arXiv AI

PaSTel: Anchoring Histology in Spatial Transcriptomics via Multi-Scale Hierarchical Bio-Prior Contrastive Pretraining

arXiv:2608. 14924v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Spatial transcriptomics (ST) links tissue morphology with molecular programs, motivating multimodal pretraining methods that align histology images with gene expression.

arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 3

Spatial Transcriptomics-Guided Alignment Enhances Molecular Profiling in Pathology Foundation Model

arXiv:2606. 03644v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Comprehensive molecular profiling is essential for modern precision oncology but remains hindered by prohibitive costs, specimen exhaustion, and protracted turnaround times.

By Fengtao Zhou, Yingxue Xu, Zhengyu Zhang, Yihui Wang, Zhengrui Guo, Ling Liang, Jiabo Ma, Cheng Jin, Ziyi Liu, Huajun Zhou, Hongyi Wang, Du Cai, Chenglong Zhao, Xi Wang, Can Yang, Yu Wang, Wenbin Li, Feng Gao, Zhe Wang, Zhenhui Li, Xiuming Zhang, Li Liang, Hao Chen
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 5

HEIST: A Graph Foundation Model for Spatial Transcriptomics and Proteomics Data

arXiv:2506. 11152v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Single-cell transcriptomics and proteomics have become a great source for data-driven insights into biology, enabling the use of advanced deep learning methods to understand cellular heterogeneity and gene expression at the single-cell level.

By Hiren Madhu, Jo\~ao Felipe Rocha, Tinglin Huang, Siddharth Viswanath, Smita Krishnaswamy, Rex Ying
arXiv AI
Jun 2

CodeCytos: AI-assisted spatial molecular imaging analysis via code-augmented agent action space

arXiv:2606. 00472v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Conventional tissue image analysis software provides foundational capabilities for cellular analysis, including segmentation, basic morphological feature extraction, and spatial organization analysis.

By Hung Q. Vo, Huy Q. Vo, Son T. Ly, Zhihao Wan, Anh-Vu Nguyen, Hong Zhao, Jianting Sheng, Stephen T. C. Wong, Hien V. Nguyen