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From scientific breakthroughs to new open‑source tools, the Allen Institute’s work is reshaping how science is done—and who it’s for. Explore the latest news, stories, and highlights from across our research, partnerships, and open science efforts.
Zapping the right brain cells: The path to improved stimulation
New findings could help scientists develop better ways to treat brain disorders with electrical stimulation.
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Allen Institute adds leading health care attorney to board of directors
Carla DewBerry brings expertise in health care law and background in nonprofit philanthropic boards to the research organization’s governing board
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Modified, harmless viruses that light up neurons in glowing color could one day deliver treatments for deadly brain diseases
New neuroscience tools will enable detailed study of brain cells and could form the backbone of targeted gene therapies
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How old is this bat? A new DNA-based test can tell.
Molecular clock links immunity, cancer suppression to bats’ extraordinarily long lives; new method could also help conservation efforts
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How do you name a neuron?
A new brain cell lexicon aims to provide a common language for neuroscientists
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Allen Institute adds leading authority on bioethics to board of directors
Alta Charo brings background and expertise in the law, bioethics and government relations to the nonprofit research organization’s governing board
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Allen Institute launches fellowship for data scientists to study the brain
The Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data and Neuroscience, a 3-year fellowship program co-hosted by the Allen Institute and the University of Washington, is now accepting applications
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Eric Isaac | #BlackExcellence
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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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...
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Alice Mukora | #BlackExcellence
Black History Month 2021, we're celebrating Black Excellence across the Allen Institute. Here in her own words is Data Analyst Alice Mukora.
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Delissa McMillen | #BlackExcellence
Black History Month 2021, we celebrated Black Excellence across the Allen Institute in a video series featuring members of our team in their own words.
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Fierce Biotech: Allen Institute's cell lines could lead to new drugs for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
(Photo credit: Fierce Biotech) By helping scientists make generalizations about the disease by unearthing the common denominator between mutations, the cells could ultimately lead to more personalized treatment approaches.
KIRO Radio: Breakthroughs in Synthetic Biology
(Interview starts 11:35 in) Troy McDiarmid from the Seattle Center for Synthetic Biology describes the innovative research underway to create cellular recorders that will track the full life histories of human cells to better understand disease.
Puget Sound Business Journal: Seattle biotech research hub launches with big goals for growth, scientific advances
The Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology is developing technology to monitor genomic changes in cells in real time, in turn showing cells' whole histories and the genetic causes of disease.
Inside Precision Medicine: How Single-Cell Omics is Revolutionizing Our View Of Neurobiology
(Photo credit: miakievy / Getty Images) The adult human brain is made up of billions of neurons and glial cells. Understanding the diversity of these cells and their distinctive gene-regulatory mechanisms is crucial for determining how the brain works and, in turn, for developing treatments for neurologic disorders
GeekWire: Inside the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, which uses DNA to ‘record biology over time’
(Photo credit: Charlotte Schubert) Researchers opened the doors Monday to the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, a collaboration between the Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington.
