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What is open science? 🤔
To celebrate #OpenScienceWeek, we're sharing why we give away our data, protocols, and resources to everyone.
Featuring our #openscience friends at @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social, NASA, @addgene.bsky.social, and NIH.
To celebrate #OpenScienceWeek, we're sharing why we give away our data, protocols, and resources to everyone.
Featuring our #openscience friends at @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social, NASA, @addgene.bsky.social, and NIH.
"This future cannot come fast enough,” says Seattle Hub's Jesse Gray.
"We are realizing a revolution in programming biology that has incredible potential."
https://brotmanbaty.org/news/seattle-hubs-sense-team-plays-pivotal-role-building-technologies-to-record
"We are realizing a revolution in programming biology that has incredible potential."
https://brotmanbaty.org/news/seattle-hubs-sense-team-plays-pivotal-role-building-technologies-to-record
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
"This future cannot come fast enough,” says Seattle Hub's Jesse Gray.
"We are realizing a revolution in programming biology that has incredible potential."
https://brotmanbaty.org/news/seattle-hubs-sense-team-plays-pivotal-role-building-technologies-to-record
"We are realizing a revolution in programming biology that has incredible potential."
https://brotmanbaty.org/news/seattle-hubs-sense-team-plays-pivotal-role-building-technologies-to-record
Treat yourself to an extra helping of science with #LabNotes!
It's perfect for:
🚗🚙 Thanksgiving travel
🧑🍳🍗 food prep
🗣️❌ giving you a break from that one relative (you know the one)
Listen in: https://alleninstitute.org/podcast-lab-notes/
#Thanksgiving #Thanksgiving2025
It's perfect for:
🚗🚙 Thanksgiving travel
🧑🍳🍗 food prep
🗣️❌ giving you a break from that one relative (you know the one)
Listen in: https://alleninstitute.org/podcast-lab-notes/
#Thanksgiving #Thanksgiving2025
Lab Notes | Podcast
A podcast by the Allen Institute revealing the human stories behind headline-grabbing science
alleninstitute.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Treat yourself to an extra helping of science with #LabNotes!
It's perfect for:
🚗🚙 Thanksgiving travel
🧑🍳🍗 food prep
🗣️❌ giving you a break from that one relative (you know the one)
Listen in: https://alleninstitute.org/podcast-lab-notes/
#Thanksgiving #Thanksgiving2025
It's perfect for:
🚗🚙 Thanksgiving travel
🧑🍳🍗 food prep
🗣️❌ giving you a break from that one relative (you know the one)
Listen in: https://alleninstitute.org/podcast-lab-notes/
#Thanksgiving #Thanksgiving2025
Neurons don’t work alone, and neither do scientists.
Yiliu Wang’s journey from AI theory to neuroscience at the Allen Institute is a story of collaboration, curiosity, and courage.
More on her #ShanhanFellow experience: https://alleninstitute.org/news/making-connections/
Yiliu Wang’s journey from AI theory to neuroscience at the Allen Institute is a story of collaboration, curiosity, and courage.
More on her #ShanhanFellow experience: https://alleninstitute.org/news/making-connections/
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Neurons don’t work alone, and neither do scientists.
Yiliu Wang’s journey from AI theory to neuroscience at the Allen Institute is a story of collaboration, curiosity, and courage.
More on her #ShanhanFellow experience: https://alleninstitute.org/news/making-connections/
Yiliu Wang’s journey from AI theory to neuroscience at the Allen Institute is a story of collaboration, curiosity, and courage.
More on her #ShanhanFellow experience: https://alleninstitute.org/news/making-connections/
Going to #AAAI2026? Join us at the “Neuro for AI & AI for Neuro: Towards Multi-Modal Natural Intelligence” workshop!
Co-organized by our own Anton Arkhipov and @shixnya.bsky.social
🔗 https://neuroai-multimodal-workshop.github.io/
@aaai.org
Co-organized by our own Anton Arkhipov and @shixnya.bsky.social
🔗 https://neuroai-multimodal-workshop.github.io/
@aaai.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Going to #AAAI2026? Join us at the “Neuro for AI & AI for Neuro: Towards Multi-Modal Natural Intelligence” workshop!
Co-organized by our own Anton Arkhipov and @shixnya.bsky.social
🔗 https://neuroai-multimodal-workshop.github.io/
@aaai.org
Co-organized by our own Anton Arkhipov and @shixnya.bsky.social
🔗 https://neuroai-multimodal-workshop.github.io/
@aaai.org
Our python workshop is returning! Undergraduate educators, join us on July 27-30 for "Coding with Allen Institute Data."
No prior coding experience needed. Travel, meals, & stipend included.
Apply by Feb. 2 at: https://alleninstitute.org/events/educator-coding-workshop-2026/
#iTeachBio #EduSky
No prior coding experience needed. Travel, meals, & stipend included.
Apply by Feb. 2 at: https://alleninstitute.org/events/educator-coding-workshop-2026/
#iTeachBio #EduSky
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Our python workshop is returning! Undergraduate educators, join us on July 27-30 for "Coding with Allen Institute Data."
No prior coding experience needed. Travel, meals, & stipend included.
Apply by Feb. 2 at: https://alleninstitute.org/events/educator-coding-workshop-2026/
#iTeachBio #EduSky
No prior coding experience needed. Travel, meals, & stipend included.
Apply by Feb. 2 at: https://alleninstitute.org/events/educator-coding-workshop-2026/
#iTeachBio #EduSky
With nearly 10 million neurons & 26 billion synapses, a supercomputer-powered virtual brain model, developed by our scientists and collaborators, could allow risky or impossible experiments to be run safely in software.
@reuters.com reports:
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
@reuters.com reports:
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
With nearly 10 million neurons & 26 billion synapses, a supercomputer-powered virtual brain model, developed by our scientists and collaborators, could allow risky or impossible experiments to be run safely in software.
@reuters.com reports:
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
@reuters.com reports:
www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
Reposted by Allen Institute
Harnessing the muscle of one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, researchers at the @alleninstitute.org and their collaborators have built one of the largest and most detailed biophysically realistic brain simulations of an animal ever!
🐁 See the #MouseBrain simulation: https://bit.ly/47TFf2e
🐁 See the #MouseBrain simulation: https://bit.ly/47TFf2e
November 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Harnessing the muscle of one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, researchers at the @alleninstitute.org and their collaborators have built one of the largest and most detailed biophysically realistic brain simulations of an animal ever!
🐁 See the #MouseBrain simulation: https://bit.ly/47TFf2e
🐁 See the #MouseBrain simulation: https://bit.ly/47TFf2e
Join us on Dec. 2 for a webinar on the major advances in basal ganglia mapping, including cross-species cellular mapping and open-access visualization tools.
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Join us on Dec. 2 for a webinar on the major advances in basal ganglia mapping, including cross-species cellular mapping and open-access visualization tools.
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
Applications are open for the #LakeConference on Modeling Life from Cells to Tissues – co-hosted with Circuit Neuroscience Basel!
📆 April 20-22, 2026
📍 Seattle, USA
🧠 All career stages welcomed.
Apply to attend by December 12: https://alleninstitute.org/events/aics-lake-2026/
📆 April 20-22, 2026
📍 Seattle, USA
🧠 All career stages welcomed.
Apply to attend by December 12: https://alleninstitute.org/events/aics-lake-2026/
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Applications are open for the #LakeConference on Modeling Life from Cells to Tissues – co-hosted with Circuit Neuroscience Basel!
📆 April 20-22, 2026
📍 Seattle, USA
🧠 All career stages welcomed.
Apply to attend by December 12: https://alleninstitute.org/events/aics-lake-2026/
📆 April 20-22, 2026
📍 Seattle, USA
🧠 All career stages welcomed.
Apply to attend by December 12: https://alleninstitute.org/events/aics-lake-2026/
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Synthetic biology is changing the way we think about life.
In this episode of #LabNotes, hear from leaders in the emerging field on how scientists are programming cells, recording their histories, and using AI to revolutionize biology.
🎧 Listen now → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx4laDDywSE
In this episode of #LabNotes, hear from leaders in the emerging field on how scientists are programming cells, recording their histories, and using AI to revolutionize biology.
🎧 Listen now → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx4laDDywSE
Lab Notes | Bridging science fiction and reality: Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology
YouTube video by Allen Institute
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Synthetic biology is changing the way we think about life.
In this episode of #LabNotes, hear from leaders in the emerging field on how scientists are programming cells, recording their histories, and using AI to revolutionize biology.
🎧 Listen now → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx4laDDywSE
In this episode of #LabNotes, hear from leaders in the emerging field on how scientists are programming cells, recording their histories, and using AI to revolutionize biology.
🎧 Listen now → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx4laDDywSE
What does it mean for buildings to dream? For data to become pigment?
We’re thrilled to welcome Refik Anadol as an artist-in-residence, exploring how art and science together can unlock new perspectives and inspire the future.
🔗 https://youtu.be/Fpb7siIPDv0?si=C8jZaueGqyNdHQg3
We’re thrilled to welcome Refik Anadol as an artist-in-residence, exploring how art and science together can unlock new perspectives and inspire the future.
🔗 https://youtu.be/Fpb7siIPDv0?si=C8jZaueGqyNdHQg3
From Datasets to AI Data Dreams | Refik Anadol on Science Matters
What does it mean for buildings to dream? For data to become pigment? For AI to reshape the way we see the world?
Recently named to the TIME100 AI list, Refik Anadol is redefining the aesthetics of data and machine intelligence. His groundbreaking wor...
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
What does it mean for buildings to dream? For data to become pigment?
We’re thrilled to welcome Refik Anadol as an artist-in-residence, exploring how art and science together can unlock new perspectives and inspire the future.
🔗 https://youtu.be/Fpb7siIPDv0?si=C8jZaueGqyNdHQg3
We’re thrilled to welcome Refik Anadol as an artist-in-residence, exploring how art and science together can unlock new perspectives and inspire the future.
🔗 https://youtu.be/Fpb7siIPDv0?si=C8jZaueGqyNdHQg3
Join us on Dec. 2 for a webinar on the major advances in basal ganglia mapping, including cross-species cellular mapping and open-access visualization tools.
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Join us on Dec. 2 for a webinar on the major advances in basal ganglia mapping, including cross-species cellular mapping and open-access visualization tools.
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
Happy #FlourescenceFriday! Our #CellLineOfTheWeek is SON, a cell line and plasmid that illuminates ✨ nuclear speckles ✨ a real science word for nuclear proteins involved in gene expression.
📦 @coriellinstitute.bsky.social and @addgene.bsky.social
📦 @coriellinstitute.bsky.social and @addgene.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Happy #FlourescenceFriday! Our #CellLineOfTheWeek is SON, a cell line and plasmid that illuminates ✨ nuclear speckles ✨ a real science word for nuclear proteins involved in gene expression.
📦 @coriellinstitute.bsky.social and @addgene.bsky.social
📦 @coriellinstitute.bsky.social and @addgene.bsky.social
Missed us at #SfN25? We’ve got you covered! Check out our upcoming workshops and webinars. Some even include travel funding. 🛫
Check out our upcoming #neuroskyence workshops: https://alleninstitute.org/events/?_related_divisions=10%2C5&_audience=scientists
Check out our upcoming #neuroskyence workshops: https://alleninstitute.org/events/?_related_divisions=10%2C5&_audience=scientists
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Missed us at #SfN25? We’ve got you covered! Check out our upcoming workshops and webinars. Some even include travel funding. 🛫
Check out our upcoming #neuroskyence workshops: https://alleninstitute.org/events/?_related_divisions=10%2C5&_audience=scientists
Check out our upcoming #neuroskyence workshops: https://alleninstitute.org/events/?_related_divisions=10%2C5&_audience=scientists
How do cytokines shape immune cells?
We analyzed and visualized Parse Bio's 10M PBMC dataset to give researchers a powerful tool for exploring the dynamics between cytokines & peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
More: https://apps.allenimmunology.org/aifi/resources/parse-10m-cytokines/
#ImmunoSky
We analyzed and visualized Parse Bio's 10M PBMC dataset to give researchers a powerful tool for exploring the dynamics between cytokines & peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
More: https://apps.allenimmunology.org/aifi/resources/parse-10m-cytokines/
#ImmunoSky
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
How do cytokines shape immune cells?
We analyzed and visualized Parse Bio's 10M PBMC dataset to give researchers a powerful tool for exploring the dynamics between cytokines & peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
More: https://apps.allenimmunology.org/aifi/resources/parse-10m-cytokines/
#ImmunoSky
We analyzed and visualized Parse Bio's 10M PBMC dataset to give researchers a powerful tool for exploring the dynamics between cytokines & peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
More: https://apps.allenimmunology.org/aifi/resources/parse-10m-cytokines/
#ImmunoSky
Join us on Dec. 2 for a webinar on the major advances in basal ganglia mapping, including cross-species cellular mapping and open-access visualization tools.
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
Neuroscience Cell Types Webinars
Neuroscience webinars from the Allen Institute to hear about latest cell types researchers from various scientists.
alleninstitute.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Join us on Dec. 2 for a webinar on the major advances in basal ganglia mapping, including cross-species cellular mapping and open-access visualization tools.
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
📅 Dec. 2, 9-10:30am PT
📍 Online
🔗 Register: https://alleninstitute.org/events/neuroscience-cell-types-webinars/
#studyBRAIN #neuroskyence
Applications are open for the #LakeConference on the Neurobiology of Mental Health.
📆 May 17-21, 2026
📍 Lake Thun, Switzerland
🏔️ All career stages welcome
⏳ Apply by Jan. 31
Learn more and apply: https://lakeconferences.org/conf/1ed63fdb-de0c-4a56-a8b3-1f72f93d30ea
@lakeconferences.bsky.social
📆 May 17-21, 2026
📍 Lake Thun, Switzerland
🏔️ All career stages welcome
⏳ Apply by Jan. 31
Learn more and apply: https://lakeconferences.org/conf/1ed63fdb-de0c-4a56-a8b3-1f72f93d30ea
@lakeconferences.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Applications are open for the #LakeConference on the Neurobiology of Mental Health.
📆 May 17-21, 2026
📍 Lake Thun, Switzerland
🏔️ All career stages welcome
⏳ Apply by Jan. 31
Learn more and apply: https://lakeconferences.org/conf/1ed63fdb-de0c-4a56-a8b3-1f72f93d30ea
@lakeconferences.bsky.social
📆 May 17-21, 2026
📍 Lake Thun, Switzerland
🏔️ All career stages welcome
⏳ Apply by Jan. 31
Learn more and apply: https://lakeconferences.org/conf/1ed63fdb-de0c-4a56-a8b3-1f72f93d30ea
@lakeconferences.bsky.social
The experts are in! Swing by during our booth office hours to get a demo of our resources and ask questions directly to the experts. #SfN25
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The experts are in! Swing by during our booth office hours to get a demo of our resources and ask questions directly to the experts. #SfN25
Spinal cell types are intensely studied yet poorly understood.
TOMORROW at #SfN25 - Join us for a minisymposium on efforts to characterize & annotate spinal cellular diversity & therapeutically address spinal neural classes.
📲 https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1254
TOMORROW at #SfN25 - Join us for a minisymposium on efforts to characterize & annotate spinal cellular diversity & therapeutically address spinal neural classes.
📲 https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1254
November 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Spinal cell types are intensely studied yet poorly understood.
TOMORROW at #SfN25 - Join us for a minisymposium on efforts to characterize & annotate spinal cellular diversity & therapeutically address spinal neural classes.
📲 https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1254
TOMORROW at #SfN25 - Join us for a minisymposium on efforts to characterize & annotate spinal cellular diversity & therapeutically address spinal neural classes.
📲 https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1254
The experts are in! Swing by during our booth office hours to get a demo of our resources and ask questions directly to the experts. #SfN25
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The experts are in! Swing by during our booth office hours to get a demo of our resources and ask questions directly to the experts. #SfN25
🏆 #SciComm wins gold!
We're honored to receive a prestigious Anthem Award from The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences in the "Health: Campaign – Non-Profit" category.
🔗 https://alleninstitute.org/news/allen-institute-editorial-and-media-team-wins-prestigious-international-award/
We're honored to receive a prestigious Anthem Award from The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences in the "Health: Campaign – Non-Profit" category.
🔗 https://alleninstitute.org/news/allen-institute-editorial-and-media-team-wins-prestigious-international-award/
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🏆 #SciComm wins gold!
We're honored to receive a prestigious Anthem Award from The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences in the "Health: Campaign – Non-Profit" category.
🔗 https://alleninstitute.org/news/allen-institute-editorial-and-media-team-wins-prestigious-international-award/
We're honored to receive a prestigious Anthem Award from The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences in the "Health: Campaign – Non-Profit" category.
🔗 https://alleninstitute.org/news/allen-institute-editorial-and-media-team-wins-prestigious-international-award/
Curious about how open science works at the Allen Institute? Join us for an Ask Anything Session TODAY at #SfN25!
📅 Nov 18, 12–1pm
📍 Rm 4
📲 Add to your itinerary: https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1433
📅 Nov 18, 12–1pm
📍 Rm 4
📲 Add to your itinerary: https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1433
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Curious about how open science works at the Allen Institute? Join us for an Ask Anything Session TODAY at #SfN25!
📅 Nov 18, 12–1pm
📍 Rm 4
📲 Add to your itinerary: https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1433
📅 Nov 18, 12–1pm
📍 Rm 4
📲 Add to your itinerary: https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1433
TOMORROW at #SfN25 - learn how multi-omics approaches are revealing how evolution acts on cell types, underpinning neural circuitry and behavior changes across diverse species.
📅 Tues., 11/18, 9:30am–12:00pm
📍 Rm 6CF
📲 https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1213
📅 Tues., 11/18, 9:30am–12:00pm
📍 Rm 6CF
📲 https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1213
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
TOMORROW at #SfN25 - learn how multi-omics approaches are revealing how evolution acts on cell types, underpinning neural circuitry and behavior changes across diverse species.
📅 Tues., 11/18, 9:30am–12:00pm
📍 Rm 6CF
📲 https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1213
📅 Tues., 11/18, 9:30am–12:00pm
📍 Rm 6CF
📲 https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1213
Curious about how open science works at the Allen Institute? Join us for an Ask Anything Session tomorrow at #SfN25!
📅 Nov 18, 12–1pm
📍 Rm 4
📲 https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1433
📅 Nov 18, 12–1pm
📍 Rm 4
📲 https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1433
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Curious about how open science works at the Allen Institute? Join us for an Ask Anything Session tomorrow at #SfN25!
📅 Nov 18, 12–1pm
📍 Rm 4
📲 https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1433
📅 Nov 18, 12–1pm
📍 Rm 4
📲 https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/21171/session/1433