allen institute

How does the brain work? Scientists are closer to the answer with the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date. 🧵

We're proud to be a part of the Virtual Biology Initiative, a global effort to create the technologies and datasets needed to build predictive models of life. time.com/article/2026/0…

Happy Birthday to Santiago Ramón y Cajal - the "father of modern neuroscience."

Our #CellLineOfTheWeek is centrin 2 - illuminating the centrosome! 🧫✨ Our high-quality stem cell lines & plasmids are openly available to reduce the barriers to scientific discovery. 📦 Distributed by @Coriell_Science & @Addgene.

The application deadline has been extended for our Stem Cell & Dev Bio Early Career Symposium! 👉 Apply by May 3. All career stages welcomed. 🔗 alleninstitute.org/events/stem-ce… @isscr @socdevbio

This #DNADay we are CELL-ebrating our #openscience 3D Cell Viewer! It presents our unique large-scale collection of healthy human induced pluripotent #StemCells and their key cell structures visualized in three dimensions. Explore it at allencell.org/3d-cell-viewer… #nationalDNADay

Our #CellLineOfTheWeek is 🥁🥁🥁... autophagy-related protein LC3 B! Our stem cell lines & plasmids – fluorescently-tagged to illuminate cellular structures – are openly available to accelerate discovery. 📦 Distributed by @coriellscience and @Addgene

Less than 1 week to apply for the Stem Cell & Developmental Biology Early Career Symposium! All career stages are encouraged to attend. Apply by May 1. 🔗 More at: bit.ly/4t0b1lG 🤝 In partnership with @ISSCR and @socdevbio

Teach neuroscience to undergraduates? Check out our "Implementing Open Neuroscience Teaching Tools" workshop! Join us on July 19 at @northcentralcol to get hands-on practice with inquiry-based activities using real #OpenScience resources. 🔗 alleninstitute.org/events/impleme…

Spend less time processing cell images with the Allen Cell Structure Segmenter. This #OpenScience python-based toolkit helps #cellscience researchers navigate complex images by automatically capturing the boundaries of structures. Access at: lnkd.in/gpWA7xWH

Join us at the #2026BRAINConference! Attendees will get to hear about the accomplishments of the BRAIN Initiative community and get a preview of what's to come. Open to the public and free to apply. 🔗 Learn more and register at: 2026brainconference.com

With @10xGenomics and @thedohertyinst, we've mapped gene activity in human intestinal and skin tissue at unprecedented resolution. To test the new Atera platform, we studied small pieces of each tissue. Data from each are now publicly available. 🔗 More: bit.ly/4dUsVCg

Our #CellLineOfTheWeek is sialyltransferase 1 - targeting the golgi! 🧫 Our hiPSC lines & plasmids – fluorescently-tagged to illuminate structures – are openly available to accelerate discovery: bit.ly/AccessAllenCel… 📦 Distributed by @Coriell_Science & @Addgene #OpenScience

Exciting to see ExA-SPIM data in two new preprints from the Allen Institute. Congratulations to all authors! biorxiv.org/content/10.648… biorxiv.org/content/10.648…

@OpenAI Learn more about our partnership with @AnthropicAI to develop multi-agent AI systems for multi-modal data analysis and exploration. 👇 anthropic.com/news/anthropic…

We're proud to be a launch partner for @OpenAI's GPT-Rosalind, a new model designed to support life sciences research. This collaboration is part of our broader effort to explore how AI can accelerate scientific discovery. 🔗 openai.com/index/introduc…

Examine multimodal data from thousands of cells across three mammalian species with the Cell Type Knowledge Explorer, an open science resource developed with BICCN and supported by the BRAIN Initiative Alliance. Explore it at: knowledge.brain-map.org/celltypes #BICCN #studyBRAIN

A new study led by Dr. @KennidyTakehara at the @AllenInstitute reveals that the prostate has its own defense force and unlocks key insights into how this army of cells, known as tissue-resident memory CD8 #TCells, works. 💡 bit.ly/4crlIr4

Incubating the next generation. 🧫✨ Together with @isscr and @socdevbio, we're hosting a symposium led by the next generation of leaders in stem cell and developmental biology research. All career stages welcomed. Apply by May 1. More at: lnkd.in/gUNXsPee

Open science is beautiful. ✨🔬 These beautiful, moody renderings by Oskar Żółciński was created using the open MICrONS dataset and Blender, an open-source animation software program.

Our own Bosiljka Tasic will be presenting at @uci_neurcircuit's 2026 Summer Conference on Neural Circuits in Health and Disease. 🧠 Learn more and register: cncm.medschool.uci.edu/2026-cncm-conf…