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Benjamin A.C. Facer

Allen Institute for Brain Science

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1

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Ed S. LeiniD· 2 shared Joshua J. Royall· 2 shared Lydia NgiD· 2 shared Phil LesnariD· 2 shared Song‐Lin DingiD· 2 shared Aaron SzaferiD· 1 shared Akiko UematsuiD· 1 shared Allan R. JonesiD· 1 shared

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Iterative co-creation of harmonized human and non-human primate cellular and structural ontologies and 3D common coordinate frameworks for the basal ganglia

Song‐Lin Ding, Ashwin A. Bhandiwad, Burke Q. Rosen, Stephanie C. Seeman, Brian Long, Nelson Johansen, Ugur Bayindir, Benjamin A.C. Facer, Yuanyuan Fu, Yoel Halimi, Yujie Hou, Dingzi Hu, Mike Huang, Takuro Ikeda, Phil Lesnar, , Ed S. Lein

The paper describes the iterative creation of harmonized ontologies and 3D frameworks for the basal ganglia across human and non-human primates to enable cross-species comparisons of cellular and molecular data.

bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Cellular resolution anatomical and molecular atlases for prenatal human brains

Song‐Lin Ding, Joshua J. Royall, Phil Lesnar, Benjamin A.C. Facer, Kimberly A. Smith, Yina Wei, Kristina Brouner, Rachel A. Dalley, Nick Dee, Tim A. Dolbeare, Amanda Ebbert, Ian A. Glass, Katie Glattfelter, Nika H. Keller, Felix Lee, , Ed S. Lein

This study creates two high-resolution anatomical atlases of prenatal human brains at PCW 15 and 21, annotated with gene expression and cytoarchitecture to identify developmental features.

The Journal of Comparative Neurology · Sep 15, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience