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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. 🧵

Every brain tells a story. What will we learn when we listen? Together with @UWMedicine, we're embarking on an ambitious mission - building a functional, cellular map of the human brain. alleninstitute.org/news/mapping-t…

Save time mapping gene expression data to reference taxonomies with MapMyCells. Check out our tutorial on how to take full advantage of this tool: alleninstitute.org/science-resour… #studyBRAIN

Our Cell Line of the Week is SERCA2 - illuminating the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum! 💪🧫 Our high-quality stem cell lines and plasmids are available at-cost to support researchers and accelerate discovery. 📦 Distributed by @Coriell_Science & @Addgene

"We are leading Seattle forward as the epicenter of synthetic biology and the potential discovery of new treatments for cancer and other tough diseases." Meet Carrie Brockway - the new Executive Director for SeaBridge! brotmanbaty.org/news/carrie-br…

Check out the program for @CellSymposia #CSNeuroimmune25. Join us Sept 7–9 in NYC for cutting-edge neuroimmune science. @NYAMNYC @AllenInstitute hubs.ly/Q03ybdR50

Cells are the building blocks of life and there is a lot happening inside of them! Dive into the dynamic world of the cell in our newest educational video with science communicator Madeline Burchard.

🤝 @ASAP_Research and @AllenInstitute are teaming up to help researchers unlock insights into Parkinson’s. They are adding 3 million human cells across 9 brain regions from individuals with #Parkinsons into the Allen Brain Cell Atlas visualization tool: bit.ly/4eXgwMk

Basic science is curiosity in action. It’s the pursuit of fundamental knowledge about how the world works. It’s not about chasing a cure today. It’s about understanding the scientific building blocks of knowledge so we’re ready for the breakthroughs of tomorrow.

We're going to be at #AAIC2025! Come say hello to us at booth 1241. We'd love to hear about what you're working on and how we can support you with our #OpenScience resources. alleninstitute.org/events/aaic-20…

It's #WorldBrainDay - a day all about how we can help our brains stay sharp and active. Research finds that exercise benefits not just the body, but also for the mind! Dive into the study that is diving deeper. 👇 alleninstitute.org/news/a-prescri…

Want to use the massive MICrONS dataset for your own research? We understand the challenges and we are here to support you. Submit your proposals for our Proofreading and Annotation program: Virtual Observatory of the Cortex (VORTEX) by August 15. microns-explorer.org/vortex

The Common Coordinate Framework is a complete, high-resolution 3D atlas of the mouse brain meant to serve as a common reference for the neuroscience community. Learn how to navigate it and use it in your research: alleninstitute.org/science-resour… #OpenScience

Our #CellLineOfTheWeek is Rab-5a - targeting endosomes! 🧫 Our hiPSC lines & plasmids – fluorescently-tagged to illuminate structures – are available at-cost to accelerate discovery. 📦 Distributed by @Coriell_Science & @Addgene #OpenScience

🎊 Congrats Dr. Carl Schoonover (@AllenInstitute) on receiving a Klingenstein Fellowship Award in Neuroscience! This award supports early career investigators engaged in research that may lead to a better understanding of neurological disorders: bit.ly/46sIMo3

We want to hear how you are using our open science resources! Did our atlases, tools, or workshops an important part of your education, research or curriculum? Tell us about it! 👉 alleninstitute.org/opensciencesto…

At this point in our #TReNDCaMinA summer school, theory begins to meet application. Students are applying what they’ve learned to hands-on projects using @AllenInstitute data guided by our TAs Thank you, Evren, @pollytur1 , Ash Parker, and @mzouink for mentoring our students

Together we go farther. Thanks to a partnership with @ASAP_Research and @MichaelJFoxOrg, the @AllenInstitute's ABC Atlas now includes #ParkinsonsDisease data from 3 million brain cells from 9 regions. This is the first time Parkinson’s data has been included in the Atlas. It…

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Congrats to Carl Schoonover on receiving the @KlingensteinOrg Fellowship Award in neuroscience! Schoonover (left) and collaborators have pioneered a way to capture, in a lab setting, how animals naturally learn through continuous exploration and interaction with surroundings.

Scientists used AI to help develop a "digital brain." In our latest #LabNotespodcast episode, 🎧 hear how we used AI to stitch together 95M hi-res images in effort to develop the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date. alleninstitute.org/news/the-digit…