Belgium
Targeted spatial transcriptomics analysis
Date: 11 - 12 March 2026
Language of instruction: English
In recent years, spatial transcriptomics technologies have become increasingly accessible to researchers with the emergence of a wide array of commercially available targeted and untargeted approaches. While these technologies offer tantalizing opportunities to study extensive gene panels in their spatial context, the resulting data are often complex, and answering research questions of interest requires a thorough understanding of spatial data analysis and the use of dedicated tools. To this end, this training will present a hands-on introduction to the analysis of targeted spatial transcriptomics data using the SPArrOW/Harpy pipeline developed by the Yvan Saeys group (VIB).
Keywords: advanced bioinformatics, omics
Venue: Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II, Technologiepark 75
City: Zwijnaarde
Country: Belgium
Postcode: 9052
Learning objectives:
- “Apply segmentation techniques to identify cells and allocate transcripts accurately within spatial images”
- “Execute clustering algorithms and generate dimensionality reduction plots (e.g. UMAP) to explore spatial patterns”
- “Import targeted spatial transcriptomics datasets from commercial platforms (Xenium) into the Harpy pipeline”
- “Interpret clustering and visualization outputs to draw biologically relevant conclusions from spatial data”.
- “Optimize pipeline parameters to improve segmentation quality and transcript assignment”
Organizer: VIB
Event types:
- Workshops and courses
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