Allen Institute for Cell Science

Research institute based in Seattle, WA, USA

Allen Institute for Cell Science
Founded	2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Founder	Paul Allen
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington , USA
Key people	Executive Director Alan "Rick" Horwitz
Website	alleninstitutecellscience.org

The Allen Institute for Cell Science is a research institute established by Paul Allen in Seattle, Washington on 8 December 2014.^[1] The institute is modelled in large part on the Allen Institute for Brain Science and received the same initial financial commitment from Allen—US$100,000,000 over five years.^[1]^[2] The two Institutes also share the same building.^[2]

The focus of the institute will be "How does information encoded in our genes become living cells, and what goes wrong when a disease affects those cells?"^[3] All data generated and research tools developed by the institute will be made publicly available online.^[3]

The inaugural executive director for the institute is Rick Horwitz, formerly of the University of Virginia.^[1]

Among those serving on the institute's science advisory board is Joan Brugge, chairwoman of the Department of Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Callaway, Ewen (11 December 2014). "Microsoft billionaire takes on cell biology". Nature. 516 (7530): 157. Bibcode:2014Natur.516..157C. doi:10.1038/516157a. PMID 25503215.
^ ^a ^b ^c Doughton, Sandi (8 December 2014). "Allen gives $100 million for new Seattle institute to unravel cells". The Seattle Times.
^ ^a ^b Zak, Annie (December 8, 2014). "Paul Allen donates $100 million to create cell science institute in Seattle". American City Business Journals.