Allen Institute for Cell Science

From Seattle to Space: Science that Began at the Allen Institute Blasts off to International Space Station

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Jeudi, mai 18, 2023

SEATTLE, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --This Sunday (May 21) at 2:37 p.m. PDT1, astronauts from Axiom Space in partnership with Cedars-Sinai will blast off to the International Space Station carrying cells from the Allen Institute for Cell Science, a division of the Allen Institute. There, Axiom Space astronauts will perform experiments and send real-time data back to researchers at Cedars-Sinai as part of their study on the effects of microgravity on human cells.

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  • For the first time astronauts will transport Allen Institute cells into space where Cedars-Sinai researchers will study the effects of microgravity.
  • SEATTLE, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --This Sunday (May 21) at 2:37 p.m. PDT1, astronauts from Axiom Space in partnership with Cedars-Sinai will blast off to the International Space Station carrying cells from the Allen Institute for Cell Science , a division of the Allen Institute.
  • The experiments are part of the Ax-2 mission , funded by NASA and Axiom Space, and represent a major milestone: It will be the first time Allen Institute-generated cells are flown to space.
  • These cells are part of the publicly available Allen Cell Collection , a suite of human induced pluripotent stem cells gene-edited to illuminate different parts of the cell.

Allen Institute Announces 2022 Next Generation Leaders

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Jeudi, décembre 8, 2022

SEATTLE, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allen Institute today announced six new Next Generation Leaders (NGL), members of a unique neuroscience advisory panel made up of early-career researchers who will help advise research efforts at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, the MindScope Program, and the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics.

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  • SEATTLE, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Allen Institute today announced six new Next Generation Leaders (NGL), members of a unique neuroscience advisory panel made up of early-career researchers who will help advise research efforts at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, the MindScope Program, and the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics.
  • The Next Generation Leaders Council will convene at this year's Showcase Symposium on December 13-14 at the Allen Institute where they will present their own research and give feedback on research presented by early-career Allen Institute researchers.
  • The Allen Institute is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization founded by philanthropist and visionary, the late Paul G. Allen.
  • Its research institutes and programs include the Allen Institute for Brain Science, launched in 2003, the Allen Institute for Cell Science, launched in 2014, the Allen Institute for Immunology, launched in 2018, the MindScope Program, launched in 2020, and the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, launched in 2021.

Allen Institute to Become Part of ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning System Along the West Coast

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Jeudi, octobre 20, 2022

SEATTLE, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Allen Institute has become the first scientific research institute in the country to be a part of the US Geological Survey-managed ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System. Institute staff will receive emergency alerts on their computer screens that could provide seconds of warning before earthquake shaking begins, allowing individuals to Drop, Cover, and Hold On.

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  • SEATTLE, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Allen Institute has become the first scientific research institute in the country to be a part of the US Geological Survey-managed ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System.
  • "This early warning system is especially important given Seattle's proximity and position relative to several fault lines in and around the Pacific Northwest."
  • ShakeAlertis an earthquake early warning (EEW) system that detects significant earthquakes so quickly that alerts can reach many people before shaking arrives.
  • ShakeAlert is not earthquake prediction, rather a ShakeAlert Message indicates that an earthquake has begun and shaking is imminent.

ALLEN INSTITUTE RESEARCHERS RELEASE LARGEST DATASET OF NEUROPIXELS RECORDINGS EVER COLLECTED

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Mardi, août 23, 2022

SEATTLE, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From 300,000 mouse neurons, scientists hope to glean how the brain drives behavior. A newly released publicly available dataset is the largest of its kind and represents billions of split-second electrical pulses that comprise the brain's language of information. From this massive collection of cellular activity, scientists hope to decode the neural computations that underlie behavior.

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  • A newly released publicly available dataset is the largest of its kind and represents billions of split-second electrical pulses that comprise the brain's language of information.
  • The dataset was collected using Neuropixels, ultra-thin silicon probes capable of measuring the activity of hundreds of neurons at once.
  • The Allen Institute is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization founded by philanthropist and visionary, the late Paul G. Allen.
  • Its research institutes and programs include the Allen Institute for Brain Science, launched in 2003, the Allen Institute for Cell Science, launched in 2014, the Allen Institute for Immunology, launched in 2018, the MindScope Program, launched in 2020, and the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, launched in 2021.

Allen Institute Announces Rui Costa As Next President And Chief Executive Officer

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Jeudi, décembre 16, 2021

SEATTLE, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allen Institute today named Rui Costa, D.V.M., Ph.D., as its next president and chief executive officer.

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  • SEATTLE, Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allen Institute today named Rui Costa, D.V.M., Ph.D., as its next president and chief executive officer.
  • Now as president and CEO, Rui will bring exemplary leadership, vision, and advocacy for open science to the Institute's next chapter."
  • The Allen Institute is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization founded by philanthropist and visionary, the late Paul G. Allen.
  • Its research institutes and programs include the Allen Institute for Brain Science, launched in 2003, the Allen Institute for Cell Science, launched in 2014, The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, launched in 2016, the Allen Institute for Immunology, launched in 2018, the MindScope Program, launched in 2020 and the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, launched in 2021.

Allen Institute Announces 2021 Next Generation Leaders

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Lundi, novembre 8, 2021

SEATTLE, Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Allen Institute today announced six new Next Generation Leaders, members of a unique neuroscience advisory panel made up of early-career researchers.

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  • SEATTLE, Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Allen Institute today announced six new Next Generation Leaders, members of a unique neuroscience advisory panel made up of early-career researchers.
  • Now in its eighth year, the Next Generation Leaders Council advises neuroscience research efforts at the Allen Institute: the Allen Institute for Brain Science, the MindScope Program, and the newly launched Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics.
  • The newly appointed Next Generation Leaders are:
    The Allen Institute is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization founded by philanthropist and visionary, the late Paul G. Allen.
  • Its research institutes and programs include the Allen Institute for Brain Science, launched in 2003, the Allen Institute for Cell Science, launched in 2014, the Allen Institute for Immunology, launched in 2018, the MindScope Program, launched in 2020, and the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, launched in 2021.

Announcing the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, a new neuroscience division of the Allen Institute

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Jeudi, novembre 4, 2021

The Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics becomes the Allen Institute's fifth division, joining the Allen Institute for Brain Science, the Allen Institute for Cell Science, the Allen Institute for Immunology and The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group.

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  • The Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics becomes the Allen Institute's fifth division, joining the Allen Institute for Brain Science, the Allen Institute for Cell Science, the Allen Institute for Immunology and The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group.
  • The new division will collaborate with and build off foundational work carried out by the Allen Institute's other neuroscience research groups, the Allen Institute for Brain Science and the MindScope Program.
  • He has also served as a member of the Allen Institute for Brain Science's scientific advisory councils for more than a decade.
  • Launched in2021, the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics is a division of the Allen Institute ( alleninstitute.org ), an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit medical research organizationfounded by Paul G. Allen in 2003.

Allen Integrated Cell released online

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Mercredi, mai 9, 2018

SEATTLE, May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Allen Institute for Cell Science today launched the first predictive and comprehensive, 3D model of a live human cell, the Allen Integrated Cell .

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  • SEATTLE, May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Allen Institute for Cell Science today launched the first predictive and comprehensive, 3D model of a live human cell, the Allen Integrated Cell .
  • The Allen Integrated Cell summarizes a large collection of live human cells, gene edited by Allen Institute scientists to incorporate fluorescent protein tags.
  • Rolling out alongside the Allen Integrated Cell is the Visual Guide to Human Cells : an online interactive overview of human cell structure and function.
  • Both of these resources, as well as cell lines, tools and models, are publicly available on the Allen Cell Explorer at allencell.org the online data portal for the Allen Institute for Cell Science.