Celebrating #BlackExcellence at the Allen Institute

Black History Month 2021, we celebrated Black Excellence across the Allen Institute in a video series featuring members of our team in their own...

February 28, 2021

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Black History Month 2021, we celebrated Black Excellence across the Allen Institute in a video series featuring members of our team in their own...

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Yeme Bishaw | #BlackExcellence

Yeme Bishaw is a scientist who works on gene editing brain cells at the Allen Institute for Brain Science.

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Delissa McMillen | #BlackExcellence

Delissa McMillen is a scientist who studies how genes switch on and off in brain cells at the Allen Institute for Brain Science.

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Alice Mukora | #BlackExcellence

Data Analyst Alice Mukora studies neuronal morphology at the Allen Institute for Brain Science.

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Eric Isaac | #BlackExcellence

Eric Isaac is a Software Engineer who develops interactive visualization frameworks for biological simulations at the Allen Institute for Cell Science.

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about the allen institute

The Allen Institute is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization founded by philanthropist and visionary, the late Paul G. Allen. The Allen Institute is dedicated to answering some of the biggest questions in bioscience and accelerating research worldwide. The Institute is a recognized leader in large-scale research with a commitment to an open science model. For more information, visit alleninstitute.org.

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