We're honored to have University of Richmond Professor Omar Quintero-Carmona as a senior education advisor. His dedication and experience making biology more accessible to students will be invaluable part of our mission to bring our #OpenScience resources into the classroom.
Allen Institute
Research Services
Seattle, Washington 38,229 followers
open for science
About us
The mission of the Allen Institute is to unlock the complexities of bioscience and advance our knowledge to improve human health. Using an open science, multi-scale, team approach, the Allen Institute focuses on accelerating foundational research, developing standards and models, and cultivating new ideas to make a broad, transformational impact on science. Founded by philanthropist and visionary Paul G. Allen, the Allen Institute is a recognized leader in large-scale, open science research. Its research institutes include the Allen Institute for Brain Science, Allen Institute for Cell Science, Allen Institute for Immunology and The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group. The Allen Institute believes that team science significantly benefits from the participation of diverse voices, experiences and backgrounds. High-quality science can only be produced when it includes different perspectives. We are committed to increasing diversity across every team and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our open positions.
- Website
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http://alleninstitute.org
External link for Allen Institute
- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Seattle, Washington
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2003
- Specialties
- Basic Science, Neuroscience, Cell Biology, Bioscience, Microscopy, and Research Science
Locations
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Primary
615 Westlake Ave N
Seattle, Washington 98109, US
Employees at Allen Institute
Updates
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Happy Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month! If you're near Seattle, considering kicking off celebrations this Saturday, May 4 at the Seattle Center. On the lineup is the Mak Fai Kung Fu Dragon & Lion Dance Association, who helped us celebrate Lunar New Year! Learn more about this weekend's celebration of the rich history and culture of Washington’s #AANHPI community: https://lnkd.in/gngcrdyY #AANHPIHeritageMonth
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Meet the Behavior group at the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics! Together, they're learning more about how the nervous system learns and makes decisions in changing environments. https://lnkd.in/gpDBx_te
Behavior Group
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The BRAIN Initiative has been a game changer for research into how alcohol misuse impacts the brain. NIAAA Director George Kobb shares how the technologies, techniques, and datasets from the NIH-funded initaitive are helping neuroscientists understand disease and behavior: https://lnkd.in/g3epYNnM #studyBRAIN The National Institutes of Health
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Join us at the Lake Conference on Comparative and Evolutionary Neurobiology in Seattle, October 20-24, for #neuroscience discussions on conserved and species-specialized cellular and circuit makeup in the brain across mammalian species. Apply by June 21 https://lnkd.in/g6RrXNbE Lake Conferences are jointly organized by Circuit Neuroscience Basel and the Allen Institute.
Lake Conference - Comparative and Evolutionary Neurobiology
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Troy McDiarmid chatted with KIRO News Radio to share the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology's mission to use the genome to record the life history of cells. 🧬✍️ ⏩ Listen to his interview at 11:36: https://lnkd.in/gyrP83dy Chan Zuckerberg Initiative UW Medicine #SeaSynBio
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“SeaHub is fantastically exciting. Biotechnology is a limitless substrate for human creativity. It’s exciting because of the invitation to imagine.” Jesse Gray shares the road to becoming Senior Director of Strategy and Operations at the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology: https://lnkd.in/gx3Z2ywv Brotman Baty Institute | #SeaSynBio
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We're kicking off Season 2 of #BasicallyScience by going back to the basics! Dr. Kaitlyn Casimo, PhD, MEd explains what basic science is and why we do it.
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Vision plays a key role in the developing human brain. 👀🧠 New study, published today in the journal Nature, finds that a loss of sight led to major reorganization of brain cell types within the visual regions and across half of cortex. Nature Portfolio
How vision sculpts the developing brain
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Now accepting applications to our Teacher Fellows program! Our inaugural Teacher Fellows cohort will co-create, pilot, and publish a new neuroscience lesson plan alongside our neuroscientists and other innovative teachers. 💵 $1500 stipend 🧳 Up to $1000 in travel assistance ⏰ 20 STEM clock hours for Washington teachers Apply by June 3 to be considered. Please share with exceptional STEM teachers in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho!
Allen Institute Teacher Fellows
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