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Arutha K

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ClinicaloMx Lab Head, Frazer Institute, UQ. Scientific Director, Qld Spatial Biology Centre (views my own)

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Metabolic characterization of tumor-immune interactions by multiplexed immunofluorescence reveals spatial mechanisms of immunotherapy response in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

05.02.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our 2025 Workshop, β€œLeveraging the Power of Artificial Intelligence to Foster Progress in Immuno-oncology..." educated the IO community to develop new cancer immunotherapies and improve patient care with AI. @jasmineplummer.bsky.social @aruthak.bsky.social @fertiglab.bsky.social @dinler.bsky.social

06.11.2025 22:10 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Spatial signatures for predicting immunotherapy outcomes using multi-omics in non-small cell lung cancer - Nature Genetics This study uses spatial proteomic and spatial compartment-based whole-transcriptome profiling to develop predictive models for immunotherapy outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer.

Very cool talk by @aruthak.bsky.social at #EMBLSpatialBiology!
Spatial signatures predict immunotherapy outcome in non-small cell lung cancer, out in @natgenet.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41... πŸ§ͺ

15.10.2025 07:28 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@natgenet.nature.com

11.10.2025 19:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spatial signatures for predicting immunotherapy outcomes using multi-omics in non-small cell lung cancer - Nature Genetics This study uses spatial proteomic and spatial compartment-based whole-transcriptome profiling to develop predictive models for immunotherapy outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer.

Spatial signatures for predicting immunotherapy outcomes using multi-omics in non-small cell lung cancer www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SpatialMedicine #PrecisionMedicine #LungCancer @lungfoundation.bsky.social @iaslc.bsky.social

11.10.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’The September issue of @natgenet.nature.com is out!

Featuring:

βœ…multiomic analysis in NSCLC
βœ…ancestral recombination graphs with SINGER
βœ…mutational landscape of TNBC in African American women
βœ…scDNAme&3Dgenome atlas of human SAT
βœ…avena super-pangenome

&more!

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www.nature.com/ng/volumes/5...

15.09.2025 11:46 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PRISM: a Python package for interactive and integrated analysis of multiplexed tissue microarrays Abstract. Tissue microarrays (TMAs) enable researchers to analyse hundreds of tissue samples simultaneously by embedding multiple samples into single array

PRISM: a Python package for interactive and integrated analysis of multiplexed tissue microarrays url: academic.oup.com/nargab/artic...

22.08.2025 07:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dissecting Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) with Blood Proteomics - From Surgical to Immunotherapeutic Responses Objectives. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality, with limited biomarkers to guide surgical and immunotherapeutic intervention. This study aimed to id...

Plasma proteomics offers a non-invasive approach to monitor dynamic changes in tumour and immune signatures in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

01.08.2025 21:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Researchers' world-first breakthrough on profiling cancer tissue | 9 News Australia
Researchers' world-first breakthrough on profiling cancer tissue | 9 News Australia YouTube video by 9 News Australia

Did you catch the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC) on Channel 9?

@aruthak.bsky.social shared an exciting world-first discovery! His team has profiled hundreds of proteins & thousands of gene messages from just a single tissue slide, using samples from 84 patients with #headandneckcancer.

02.07.2025 00:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beyond cell atlases: spatial biology reveals mechanisms behind disease - Nature Biotechnology As the next generation of spatial transcriptomics tools hits the market, researchers are uncovering previously unknown interactions that could transform clinical research.

Latest news feature in @natbiotech.nature.com on recent developments in spatial biology to unravel disease mechanisms, with insights from experts in field. @aruthak.bsky.social @nebanovich.bsky.social @ai4pathology.bsky.social @jasmineplummer.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

21.05.2025 12:51 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Deciphering the complexities in the tumour microenvironment, one cell at a time In this presentation, Dr. Arutha Kulasinghe discusses how his team uses AI and spatial biology to develop predictive biomarkers for cancer immunotherapy.

A/Prof Arutha Kulasinghe @aruthak.bsky.social from the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC) presented his lab's latest research at the SelectScience Cancer Research Summit. Watch the webinarπŸ’» www.selectscience.net/video/deciph...

#cancerresearch #research #spatialbiology #spatialresearch

12.05.2025 06:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The QSBC team have presented cutting-edge #cancerresearch findings at the world’s largest #cancer #research conference in Chicago this past week, highlighting how immune cells can block the body’s response to #immunotherapy in aggressive head & neck cancers.
@aruthak.bsky.social

02.05.2025 05:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How? SM3DD avoids introducing inaccuracies caused by cell segmentation and the downstream effects of mixed-cell expression profiles that contribute to errors in cell type annotation and differential expression analysis.

19.04.2025 07:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We are excited to share that our newest spatial method, SM3DD! This is a cell segmentation / annotation-free approach for interpreting 3D Spatial Transcriptomics. Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

19.04.2025 07:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Their recent tissue-imaging research reveals how the tumour environment, metabolic activity,& immune cells influence patient survival. This groundbreaking work can pave the way for new therapies for one of the deadliest cancers affecting women and people with ovaries today. (2/4)

11.04.2025 07:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰New cutting-edge research on ovarian cancer πŸŽ‰
Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, often detected too late & with few treatment options. But thanks to the work of The University of Queensland's A/Prof @aruthak.bsky.social, Naomi Berrell & their team, there’s new hope on the horizon (1/4)

11.04.2025 07:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Queensland Scientists Win Prestigious NHMRC Science to Art Award - Wesley Research Institute A breathtaking image capturing the intricate details of skin cancer has earned the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC) scientists the prestigious 2025 National Health and Medical Research Council...

This stunning image, captured by Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC) scientists using the Wesley Research Institute Phenocycler, has won the prestigious 2025 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Science to Art Award!

@aruthak.bsky.social

#spatialmapping #research #science

27.03.2025 23:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mechanical interactions between tissue layers underlie plant morphogenesis Nature Plants - Anthers, the male reproductive organs in plants, are a model to explore the establishment of complex three-dimensional shapes. Live imaging, genetics and modelling reveal an active...

Do you want to know how mechanical interaction between tissue layers controls the formation of complex organ shapes in plants? πŸ”¬πŸŒΌ
🚨Our latest collaborative work with @routierlab.bsky.social is now published @natureplants.bsky.social
Find out moreπŸ‘‰ rdcu.be/efad3

26.03.2025 14:22 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6
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There are days in life that shake you.

I’m shattered πŸ’” to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University
& academic career... 1/🧡

18.03.2025 23:27 πŸ‘ 1998 πŸ” 829 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 91

A/Prof Kulasinghe @aruthak.bsky.social from the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC) featured in the Australian Weekend Magazine. He unpacks the advanced imaging techniques utilised by his team, that provide unprecedented insight into immune cells’ responses to cancers. bit.ly/3DOFJdH

17.03.2025 06:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Checkout today's issue of The Australian Weekend Magazine!

15.03.2025 04:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

The inimitable @aruthak.bsky.social !

17.02.2025 10:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spatial interaction mapping of PD-1/PD-L1 in head and neck cancer reveals the role of macrophage-tumour barriers associated with immunotherapy response - Journal of Translational Medicine Background Mucosal head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, where the prognosis is poor due to the high rates of recurrence and metastasis. With approxima...

In a groundbreaking study, researchers from Queensland Spatial Biology Centre have uncovered a crucial factor that determines whether patients with head and neck cancer will respond to immunotherapy. Read the paper translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
#spatialmapping #research

17.02.2025 04:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Spatial interaction mapping of PD-1/PD-L1 in head and neck cancer reveals the role of macrophage-tumour barriers associated with immunotherapy response - Journal of Translational Medicine Background Mucosal head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, where the prognosis is poor due to the high rates of recurrence and metastasis. With approxima...

@aruthak.bsky.social and team at the University of Queensland have performed spatial interaction mapping in head & neck cancer patient samples, using a combination of spatial proteomics from Akoya and Navinci’s isPLA

Read the article here:Β translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

13.02.2025 17:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - clinicalomx/napari-prism: Interactive and integrated analysis of multiplexed tissue microarrays Interactive and integrated analysis of multiplexed tissue microarrays - clinicalomx/napari-prism

github.com/clinicalomx/...

24.12.2024 07:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🧬 Exciting New #SpatialAnalysis Tool! 🧬
πŸš€ Introducing PRISM: A powerful Python package for the interactive and integrated analysis of multiplexed tissue microarrays! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

24.12.2024 07:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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@Aruthak.bsky.social Yes! The #JEDIs are Innovating & JOE YEONG is pulling us together & time not issue 4 this dedicated group still on a hi from #multiomics2024 /10pm #UK, 6am #Singapore & #Taipei, 8am #AU , 2pm #OR #SpatialMedicine #SpatialCatchUps #SpatialInnovation #FinishCancer #cancer

19.12.2024 05:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to @aruthak.bsky.social and colleagues for the invitation to this fantastic, unique meeting #multi-omics2024.
Thnx for the shoutout to the awesome @martinalexsmith.bsky.social

05.12.2024 01:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#Multiomics2024 was amazing and I was very proud to be invited to speak for @standardbiology.bsky.social. Here’s the cartoon version.

Huge thanks to @aruthak.bsky.social for bringing it all together. #spatialbio

06.12.2024 01:33 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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What an incredible evening at the #MultiOmics2024 Gala Dinner! What I heard aptly described as "the largest convening of kings behind spatial biology and multi-omicsβ€”right here in Brisbane!"
Our video was well-recieved #philanthropyinaction

02.12.2024 21:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0