Tools & Technologies
Spatial Omics
13-14 June 2024, Ghent, Belgium
Spatial Omics
Spatial Omics
A VIB Tools and Technologies conference
Keep me postedAdd to calendarSpatial omics technologies are an emerging discipline in scientific research that has been steadily gaining importance over the past few years.
Spatial technologies allow researchers to accurately map out the role of each cell in an organ. In this way, it becomes possible to identify specific biological scenarios to anticipate future developments in, for instance, the environment of cells. This, in turn, can help researchers predict disease outcomes or whether certain cancer cells will be susceptible to a proposed treatment like immune therapy.
This conference will bring together experts from academia and industry who will present their most recent discoveries during the following sessions.
- Spatial transcriptomics
- Spatial proteomics
- Spatial metabolomics
- Multi-omics
- Computational & data analysis integration
- Emerging technologies
Travel grants
We offer 4 travel grants to international junior scientists, which will reimburse travel costs up to 400 Euros. The deadline to participate was 21 March 2024.
Host City: Ghent
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Campaign image "Spatial transcriptomics in the liver" by Bavo Vanneste, VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, BE.
Hackathon on spatial omics tools and methods
Prior to the conference the lab of Yvan Saeys will organize a three-day hackathon taking place from 10 till 12 June 2024. If interested to join then apply for a seat before 8 March using the application form.
Video's on demand:
Recordings are available upon speakers agreement. To see the recordings of the conference you need to be logged in with the email address you're registered with (right top corner).
Confirmed speakers
Program
Day 1 - Thursday, 13 June, 2024
The program below is scheduled in CET.
08:15
08:50
Registration & welcome coffee
08:50
09:00
Welcome words
by Evelien Van Hamme
09:00
12:45
Plenary session 1: Multi-Omics (1)
Concert hall
Chair: Evelien Van Hamme
09:00
09:35
Spatial Multi-Omics Sequencing for Mapping Human Tissue Biology, Aging, and Diseases
Rong Fan
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, US
Academic speaker
09:35
10:00
Highly-multiplexed, multiomic tissue mapping with single-cell resolution
George Emanuel
Cofounder & Director of Technology and Partnerships, Vizgen, US
Company speaker
10:00
10:35
A spatiotemporal malignant cell trajectory underlies glioblastoma heterogeneity
Omer Bayraktar
Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK
Academic speaker
10:35
11:10
Coffee break
11:10
11:35
High resolution mapping of the tumor microenvironment using integrated single-cell, spatial and in situ analysis
Koen De Gelas
Sr. Science & Technology Advisor, 10x Genomics, BE
Company speaker
11:35
12:10
The spatial architecture of diseases from a multiomics perspective
Joakim Lundeberg
SciLifeLab, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE
Academic speaker
12:10
12:15
Pitch 1: Employing multiomics immune profiling to unveil the landscape of a novel orthotopic murine NSCLC model: towards a more patient-relevant model
Lize Allonsius
VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, BE; Brussels Center for Immunology, VUB, BE
Poster pitch
12:15
12:20
Pitch 2: Benchmarking the Efficacy and Scalability of Computational Methods for the Identification of Spatially Variable Genes
Zhijian Li
Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard, US; Massachusetts General Hospital, US; Harvard Medical School, US
Poster pitch
12:20
12:25
Pitch 3: Sopa: a technology-invariant pipeline for analyses of image-based spatial-omics
Quentin Blampey
Institut Gustave Roussy, FR; MICS Laboratory, CentraleSupélec, FR
Poster pitch
12:25
12:30
Pitch 4: Clearance of lipids from necrotic debris following acute liver injury
Sara Schuermans
Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, BE
Poster pitch
12:30
12:35
Pitch 5: Integration of Spatial Transcriptomics and Mass Spectrometry Imaging using the Multi-omics Imaging Integration Tool
Maximilian Wess
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO
Poster pitch
12:35
12:40
Pitch 6: Visualization and integration of spatially resolved multi-omics data via geometric optimal transport
Jian Wu
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE; Science for Life Laboratory, SE
Poster pitch
12:40
12:45
The dawn of spatial interactomics: in situ proximity ligation as a method for functional understanding of proteins
Doroteya Raykova
Navinci, SE
Sponsored talk
12:45
13:30
Lunch
13:00
13:45
13:00
13:45
The dawn of spatial interactomics: in situ proximity ligation as a method for functional understanding of proteins
Doroteya Raykova
Navinci, SE
Company speaker
13:30
14:15
Poster session 1
Odd numbers
14:15
16:20
Parallel session 1: Multi-Omics (2)
Concert hall
Chair: Sarah-Maria Fendt
14:15
14:50
Profiling the functional heterogeneity of hepatic macrophages in time and space
Charlotte Scott
VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, BE
Academic speaker
14:50
15:15
Spatial Biology at Scale, From Discovery to Spatial Signatures
Amélie Viratham
Akoya Biosciences, US
Company speaker
15:15
15:50
Vibrational rainbow (Vibrainbow): Being colorful makes a difference
Wei Min
Columbia University, US
Academic speaker
15:50
16:15
True spatial multiomics: when RNA meets protein on the same section
Marco Cassano
Lunaphore Technologie, CH
Company speaker
16:15
16:20
Differentiated Quantitative Performance in Spatial Biology
Oliver Braubach
Canopy Biosciences, US
Sponsored talk
14:15
16:20
Parallel session 2: Computational & data analysis or integration
Kraakhuis
Chair: Isabelle Scheyltjens
14:15
14:50
AI-based spatial multi-omics data fusion
Alejandro Sifrim
KU Leuven, BE
Academic speaker
14:50
15:15
Parhelia Bio’s mission to fulfill the promise of spatial biology through scalable automation
Nikolay Samusik
CEO Parhelia Biosciences, US
Company speaker
15:15
15:50
Decoding cell fates through single-cell genomics, imaging, and machine learning
Jian Shu
Harvard Medical School, US
Academic speaker
15:50
16:15
Cross-platform spatial multi-omics data integration
Marc Claesen
CTO Aspect Analytics, BE
Company speaker
16:15
16:20
Analyzing 10x Visium Spatial data with QIAGEN CLC Genomics Workbench and IPA
Leif Schauser
QIAGEN Aarhus, DE
Sponsored talk
16:20
16:55
Coffee break
16:55
18:05
Plenary session 2: Keynotes
Concert hall
Chair: Theodore Alexandrov
16:55
17:30
Studying tumor architecture by spatial metabolomics and transcriptomics
Itai Yanai
NYU, Grossman School of Medicine, US
Academic speaker
17:30
18:05
Optimizing experimental design and data processing for targeted spatial experiments
Malte Luecken
Helmholtz Munich, DE
Academic speaker
18:05
19:05
Reception
Foyer De Bijloke
19:05
22:00
Social activity + Conference dinner
Separate ticket.
- Guided boat tour: 19h05 - 19h45
- Dinner: 19h45
Day 2 - Friday, 14 June, 2024
The program below is scheduled in CET.
08:30
09:00
Welcome coffee
09:00
12:45
Plenary session 3: Spatial Proteomics
Concert hall
Chair: Kris Gevaert
09:00
09:35
Mass Spectrometry Imaging: Spatial omics on a single cell level with high potential for clinical diagnostics
Eva Cuypers
Maastricht University, NL
Academic speaker
09:35
10:00
Background-free Immunofluorescence with the MACSima Imaging System
Ali Kinkhabwala
Miltenyi Biotec, DE
Company speaker
10:00
10:35
MS-based spatial omics forwards patient bedside at the operating room
Isabelle Fournier
PRISM Inserm U1192 University of Lille, FR
Academic speaker
10:35
10:40
High-plex whole slide spatial biology assays for clinical translational research powered by the Hyperion Xti
Roberto Spada
Standard Biotools, FR
Sponsored talk
10:40
11:10
Coffee break
11:10
11:35
Microscopic Scooping for Subcellular Spatial Proteomics Discovery
Jung-Chi Liao
Syncell, TW
Company speaker
11:35
12:10
A DNA toolbox for spatial biology from imaging to sequencing
Sinem Saka
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), DE
Academic speaker
12:10
12:15
Pitch 1: LIANA+: an all-in-one cell-cell communication framework
Daniel Dimitrov
Heidelberg University, Faculty of Medicine, and Heidelberg University Hospital, Institute for Computational Biomedicine, DE
Poster pitch
12:15
12:20
Pitch 2: Enhanced Sensitivity of Spatially Resolved Stable Isotope Labeled Metabolite Imaging to map metabolic activity in Mouse Organs and Tumor Tissue
Siva Swapna Kasarla
Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften—ISAS—e.V. , DE
Poster pitch
12:20
12:25
Pitch 3: Single cell spatial and multi-omics data reveal the structure of tumorigenesis in medulloblastoma brain tumors
Konstantin Okonechnikov
Hopp Children’s Cancer Center (KiTZ), DE; German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), DE
Poster pitch
12:25
12:30
Pitch 4: Revealing spatial expression patterns within cells with SPArrOW, a workflow for subcellular resolution spatial transcriptomics assays
Lotte Pollaris
VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, BE; Ghent University, BE
Poster pitch
12:30
12:35
Pitch 5: The spatial landscape of bladder cancer predicts treatment response
Mustafa Sibai
Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), ES; Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), ES
Poster pitch
12:35
12:40
Pitch 6: Mapping the complex spatial immune landscape of the brain borders
Mónica Vara-Pérez
(BSIL) & (BCIM), VUB, BE & VIB Center for Inflammation Research, BE
Poster pitch
12:40
12:45
A comprehensive overview of the Stereo-Seq technologies with the T7
Nassim Homayun
MGI, BE
Sponsored talk
12:45
13:30
Lunch
13:00
13:45
13:00
13:45
Stereoseq: Explore Spatial Biology as Never Before! Learn How Stereoseq Empowers Melanoma Research
Jean-Christophe Marine
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, BE
Company speaker
13:30
14:15
Poster session 2
Even numbers
14:15
16:20
Parallel session 3: Metabolomics
Kraakhuis
Chair: Johan Swinnen
14:15
14:50
Spatial assessment of metabolism
Shawn Davidson
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, US
Academic speaker
14:50
15:15
Redefining spatial biology with MALDI Imaging
Björn Wendik
Business Development Manager, Bruker Daltonics, US
Company speaker
15:15
15:50
Exploring metabolic heterogeneity in tumours by mass spectrometry imaging
Josephine Bunch
National Physical Laboratory, UK
Academic speaker
15:50
16:15
Spatial Multiomic MALDI-MS Imaging of Untargeted Small Molecules and Targeted Proteins, mRNA, and Glycans in Tissues and Single Cells using Mass-Tagged Probes
Mark Lim
Executive Vice President and CSO, Ambergen, US
Company speaker
16:15
16:20
Spatial Biomarker Customer Case Studies
Mickael Meyrand
RareCyte, US
Sponsored talk
14:15
16:20
Parallel session 4: Emerging Technologies
Concert hall
Chair: Martin Guilliams
14:15
14:50
Extracellular regulators of cancer immunotherapy resistance
Brian Brown
Icahn School of Medicine, US
Academic speaker
14:50
15:15
cellenONE for single cell and spatial proteomics
David Hartlmayr
Cellion, FR
Company speaker
15:15
15:50
single-cell and spatial transcriptomics-based cancer drug and progression prediction
Lana Garmire
University of Michigan, US
Academic speaker
15:50
16:15
Integrated Multiomic and Genomic Profiling for Precision Biology on the AVITI24 platform
Shawn Levy
Chief Scientific Officer, Element Biosciences, US
Company speaker
16:15
16:50
Coffee break
16:50
18:00
Plenary session 4: Keynotes
Concert hall
Chair: Theodore Alexandrov
16:50
17:25
Multimodal Platform for Neuro-Oncology Drug Development
Nathalie Agar
Harvard Medical School, US
Academic speaker
17:25
18:00
Single cell type resolved spatial proteomics in health and disease.
Matthias Mann
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, DE; University of Copenhagen, DK
Academic speaker
18:00
18:10
Closing words & poster prize
Concert hall
by Wai Long Tam
Organizing committee
Sarah-Maria Fendt
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, BE
Martin Guilliams
VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, BE
Kris Gevaert
VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, BE
Theodore Alexandrov
EMBL, DE
Evelien Van Hamme
VIB Technologies, BE
Isabelle Scheyltjens
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, BE
Johan Swinnen
KU Leuven, BE
Wai Long Tam
VIB Technologies, BE
Evy Vierstraete
VIB Training & Conferences, BE
Abstracts
Poster information
The format for your poster should be: A0 (841 x 1189 mm / 33.1 x 46.8 in), portrait orientation. All accepted poster submissions will have a chance to win the Molecular Systems Biology Poster Prize!
- Poster session 1 (13 June): Odd number
- Poster session 2 (14 June): Even numbers
If you're not registered before 16 May 2024, your abstract will be excluded from the abstract list and you will not have the chance to present your work at the conference.
The full list of abstracts will be available on 03-06-2024 until 13-09-2024
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
Attendees
The full list of attendees will be available on 03-06-2024 until 13-09-2024
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
This list will only be available for registered attendees of the event.
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