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We’re redesigning this site to reflect our shift from single-cell tools and datasets to CellScapes: a unified effort to understand and build multicellular systems.​ 

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A human induced pluripotent stem cell model for the holistic study of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions
​This study presents an human induced pluripotent stem-cell-based culture model for studying cell state transitions during epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition.

A new publication in Nature Methods
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Search, organize, aggregate and share image data with BioFile Finder (BFF)
BioFileFinder is a free, easy-to-use, open-source application that transforms a simple spreadsheet of image metadata describing what is interesting or important about each image file into an interactive, searchable, and browsable dataset.

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For 10 years, the cell science accelerator at Allen Institute has been a leader in accelerating advancements in cell biology. By creating groundbreaking tools, resources, and open-access datasets & models, the Institute has empowered researchers and educators to explore and understand cells in new ways.

​Through its large-scale, interdisciplinary efforts, it has enabled the scientific community to tackle complex biological questions and make discoveries that wouldn’t be possible otherwise.
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  • About
      Institute
      1. Our science: CellScapes
      2. Past foundational projects
      3. News feed
      4. About us
      5. Careers
  • Allen Cell Collection
      Order cells & plasmids
      1. Cell Catalog
      2. Disease Collection Cell Catalog
      3. Cell video shorts
      Lab methods
      1. Video protocols
      2. Written protocols
      3. Our methodology
      4. Support forum
      About our hiPS cells
      1. hiPS Cell Structure Overview
      2. Visual Guide to Human Cells
      3. Cell structure observations
      4. Why endogenous tagging?
      5. Differentiation into cardiomyocytes
      6. Genomics
      7. Download cell data: images, genomics, features
  • Data & Digital Tools
      General
      1. Tools and resources overview
      2. Download cell data: images, genomics, features
      3. Code repositories & software
      Desktop tools
      1. Allen Cell & Structure Segmenter
      2. AGAVE 3D pathtrace image viewer
      Web tools
      1. BioFile Finder
      2. Cell Feature Explorer
      3. Integrated Mitotic Stem Cell
      4. └ Z-stack viewer
      5. └ 3D viewer
      Web tools (con't)
      1. Simularium viewer
      2. Timelapse Feature Explorer
      3. Visual Guide to Human Cells
      4. Vol-E (Web Volume Viewer)
      5. 3D Cell Viewer
  • Analysis & Modeling
      Allen Integrated Cell models
      1. Visual Guide to Human Cells
      2. Integrated Mitotic Stem Cell
      3. └ Z-stack viewer
      4. └ 3D viewer
      5. Allen Integrated Cell
      6. └ 3D Probabilistic Modeling
      7. └ Label-free Determination
      4D biology models
      1. Simularium viewer
      Methodologies
      1. Drug perturbation pilot study
      2. hiPS cells during mitosis
      3. Differentiation into cardiomyocytes
  • Publications
      Articles
      1. Publications
      2. Preprints
      Presentations
      1. Talks & posters
  • Education
      Educational resources
      1. All resources
      2. Teaching materials
      Online tools popular with teachers
      1. Visual Guide to Human Cells
      2. Integrated Mitotic Stem Cell
      3. 3D Cell Feature Explorer
      4. 3D Cell Viewer
      5. hiPS cell structure overview
  • Support
      Questions
      1. FAQs
      2. Forum
      Tutorials for digital tools
      1. Video tutorials
      2. Visual Guide tutorial
      3. AGAVE documentation
      Lab methods
      1. Video protocols
      2. Written protocols
      3. Our methodology
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