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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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Where does Alzheimer's begin?
Pinpointing the cellular roots of Alzheimer's disease to find new targets for treatments and therapies.
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Cell by cell, scientists are building a high-resolution map of brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease
A massive dataset of 1.2M brain cells shines a light on disease’s cellular roots
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DNA Typewriter keeps a record of cells’ long histories
Molecular recording device could be used to trace cell-by-cell growth of an entire animal
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SciShots: The 3D network inside a mouse’s brain
Scientists are piecing together the puzzle of the brain using light-sheet microscopy
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SciShots: Brain tumors in high-res
Scientists are using tumor “spheroids” to study glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer
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SciShots: Exploring cellular variability
Scientists are studying the wide range of “normal” within human cells
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Out of Balance | Sarah’s experience with multiple myeloma
Sarah Kaufmann-Fink was diagnosed with cancer as a college student. 17 years and one relapse later, she’s pushing for more research.
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Science in Sixty | Greg Szeto
Greg Szeto Ph.D., Associate Investigator at The Allen Institute for Immunology, has a passion for immunology, virology, bioengineering, computer science…and photographing live music! Check out our latest Science In Sixty feature.
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A new open-access portal for human immunology data and tools
The Human Immune System Explorer offers an inside view into ongoing research on human health and disease
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SciShots: Glowing muscles of the comb jelly
Biologists are studying the neurons and muscle cells of the ctenophore, a type of sea jelly that is the sister group to all other animals
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Science Friday: 3,000 Types Of Brain Cells Categorized In Massive Brain Cell Atlas
In October 2023, an international group of scientists released an impressively detailed cell atlas of the human brain, published in 21 papers in the journals Science, Science Advances and Science Translational Medicine.
STAT: Allen Institute CEO Rui Costa on mapping the brain and paying early-career scientists decent salaries
Mapping the billions of cells that make up the brain is a task mammoth enough to keep hundreds of researchers across continents busy for years. But it’s just one of several ambitious projects the Allen Institute is helping tackle.
Scientific American: First Atlas of Every Mouse Brain Cell Could Improve Neuro Disease Treatments
Neuroscientists have unveiled their most comprehensive and detailed map of cell types across the entire mouse brain, delivering the latest results of a six-year-long scientific effort in which Seattle’s Allen Institute has played a leading role.
Quanta Magazine: New Cell Atlases Reveal Untold Variety in the Brain and Beyond
(Photo credit: Peter Greenwood for Quanta Magazine.) Recent efforts to map every cell in the human body have researchers floored by unfathomable diversity, with many thousands of subtly different types of cells in the human brain alone.
Seattle Times: Research that brings AI into human cells will soon expand in Seattle
The Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, set to open in January, is a result of collaboration between the Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington that aims to build new technologies to record the history of our bodies’ cells.
Yahoo News: Allen Frontiers Group awards $10M to set up research center for neuroimmunology
The neuroimmunology research center will be led by Brian Kim of Mount Sinai and David Artis of Weill Cornell Medicine. They’ll bring together a multidisciplinary team to trace interactions between the nervous system and the immune system that occur at sites distant from the brain.
