The Allen Institute has opened its doors to our new headquarters in Seattle's South Lake Union. 

Home to the Allen Institute for Brain Science and the Allen Institute for Cell Science, the space reflects our unique approach to big, team and open science.

Looking back on 2015

It has been a busy year at the Allen Institute for Brain Science. Read about some of our most notable accomplishments of the past year.

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Showcase 2015

We held our second annual Showcase sympoisum in our brand new building. The program featured two days of presentations from our team members and newly appointed Next Generation Leaders, as well as lightning talks and two new Virtual Tours.

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Decoding the patterns that make our brains human

Allen Institute researchers use our unique data sets to ask, what makes our brains human?

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Treasure hunting for rare cells in the developing human brain

Allen Institute researchers develop a new technique to conduct a search for rare cell types in the brain.

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