community engagement news & press news press resources events & training careers job search allen cell explorer allen institute brain science cell science frontiers group the cell is the fundamental unit of life . we use diverse technologies and approaches at a large scale in order to study complex cells as integrated systems and propel biomedical research forward . learn more cell science news news news from the allen institute for cell science september 2016 september 29 2016 highlights include a video with impressions from our advisors new data highlights and information about how to meet scientists from the allen institute at the upcoming ascb annual meeting . read more in the news interdisciplinary team sciencein cell biology trends in cell biology september 14 2016 the cell is complex . with its multitude of components spatial temporal character and gene expression diversity it is challenging to comprehend the cell as an integrated system and to develop models that predict its behaviors . rick horwitz suggests an approach to address this issue involving system level data analysis large scale team science and philanthropy . read more news impressions allen institute for cell science august 23 2016 excitement is building in the cell biology community for the work happening at the allen institute for cell science . in this video hear impressions from some of our scientific advisory board members . read more news the power of gene editing june 29 2016 the first images coming back from our assays of edited diploid human induced pluripotent stem cells show just how powerful endogenous gene tagging techniques can be to illuminate precise structures in highly complex cells . read more send us a message fill out form call general 206 548 7000 press 206 548 8412 press page connect get our newsletter sign up copyright 2016 allen institute . all rights reserved . terms of use privacy policy citation policy financial conflict of interest employee page