Main Activities
- Members will share their experiences and results with nascent spatial technologies.
- Cores and vendors will assist early adopters in evaluating technologies and will assist with their initial experimental plan (number of samples, technique sharing, QC checkpoints, sequencing depth, etc).
- The entire group will provide guidance and information on how researchers can apply a spatial technology to achieve a specific research goal.
- Vendors will present technical details about how to get started with their technologies (experimental set-up, sample requirements, reagents, analysis, troubleshooting, etc.)
- The entire group with discuss proposals for funding equipment and resources for spatial biology at the UMN. (e.g., AIAC grant opportunities).
- Outcome: Dialogue and cooperation among the core labs providing tissue and microscopic services, next-generation sequencing, and analysis.
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2023-2024 Meetings
Wednesday, October 24, 2023 | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Presenter: Simon Melov - Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Title: Spatial Profiling of Human Ovary & Skeletal Muscle
Location: 1-101 Microbiology Research Facility (MRF)
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | 10:00 - 11:15 a.m.
Topic: Technical overview of NanoString CosMx / AtoMx
Presenter: Seth Meyers, District Sales Manager, Nanostring
Location: 1-125 CCRB
2022-2023 Meetings
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Title: Analysis of chemotherapy response in ovarian cancer patients using the GeoMX digital spatial profiler
Presenter: Tim Starr, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health
Hybrid Format: 1-101 Microbiology Research Facility (MRF) and Zoom
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Title: Spatial transcriptomics of human liver to characterize senescence with aging and fibrosis
Presenter: Elizabeth Thompson, Ph.D. - Research Support Manager (Niedernhofer Lab, Institute on the Biology of Aging & Metabolism)
Format: Zoom
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Title: RHAMM-associated immune infiltration in breast cancer tumor microenvironment revealed by GeoMx DSP & MIBI
Presenter: Yuyu He - Researcher (Nelson lab, Lab Med and Pathology)
Format: Zoom
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Topic: Researcher experience using the Nanostring CosMx Spatial Molecular Imager to study spatially resolve transcripts of interest
Presenter: Miranda E. Orr, PhD - Wake Forest University School of Medicine Assistant Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Format: Zoom
Thursday, February 23, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Title: Spatial Biology at Any Scale: A Deep Dive into the Universe of GeoMx and CosMx
Presenter: Jerid Robinson, Ph.D. - Field Application Scientist Manager
Recording
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Title: Spatial Biology at "10x" resolution
Presenter: Leilani Marty-Santos, Ph.D. - Spatial Science Technology Advisor
Recording
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Title: Whole transcriptomics spatial profiling of melanoma using the Nanostring GeoMx digital spatial profiler
Presenter: Alessio Giubellino, M.D. Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Format: Zoom
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Title: Analyzing Nanostring GeoMx Data
Presenters: Christine Henzler, Ph.D. - Co-Director of Research Informatics and Bioinformatics, MSI, and Sarah Munro, Ph.D. - LMP Bioinformatics Team Leader, MSI
Format: Zoom
2021-2022 Meetings
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 | 10 - 11:15 a.m.
Discovering New Insights Using NanoString DSP and Whole Transcriptome Analysis
Recording
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 | 10 - 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Christine Henzler from MSI presenting on data analysis services
Recording
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 10 - 11:15 a.m.
10X Genomics: Breaking spatial barriers with Visium Spatial solutions
Recording
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 | 10 - 11:00 a.m.
The CODEX Solution: Comprehensive Solution for Spatially Resolved, Multiplexed Imaging
Recording
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 | 10 - 11:00 a.m.
Presentations by Dr. Casey Dorr (GeoMX WTA) and Dr. Yuyu He (MIBI)
No recording due to unpublished, preliminary data.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
NanoString CosMx Spatial Molecular Imager
Recording
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Defining high-plex spatialomics: from GeoMx data to discovery
Recording
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
10X Genomics: Breaking spatial barriers with Visium Spatial solutions
Recording