Allen Institute

@AllenInstitute

The Allen Institute is committed to solving mysteries of bioscience -- researching the unknown of human biology, in the brain, the cell and the immune system.

Seattle, WA
Joined October 2010

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  1. Visit to access data tools & resources developed to accelerate research & discovery.

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    Thanks to for featuring me! Big thanks also to the PI's (, Jérôme Lecoq, and ) and institutions (, , , , ) who've supported/believed in me! I should've put a better plot on the computer . . .

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  3. Brain organoids, sometimes called "mini brains", can help support , but are not a fully accurate representation of normal developmental processes, according to a recent study.

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  4. Feb 1

    A recent discovery by researchers in Montana could accelerate understanding for aging and chronic illnesses.

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  5. Jan 31

    What causes immune diseases such as , , and ? See how Peter Skene, director of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the Allen Institute for Immunology is working to answer this question and transform outcomes for patients.

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  6. Jan 31

    What's a "normal" immune system and what goes wrong in disease? In partnership with our Allen Institute for , has launched the Sound Life Project to learn more. Seattle-area adults are invited to participate in this study. Read:

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  7. Jan 31

    Access our Allen Cell Types Database which contains electrophysiological, morphological & transcriptomic properties gathered from individual mouse & human cells: . This work is part of a multi-year project to create a census of cells in the mammalian brain.

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  9. Jan 30

    Join us April 1-2, for Expanding Minds - The Allen Institute Conference on Human Brain . This conference, chaired by leaders, will provide a multidisciplinary perspective on the very nature of who we are. Visit:

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  10. Jan 30

    Tony Wyss-Coray, Ph.D., studies the biological secrets of youth and rejuvenation in young blood as the leader of the -Allen Initiative team . Hear why he's excited about new technologies that are enabling his team to tackle hard questions.

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    Jan 29

    Really excited to see this online! Sparked by a convo at with (who led the work) & made possible by &

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    Jan 29

    Welcome, Dr. John Ngai! Dr. Ngai will lead the BRAIN Initiative, a multibillion-dollar effort to understand how the brain works and develop new treatments for brain dysfunction

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    Jan 30

    Thanks to a great team -- MICrONS is the window to improved understanding of the representations, transformations and learning rules employed by the :

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  14. Jan 30

    "What we're trying to do here is understand the brain on its own terms." ••• Learn more about our efforts as part of the MICrONS project to create the largest ever roadmap of connections in the mammalian brain.

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  15. Jan 30

    Check out this throwback of real-time brain imaging from our team! We are analyzing over 25,000 images like this, together with collaborators & supported by to map nearly a billion connections in 1mm³ of mouse brain.

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  16. Jan 29

    Join us on June 18-19, 2020, to learn how to run acute electrophysiology experiments with probes and how to analyze the data using open-source software. ⭐ Learn more & apply:

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    Jan 24

    Looking forward to this exciting panel discussion Feb. 14 at AAAS 2020 in Seattle! Join us for "Living Donors: How Volunteers Give Tissues and Time to Advance Science"

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  18. Jan 29

    LAMP-1 is our of the week 🧫 Our gene-edited fluorescently-tagged hiPS cell lines illuminate key structures in human cells. These lines are openly available through our Allen Cell Collection via and are distributed by .

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  19. Jan 29

    Did you know that 134 microscopes support our work with teams of researchers across 34 scientific disciplines? Check out these Fast Facts about the Allen Institute. Visit to learn more.

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  20. Jan 29

    Soldiers and others suffering from nerve damage could benefit from new nerve-growing technology developed by researchers in Pennsylvania.

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