@AllenInstitute

accelerating science for a healthier world

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Joined October 2010
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What if the next breakthrough for human health, climate resilience, or clean energy isn’t waiting to be found in nature, but is waiting to be designed? Today, we’re launching AI BioDesign, a bold endeavor to explore the uncharted design space of life.

introducing/ AI BioDesign

What if the next breakthrough for human health, climate resilience, or clean energy isn’t waiting to be found in nature, but is waiting to be designed? Today we’re launching AI BioDesign.

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My talk from the first Early Career Symposium organized by the @AllenInstitute, @ISSCR and the SDB, is now online! 🫀 I present our approach to studying maturation and proliferation of hPSC-derived cardiomyocytes, toward modeling human cardiac regeneration me-l.co/qyk996qb

Stem Dev Symposium/ Ariel Waisman

Building a Platform to Induce and Accurately Measure Proliferation ...

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Allen Institute scientists took 3rd place in the 2026 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition! Congratulations to Kaelin Wulf and Rachel Flannery of the Neural Dynamics accelerator, who captured these neurons in an expanded mouse brain. bit.ly/3WE9EhD
A digitally enhanced image of glowing blue neurons, showing intricate, branching structures set against a dark background.

ALT A digitally enhanced image of glowing blue neurons, showing intricate, branching structures set against a dark background.

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Most neurons are excitatory, but some do the opposite and dampen the activity of other neurons. In this visualization by our Electron Microscopy team, an axon (red) sneaks its way in between a satellite microglia (blue) and an inhibitory neuron (gray).
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join us at the #SfN26 BIA toolmakers showcase/ The Showcase brings together BRAIN Initiative-funded toolmakers to share resources that can accelerate discovery, spark new ideas, and move neuroscience forward. register/ bit.ly/4yxTLqm
Banner for the 2026 BRAIN Initiative Alliance Toolmakers Showcase. Includes an illustrated brain with icons. Event on November 15, 2026, at Marriott Marquis Washington, DC. Registration is open.

ALT Banner for the 2026 BRAIN Initiative Alliance Toolmakers Showcase. Includes an illustrated brain with icons. Event on November 15, 2026, at Marriott Marquis Washington, DC. Registration is open.

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Sue Kaech, EVP and Director of Immunology at the Allen Institute, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for achievements in immunology. Her research explains how immune memory forms and how cancer can disable it. Congratulations, @Tcellogic! bit.ly/4k4TAPN
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AI neurons run on simple math. Real neurons are far weirder. A new open dataset fitted 1,000+ PyTorch-ready neuron models to real mouse and human cells. Does brain-like diversity make AI better? It's still an open question, but now it's testable. bit.ly/3WfGAwR
Illustration showing a connection between neuroscience and machine learning, featuring diagrams of neurons and circuits. Text reads: "A new bridge between neuroscience and machine learning. Artificial neurons run on simple math, but real brain cells are far richer. Can brain-like diversity make AI better?

ALT Illustration showing a connection between neuroscience and machine learning, featuring diagrams of neurons and circuits. Text reads: "A new bridge between neuroscience and machine learning. Artificial neurons run on simple math, but real brain cells are far richer. Can brain-like diversity make AI better?

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Brain rhythms behind memory weaken in Alzheimer’s, but why? A new study from @GladstoneInst and the Allen Institute shows cells fire in waves, like passing a baton. In Alzheimer’s the handoff breaks. Boosting Nav1.1 restored the beat and improved memory.
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Read more at bit.ly/4yx1bu5

In Alzheimer’s Disease, the Brain’s Pacemaker Cells Lose Their Beat | Gladstone Institutes

Research in mice reveals how critical brain cells misfire in Alzheimer’s and identifies a targeted strategy to restore healthy brain rhythms.

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Our #CellLineOfTheWeek is TRF2! 🧫✨ This cell line and plasmid illuminates telomeres - the protective tips of chromosomes. Our stem cell lines and plasmids are openly available to power the next breakthrough. 📦 @Coriell_Science and @Addgene
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#CellBio community, this one is for you! Applications are open for the #LakeConference on Modeling Life from Cells to Tissues! 📆 Mar. 21-25, 2027 📍 Lake Thun, Switzerland 🔬 All career stages welcomed Apply to attend by 12/10: bit.ly/4ANhchR
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The Allen Institute team was one of 17 nonprofit, academic, and social enterprise teams selected from more than 3,000 applicants in 30 countries, recognized for leadership in using AI to accelerate science. blog.google/company-news/out…

17 organizations using AI to accelerate scientific breakthroughs

These groups are receiving $36 million through the Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Science.

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Congratulations to our Allenites for winning a "Google Impact Challenge: AI for Science” award for their project, Generative AI to Design Precision Genetic Tools from Cell Atlases!
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How can we understand the neural circuits that shape behavior? Join us at #SfN26 for a Neural Dynamics satellite workshop to explore open data and tools for neuropixels recordings, neuron reconstructions, and multimodal analysis. register/ bit.ly/3Uu0p31
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amber waves of brain/ When we think of waves, our minds might travel to the tranquility of ocean beaches. But brains also pulse with wave cycles. This video illustrates the neural activity of a mouse brain. Learn more in this #SciShots: bit.ly/47lkyLv
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We’re excited to announce the 2nd International Workshop on Neuro for AI & AI for Neuro, taking place Feb 22–23, 2027, in Montreal 🇨🇦 alongside @RealAAAI 2027! 🎉 📢 Call for Papers is now open! For more info and submission details: neuroai-multimodal-workshop.… #NeuroAI #AAAI2027
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Brain donation is not as simple as becoming an organ donor. From enrollment to collection, it’s a delicate and complex process. But the impact can be profound with some brains still being studied 30+ years after donation. alleninstitute.org/news/so-y…

So you want to donate your brain to science

Monte Strohl donated his brain to research after his death, hoping to fuel science and help others with neurodegenerative conditions.

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"An exciting opportunity to make fundamental discoveries." Applications for the Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data and Neuroscience are now open! Experience in #neuroscience is not needed. Apply by Dec. 1: bit.ly/4h762LH
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Applications are open for the Studio D3 Fellowship at the Allen Institute! This 3-year fellowship empowers recent PhDs with quantitative backgrounds to apply computational and theoretical approaches to biology's most complex challenges. Apply by 12/1: bit.ly/4rgbTmD
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Great science doesn't happen alone. More than 160 early-career researchers gathered at the first Stem Cell & Developmental Biology Early Career Symposium to share research, build community, and learn skills that matter beyond the lab. bit.ly/3TyktRx
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ALT A panel of four individuals seated on stage engaging in a discussion at the "stem cell and developmental biology symposium." The screen behind them displays text emphasizing the importance of activities outside the lab.

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Neurons come in many different morphologies or shapes. Check out just some of the diversity of just inhibitory neurons in this beautiful video by our #ElectronMicroscopy team.
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