Support
The Allen Institute aims to have our open science tools be as usable by the scientific community as possible. This page includes tutorials, documentation, and ways to get in touch.
Tutorials & How-Tos
Walk throughs for how to use our resources and apply them in your work
Documentation
Detailed references for how data were generated and how the tools can be used
Cell Types Support
A catalog of Allen Institute's resources to help better understand cell types
Citing Our Resources
Guidance on how to cite our resources when you use them in your work
Educator Resources
Support for teaching students with the Allen Brain Map
Accelerators at Allen Institute
One Institution
Many Endeavors
Many Endeavors
The mission of the Allen Institute is to understand the principles that govern life, and to advance health. Our creative and multi-dimensional teams focus on answering some of the biggest questions in bioscience.Learn more on alleninstitute.org.
brain science
Mapping every cell, connection, and circuit in the brain—openly shared with the world.
cell science
Decoding how cells become tissues, then programming that knowledge into powerful new research tools.
neural dynamics
Revealing the brain's hidden algorithms that transform neural activity into real-world behavior.
immunology
Creating the deepest open reference for the healthy human immune system ever built.
synethetic biology
Engineering cells to record their own histories, transforming how we understand disease over time.
ai biodesign
Advancing evolution to explore biology’s full design space and advance human health
brain health
Accelerating human brain research and new therapeutic strategies for neurological conditions