID through a scaffolded, in-depth analysis of a primary literature article
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Does organelle shape matter?
Learn how to analyze high-throughput cell datasets and interpret real cell images.
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Brain Bingo
Play a bingo game in matching scientific images to neuroanatomy and cell features.
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Lesson 3: Design Your Own Mitosis Experiment - Part 1
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Lesson 4: Explore the Integrated Mitotic Stem Cell
Explore organelle localization throughout cell division using an interactive web-based tool.
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