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      4. └ Z-stack viewer
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Image analysis & visualization​

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AGAVE
Powerful volume viewer with path-trace rendering to display multi-channel TIFF and OME-Zarr images
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▉ analysis    ▉ visualization​​
Allen Cell & Structure Segmenter
napari plugin & open-source Python-based toolkit for 3D image segmentation
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▉ analysis    ​▉ visualization
Timelapse Feature Explorer (TFE)  
Online tool to interactively visualize & analyze segmented time-series microscopy data
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▉ visualization
Vol-E
Online volume viewer to visualize your own volumetric data including OME-Zarr format
Cell Feature Explorer
▉ visualization    ▉ education​​
Cell Feature Explorer
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Online tool composed of a scatterplot & 3D viewer to visualize segmented and processed hiPSC images from our open datasets
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▉ visualization    ▉ education​​​
Simularium
Online analysis tool to visualize, share and interrogate biological simulations​
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▉ visualization    ▉ education​​​
Integrated Mitotic Stem Cell (IMSC)
Online educational tool that uses real-world data to provide a holistic view of human cell division
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▉ visualization    ▉ education​​​
Visual Guide to
​Human Cell

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Online educational tool to interact with 3D cell models and learn about individual cell structures and functions 

Data support

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▉python    ▉ data support​
BioIO
Image reading, metadata conversion, and image writing for microscopy images in pure Python
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▉ data management​
BioFile Finder (BFF)
Online tool to curate, interrogate, and share datasets through rich metadata exploration & image viewing
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▉ data download​
Data Download
Open-access datasets for download

Code

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▉ machine learning​
CytoDL
Framework to unify and simplify deep learning approaches for analyzing biological data
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▉python    ▉ analysis
Cell Variance Analysis
Processing of FOVs and cells for the Cell Variance Analysis
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▉ analysis
Other Codebases
Open-access code developed at the institute

Cell lines

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▉cell lines​
Allen Cell Catalog
Quality control database of gene-edited hiPS cell lines​
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▉cell lines
Disease Cell Collection
Quality control database of gene-edited cell lines that carry mutations in genes known to cause disease
Addgene webpage
▉cell lines
Lab Plasmids
Deposited plasmids at Addgene for distribution to the research community
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▉cell lines
Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
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Cell culture, differentiation, and microscopy protocols for gene-edited hiPSCs
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Genomics
Open-access genomics and transcriptomics data of parental and gene-edited hiPS cell lines

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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 Catalog quickview
      4. 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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