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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: Who talks to the visual part of the brain?
Technique built off rabies virus lets scientists trace backward flow of neural activity in the mouse brain
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From Understanding to Impact | 2022 Annual Report
Allen Institute researchers are tackling the next frontiers of science
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Allen Institute names Executive Director, Global Partnerships and Philanthropy, and Innovation VP
The Allen Institute named Helen Protheroe as Executive Director, Global Partnerships and Philanthropy, and Arden Yang as Vice President, Innovation.
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Allen Institute Announces 2022 Next Generation Leaders
Six early-career neuroscientists will help guide research into the complexities of the mammalian brain
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Scientists capture detailed snapshots of mouse brain cells nibbling on neurons
3D structures of cells and connections reveal new role for an understudied brain cell
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How do human neurons respond to psychedelics?
Neuroscientists send live human brain samples on a trip to glean insights into consciousness, therapy for depression and anxiety
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SciShots: Illuminating a mysterious brain structure
Neuroscientists are shedding literal light on the mouse claustrum, a tiny part of the brain with an outsized number of connections
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Lake Conferences
The Lake Conferences are a new series of four biannual conferences aiming to provide stimulating forums to broad research communities in key developing areas of neuroscience.
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These brain cells named for stars contribute to Alzheimer’s
Mouse study reveals many new types of cells known as astrocytes and narrows their role in neurodegenerative disease
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Biologists Get $100 Million From Billionaire Paul Allen To Investigate Cells
With a gift of $100 million from billionaire philanthropist Paul G. Allen, scientists will embark on an effort to understand how cells work and how they malfunction in disease. Leaders of this new endeavor announced the launch of the Seattle-based Allen Institute for Cell Science today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in Philadelphia.
Billionaire Paul Allen donates $100m to new ‘industrial scale’ effort to understand human cells
Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen is donating $100 million of his fortune to launch what he calls an “industrial-scale” effort to understand the basic building block of all living things: the cell.
Microsoft mogul to create new cell science center
Science - Eleven years after he established an institute dedicated to mapping the brain, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is announcing a sequel: the Allen Institute for Cell Science. Just like its predecessor, the new institute will be seeded with $100 million from Allen himself; will embrace big-team science, bringing together cell biologists, mathematicians, computational biologists, and other specialists; and will seek to decipher a world whose complexity is still largely uncharted.
