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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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SciShots: An assortment of heart cells
Scientists are capturing the wide visual diversity of human cells
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SciShots: Mini-brains
Organoids are miniature versions of organs grown in the lab from stem cells - in many cases, from human stem cells.
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New technique sorts out what different kinds of neurons do in the brain
Study pinpoints a mouse neuron’s role in sensing touch
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Naked mole rats don’t show signs of old age, but their DNA says otherwise
‘Queens’ of the rodent colonies age even more slowly than the extremely long-lived naked mole rat
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Hundreds of small molecules known as neuromodulators might influence how we learn
New models that capture how the brain retains information could also improve machine learning
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Allen Institute announces Rui Costa as next President and Chief Executive Officer
The Allen Institute today named Rui Costa, D.V.M., Ph.D., as its next president and chief executive officer.
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Allen Institute announces 2021 Next Generation Leaders
Six early-career neuroscientists will participate in unique advisory council for the Institute
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Announcing the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, a new neuroscience division of the Allen Institute
New Institute will study how the brain’s circuitry and activity give rise to complex behavior, decision making and memory
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Now in stunning, whole-brain resolution: neurons
A new study traced the 3D shape of more than 1700 complete mouse neurons across the entire brain
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Living brain donors are helping us better understand our own neurons - including those potentially linked to Alzheimer’s disease
As part of an international effort to map cell types in the brain, scientists identified increased diversity of neurons in regions of the human brain that expanded during our evolution
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The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group UC Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna a New Allen Distinguished Investigator
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today named Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., at the University of California, Berkeley an Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) with an award for “Antiviral Machinery and Cell Editing Platforms” at the frontier of RNA targeting and cell editing.
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Names UC San Diego's Ethan Bier a New Allen Distinguished Investigator
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today named Ethan Bier, Ph.D., at the University of California, San Diego, an Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) with an award for research at the frontier of evolutionary developmental biology titled “Biological Innovation and Active Genetics.”
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Names MIT's James J. Collins a New Allen Distinguished Investigator
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced today the award of an Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) award for “Synthetic Biology Applications to Antimicrobial Resistance” to James J. Collins, Ph.D., at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for research at the frontier of antibiotic resistance.
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Names ICM's Bassem Hassan a New Allen Distinguished Investigator
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group today named Bassem Hassan, Ph.D., at the Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM) in Paris an Allen Distinguished Investigator (ADI) with an award for research at the frontier of neural circuit development and behavior, titled “How developmental noise in neural circuit development determines the unique behavior of individuals.”
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Announces Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announced today the creation of an Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University for Reading and Writing the Morphogenetic Code, to be led by Professor of Biology Michael Levin, Ph.D. The Allen Discovery Center at Tufts will focus on learning to read, interpret and manipulate the biological code that determines how complex anatomical structures are created and regulated, with potentially enormous impact for regenerative medicine and bioengineering.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen pledges $100 million toward cutting-edge biotech research
TechCrunch - Investor, entrepreneur, billionaire and Bill Gates’ other half in the founding of Microsoft Paul Allen has announced a $100 million investment in the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group.
