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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 scientists igniting curiosity of young minds
Students at the University of Puget sound are gaining valuable real-world insight and training using the Allen Institute's cutting edge resources and...
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Allen Institute Editorial and Media team wins prestigious international award
The Anthem Award recognizes work that drives positive impact and change
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One of world’s most detailed virtual brain simulations is changing how we study the brain
Scientists use supercomputer that can process quadrillions of calculations per second to simulate mouse cortex for “virtual experiments”
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Scientists unveil the world's most comprehensive AI-powered tool for neuroscience: Brain Knowledge Platform
Massive, first-of-its-kind data resource aims to accelerate medical breakthroughs in brain diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's
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Scientists complete first drafts of developing mammalian brain cell atlases
New research reveals how early brains form and the critical periods that could help diagnose and treat brain disease.
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Allen Institute announces 2025 Next Generation Leaders
The program continues to expand beyond neuroscience. This year, researchers bring critical expertise in theory, immunology, and cell biology
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Making connections
How Yiliu Wang's found her place in neuroscience during the Shanahan Fellowship.
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How age affects vaccine responses and how to make them better
Age-related shifts in T cells weaken vaccine response in older adults, but new findings pave the way for next generation of vaccines.
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Susan Kaech, Ph.D., named next leader of Allen Institute’s Immunology accelerator
Leader in immunology to advance the Institute’s next frontier in understanding the immune system’s role across health and disease
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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.
