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Thank you for your interest in the open data, tools, and other free resources produced by the Allen Institute. To use our resources in your noncommercial research or for noncommercial purposes, you must cite them in accordance with our citation policy, which is available at alleninstitute.org/legal/citation-policy.  

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Cell images 
Dataset accessed through 3D Cell Viewer: the cell science accelerator at ​Allen Institute (2018). hiPSC Single-cell Image Dataset [dataset]. Available from allencell.org/3d-cell-viewer.
Datasets accessed through Cell Feature Explorer: the cell science accelerator at ​Allen Institute (year indicated on dataset). Name of dataset [dataset]. Available from cfe.allencell.org.
Dataset accessed through QUILT or bulk data download: the cell science accelerator at ​Allen Institute (2021). hiPSC Single-cell Image Dataset [dataset]. Available from allencell.org/data-downloading.

Drug perturbation pilot data 
Dataset: the cell science accelerator at ​Allen Institute (2018). Drug perturbation pilot study [dataset]. Available from allencell.org/drug-perturbation-pilot.

Allen Integrated Cell – 3D Probabilistic Modeling and Label Free Determination 
Code: the cell science accelerator at ​Allen Institute (2018). Allen Integrated Cell [software package]. Available from allencell.org/allen-integrated-cell. 
Primary publication – label free: Ounkomol, C., Seshamani, S., Maleckar, M.M. et al. (2018). Label-free prediction of three-dimensional fluorescence images from transmitted-light microscopy. Nature Methods 15, 917–920. doi.org/10.1038/s41592-018-0111-2.

Allen Cell and Structure Segmenter 
Code: the cell science accelerator at ​Allen Institute (2019). Allen Cell and Structure Segmenter [software package]. Available from allencell.org/segmenter.

AGAVE cell visualization tool 
Code: the cell science accelerator at ​Allen Institute (2020). AGAVE 3D pathtrace image viewer [software package]. Available from allencell.org/pathtrace-rendering. 

AICSImageIO 
The cell science accelerator at ​Allen Institute (2021). AICSImageIO [software package]. Available from https://github.com/AllenCellModeling/aicsimageio.

FISH morphology code 
The cell science accelerator at ​Allen Institute (2021). FISH Morphology Code [software package]. Available from https://github.com/AllenCellModeling/fish_morphology_code.
Primary publication: Gerbin, K.A. (2021). Cell states beyond transcriptomics: Integrating structural organization and gene expression in hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes. Cell Systems, 12(6), 670-687.E10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cels.2021.05.001.

Simularium 
The cell science accelerator at ​Allen Institute (2021). Simularium Viewer: biological simulator and 3D visualization [software package]. Available from https://simularium.allencell.org.

Lab resources 

Cell lines 
In text: [Name and number of cell line] developed at the cell science accelerator at ​Allen Institute (allencell.org/cell-catalog) and available through Coriell. 
Primary publication: Roberts, B. et al. (2017). Systematic gene tagging using CRISPR/Cas9 in human stem cells to illuminate cell organization. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 28(21). https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e17-03-0209.

Plasmids 
In text: [Name and number of plasmid] developed at the cell science accelerator at ​Allen Institute (allencell.org/cell-catalog) and available through AddGene. 
In acknowledgements: Acknowledge the cell science accelerator at ​Allen Institute for developing plasmid(s) used in the work. 

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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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