Open Research Ideas from Allen Institute for Cell Science

Datasets, open questions, and observations from AICS scientists — free to explore and build on

What is this site?

This site adds context to AICS open-source datasets and tools by surfacing the open scientific questions they were built to answer. It's also a place to find observations, half-formed ideas, and early-stage code that could be valuable to someone with the time and knowledge to follow up.

Who this is for

  • External researchers looking to use AICS data in novel ways
  • Students and postdocs seeking a project or collaboration
  • Anyone curious about the open questions driving cell biology at scale

What you'll find here

New Idea or Question

An unexamined research question that could be investigated using one of our datasets — minimal preliminary work done, high potential for discovery.

Software Project

Apply one of our software tools to your own data, or convert a one time use script to a ready-to-use software module.

Observation

Something we've seen in our data that could be an interesting jumping-off point for a project, or corroborating evidence for work in another model system.

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