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Our #CellLineOfTheWeek is Tom20 - illuminating the powerhouse of the cell! 🧫

Our stem cell lines & plasmids are available for just the cost of shipping to reduce the barriers to scientific discovery.

📦 Distributed by @coriellinstitute.bsky.social and @addgene.bsky.social.

#OpenScience
February 13, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Teach neuroscience to undergraduates? Check out our "Implementing Open Neuroscience Teaching Tools" workshop!

Join us on July 19 at North Central College to get hands-on practice with inquiry-based activities using real #OpenScience resources.

🔗 https://bit.ly/46A5j15

🧠📈 #iteachbio
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Today and every day, we celebrate the women and girls whose curiosity and determination push science forward.

From groundbreaking research to inspiring the next generation, their impact is everywhere.

#IDWGIS #WomenInScienceDay
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 PM
"Location is everything in the brain."

@quantamagazine.bsky.social spotlights how CellTransformer is using AI to reveal new “neighborhoods” in the brain from massive single‑cell datasets.

🧠📈 https://www.quantamagazine.org/fed-on-reams-of-cell-data-ai-maps-new-neighborhoods-in-the-brain-20260209/
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
New to using Jupyter notebooks for the Allen Brain Cell Atlas?

Join us on Feb. 11 for a beginner-friendly webinar focusing on installation, set-up, and common questions.

Register for the meeting link and recording: https://alleninstitute-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q0sJzndpRbSZWjrSGblu6A#/
February 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
A peek inside the brains of the 12s on this Super #VictoryMonday!

Congrats to the #SBLX Champion Seattle Seahawks 🦅💚💙
February 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Our #CellLineOfTheWeek is sec61 beta - illuminate the endoplasmic reticulum! 🧫✨

Our stem cell cell lines & plasmids are available for just the cost of shipping to reduce the barriers to scientific discovery.

🚛 Hosted and distributed by @Coriell_Science & @Addgene

#FluorescenceFriday
February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Registration is now open for the Cascadia Advanced Genomic Technologies Meeting! ⚙️🧫

This growing annual conference brings together leading minds in synthetic biology across Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.

🗓️ May 14-15
📍 Seattle, WA
🎟️ Register: https://bit.ly/4aidUa4
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Our impact is global, but we proudly have our roots in Seattle.

Good luck to the Seattle Seahawks at #SBLX! 💙💚🦅
February 6, 2026 at 1:40 AM
New to using Jupyter notebooks for the Allen Brain Cell Atlas?

Join us on Feb. 11 for a beginner-friendly webinar focusing on installation, set-up, and common questions.

Register for the meeting link and recording: https://alleninstitute-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q0sJzndpRbSZWjrSGblu6A#/
February 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Paxillin is our #CellLineOfTheWeek! 🧫

Our stem cell lines & plasmids are available for just the cost of shipping to lower the barriers to scientific discovery and breakthroughs.

🚛 Hosted and distributed by @coriellinstitute.bsky.social & @addgene.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Educators, the deadline to apply for our python workshop is approaching quickly! Apply by February 2 to join us in Seattle for this hands-on workshop.

💻 No prior coding experience needed.
✈️ Travel, meals, & stipend included.
🔗 https://alleninstitute.org/events/educator-coding-workshop-2026/
January 30, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Pain-sensing neurons in the intestines play an important role in defending the body from threats.

New study led by the Artis Lab at @weillcornell.bsky.social shows TRPV1+ nociceptors in the gut activate tuft cells, leading to expulsion of parasites.

🔗 https://go.nature.com/4jTvO7k
January 29, 2026 at 5:55 PM
New to using Jupyter notebooks for the Allen Brain Cell Atlas?

Join us on Feb. 11 for a beginner-friendly webinar focusing on installation, set-up, and common questions.

Register for the meeting link and recording: https://alleninstitute-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q0sJzndpRbSZWjrSGblu6A#/
January 28, 2026 at 7:46 PM
You have less than 3 days to apply for the #LakeConference on the Neurobiology of Mental Health in Lake Thun, Switzerland!

📆 May 17-21 in Thun, Switzerland
🏔️ All career stages welcomed
⏳ Apply by January 31

Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/4pCHrAH

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January 28, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Our own Bosiljka Tasic will be presenting at @ucicncm.bsky.social's 2026 Summer Conference on Neural Circuits in Health and Disease.

🧠📈 Learn more and register: https://cncm.medschool.uci.edu/2026-cncm-conference/
January 27, 2026 at 8:09 PM
We are engaging the next generation of scientific pioneers.

These future researchers will carry our foundational discoveries from the lab to communities where they will have real-world impact.
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Science touches every life.

This core message, that science matters, drives our public engagement efforts aimed at building a broad base of support for science
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Progress in bioscience is moving fast.

The resources we are sharing with the scientific community are helping to answer the questions of tomorrow while changing how science is done today.
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Tools and technology fuel discovery.

We developed innovative biological, scientific, and digital tools that empower science for all.
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Where does health end and disease begin? This is the question driving our teams as they probe the mysteries of biology.

The insights that our teams are uncovering, along with the related tools, resources, and datasets are advancing human health research for all.
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Understanding the whole requires understanding its parts.

From brain regions to the gene expression of our immune cells, mapping the complexity of biology is a critical step to understanding health and disease.
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Educators, the deadline to apply for our python workshop is approaching quickly! Apply by February 2 to join us in Seattle for this hands-on workshop.

💻 No prior coding experience needed.
✈️ Travel, meals, & stipend included.
🔗 https://alleninstitute.org/events/educator-coding-workshop-2026/
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Our #CellLineOfTheWeek is EZH2 - illuminating a protein involved in gene expression! 🧬🧫

Our cell lines & plasmids – fluorescently-tagged to illuminate structures – are available to accelerate #OpenScience discovery.

📦 Distributed by @coriellinstitute.bsky.social and @addgene.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Pain-sensing neurons in the intestines play an important role in defending the body from threats.

New study led by the Artis Lab at @weillcornell.bsky.social shows TRPV1+ nociceptors in the gut activate tuft cells, leading to expulsion of parasites.

🔗 https://go.nature.com/4jTvO7k
January 21, 2026 at 5:50 PM