UPenn’s Molecular Pathology and Imaging Core Spatial Biology New Methods Showcase
Join NanoString at the University of Pennsylvania for a day filled with innovations! Guest speakers will present their ground breaking discoveries using both the GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler and the CosMx Spatial Molecular Imager.
AGENDA:
- 11:00 – 11:15am: Intro to NanoString and CosMx SMI Technical Overview (special grant announcement)
- Sayani Bhattacharjee, PhD, Field Application Scientist, NanoString Technologies
- 11:15 – 11:30am: Molecular Pathology Core Lab Presentation
- Kate Bennett, Technical Director, Molecular Pathology and Imaging Core, Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology Division
- 11:30am – 12:15pm: Zonation of gene expression in the human pancreas revealed by spatial transcriptomics with CosMx
- Klaus H. Kaestner, Ph.D., M.S. Thomas and Evelyn Suor Butterworth Professor in Genetics
Associate Director, Penn Diabetes Research Center
- Klaus H. Kaestner, Ph.D., M.S. Thomas and Evelyn Suor Butterworth Professor in Genetics
- 12:15: Lunch Break! Lunch will be provided for registered attendees.
- 1:00 – 1:50pm: Mapping Health and Disease on Earth and Beyond: The Spatial Atlas of Human Anatomy (SAHA) and Space Omics Medical Atlas (SOMA)
- Jiwoon Park, PhD, Postdoctoral Associate in Computational Biomedicine
- 1:50 – 2:30pm: Spatial transcriptomics in human kidney disease
- Bernhard Dumoulin, MD, Postdoc, Susztak Lab, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
- 2:30 – 3:15 GeoMx Data Analysis Session + Visiopharm Guest Speaker
- 3:30: Closing remarks
The GeoMx DSP enables researchers to spatially profile the whole transcriptome and 570+ protein targets separately or simultaneously from your choice of sample inputs: whole tissue sections, tissue microarrays (TMAs), or organoids. Make GeoMx DSP your spatial biology platform of choice for biomarker discovery and hypothesis testing.
The CosMx SMI empowers scientists to uncover new insights and drive transformative discoveries in their single-cell research. Whether studying cell atlas and characterization, cell-cell interaction, or spatial biomarkers, CosMx SMI revolutionizes spatial analysis, opening doors to a deeper understanding of complex biological systems.
Speakers
Sayani Bhattacharjee, PhD
Field Application Scientist, NanoString Technologies
Sayani Bhattacharjee, PhD, is a Field Application Scientist for NanoString Technologies. She earned her PhD in Biomedical Science from the University of Toledo and has a strong background in translational cancer research and molecular biology. Sayani lives in Pennsylvania but supports customers in New York and New Jersey as well as customers in Pennsylvania.
Kate Bennett
Technical Director, Molecular Pathology and Imaging Core, Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology Division University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Klaus H. Kaestner, Ph.D., M.S
Thomas and Evelyn Suor Butterworth Professor in Genetics Associate Director, Penn Diabetes Research Center University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Jiwoon Park, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate in Computational Biomedicine, Weill Cornell College of Medicine
