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Allen Institute for Brain Science
The Allen Institute for Brain Science is a Seattle-based nonprofit medical research organization that was launched in 2003 with a $100 million seed donation from philanthropist, founder and former Microsoft executive Paul Allen.
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Overview
The Allen Institute for Brain Science is an independent, nonprofit medical research organization dedicated to accelerating the understanding of how the human brain works. The Allen Institute generates innovative public resources used by researchers and organizations around the globe and drives technological and analytical advances that create new knowledge and provide new ways to address questions about the brain in health and disease. The Allen Institute's work and efforts are intended to fuel innovation and discovery for the scientific community worldwide.
Online Public Resources
The Allen Institute for Brain Science provides researchers and educators with a variety of unique online public resources for exploring the nervous system.[1] Integrating extensive gene expression data and neuroanatomy, complete with sophisticated data search and viewing tools, these resources are all openly accessible via the Allen Brain Atlas data portal and include:
- Allen Mouse Brain Atlas
- Allen Spinal Cord Atlas
- Allen Developing Mouse Brain Atlas
- Allen Human Brain Atlas
- and a several others.
Spinal cord map
The Allen Institute for Brain Science, on July 16, 2008, launched the online "Allen Spinal Cord Atlas" (backed by a diverse consortium of funders including the ALS Association, PVA Research Foundation, Wyeth Research, PEMCO Insurance, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, International Spinal Research Trust, philanthropist and Allen Institute founder Paul Allen, as well as other anonymous donors [2]). Allan Jones, Ph.D., now chief executive officer of the Allen Institute, said: "The Allen Spinal Cord Atlas offers profound potential for researchers to unlock the mysteries of the spinal cord and how it is altered during disease or injury."
The spinal cord atlas is an interactive, genome-wide map showing where each gene is expressed, or "turned on", throughout the mouse spinal cord. It is set up like the Allen Institute's earlier atlas of the adult mouse brain.[1] The map could help reveal new treatments for human neurological disorders. The map points researchers toward places where genes are active [2][3][4]
Funding
The Allen Institute for Brain Science was launched in 2003 with generous seed funding from founder and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and is supported by a diversity of public and private funds.
In 2012 the institute received an additional donation on $300 million from Paul Allen.[5]
External links
- Official website
- Allen Brain Atlas data portal
- PBS NewsHour, Gene Map of Brain Offers Hope for Alzheimer's, Autism
- Wired feature
References
- ^ alleninstitute.org, Public Resources overview
- ^ Donor Acknowledgments for Allen Spinal Cord Atlas
- ^ msnbc.msn.com, Gene map charts spinal cord mysteries
- ^ sciencenews.org/view, MapQuest for the mouse spinal cord
- ^ "Paul Allen gives $300 million to expand brain research". Reuter. 23. March 2012. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/23/us-health-brainresearch-idUSBRE82M0ET20120323.
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