arXiv Machine Learning

HierarchicalDAEW: Domain-Aware Edge-Weighted Graph Convolution with Evidential Uncertainty for Multi-Section Spatial Gene Expression Prediction from H&E Histology

arXiv:2607. 20896v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Spatial transcriptomics assays remain costly and technically demanding, restricting transcriptome-wide profiling to specialist settings and preventing routine clinical deployment.

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 Machine Learning
Sep 25

SpaFactor: Lightweight Spatial Context-Aware Gene Program Modeling for Histology-to-Transcriptomics Inference

SpaFactor is a lightweight framework that predicts spatial gene expression from hematoxylin and eosin images by fusing central spot visuals with multiscale neighborhood context. It uses a residual MLP to map tissue microenvironment to low‑dimensional latent gene programs, which are decoded into coordinated multi‑gene predictions. Across five public cohorts, SpaFactor outperforms existing methods, especially for spatially variable genes, and better recovers biologically organized spatial patterns.

By Shiting Ruan, Xitong Ling, Qiming He, Ziyou Yan, Huaitian Yuan, Tian Guan, Ying Xiao, Xu Guan, Yonghong He
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 AI
Jun 11

Atlas H&E-TME: Scalable AI-Based Tissue Profiling at Expert Pathologist-Level Accuracy

arXiv:2606. 12346v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining is the cornerstone of histopathology, yet scalable, quantitative analysis of H&E whole-slide images (WSIs) remains a central challenge in computational pathology.

By Kai Standvoss, Miriam H\"agele, Rosemarie Krupar, Julika Ribbat-Idel, Jennifer Altsch\"uler, Gerrit Erdmann, Hans Pinckaers, Evelyn Ramberger, Madleen Drinkwitz, \'Ad\'am N\'arai, Alexander M\"ollers, Katja Lingelbach, Sebastian Kons, Lukas H\"onig, Recepcan Adig\"uzel, Joana Bai\~ao, Alberto Megina Gonzalo, Marius Teodorescu, Marie-Lisa Eich, Paolo Chetta, Shakil Merchant, Verena Aumiller, Simon Schallenberg, Andrew Norgan, Klaus-Robert M\"uller, Lukas Ruff, Maximilian Alber, Frederick Klauschen
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 28

INSIGHT: Spatially resolved survival modelling from routine histology crosslinked with molecular profiling reveals prognostic epithelial-immune axes in stage II/III colorectal cancer

arXiv:2512. 22262v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Routine histology contains rich prognostic information in stage II/III colorectal cancer, much of which is embedded in complex spatial tissue organisation.

By Piotr Keller, Mark Eastwood, Zedong Hu, Aim\'ee Selten, Ruqayya Awan, Gertjan Rasschaert, Sara Verbandt, Vlad Popovici, Hubert Piessevaux, Hayley T Morris, Petros Tsantoulis, Thomas Alexander McKee, Andr\'e D'Hoore, C\'edric Schraepen, Xavier Sagaert, Gert De Hertogh, Sabine Tejpar, Fayyaz Minhas
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 22

Correlation-Guided Flow Matching with Annealed Masking for Spatial Transcriptomics Generation

CorrFlow is a new generative framework for predicting spatial transcriptomics from histology images. It explicitly models gene-gene interactions using an annealed masked flow matching strategy and a gene graph‑regularized optimization that incorporates prior knowledge from STRING and data‑driven co‑expression from WGCNA. Across 12 datasets, CorrFlow outperforms existing methods in average PCC and HPCC, producing more biologically coherent ST predictions.

By Yupei Zhang, Hao Chen, Li Pan, Chao Li, Xiaohan Xing