November 14, 2022

Spatial Omics and Computational Imaging in Human Diseases

Hosted at The Assembly Building, Pittsburgh, PA

The Spatial Omics and Computational Imaging in Human Diseases (SPCIG) Symposium, sponsored by UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, will be hosted at The Assembly Building, on November 14, 8:00 am to 1:30 pm.


The Symposium will discuss:

Current state of the art technologies in spatial omics and microscopy imaging

Computational challenges and solutions on the high-dimensional spatial data

Enabling clinical and biomedical discoveries for therapeutic development

SPCIG Committee

Riyue Bao, PhD


UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Department of Medicine Hematology/Oncology Division University of Pittsburgh

Tullia C. Bruno, PhD


UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Department of Immunology University of Pittsburgh

Yufei Huang, PhD


UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Department of Medicine Hematology/Oncology Division University of Pittsburgh

SPCIG 2022 Speakers

Meaghan O'Malley Morris, MD PhD

Divisions of Bayview Surgical Pathology and Neuropathology Johns Hopkins University

Shikhar Uttam, PhD


Department of Computational and System Biology

University of Pittsburgh

Hatice U. Osmanbeyoglu, MS PhD

Department of Biomedical Informatics

University of Pittsburgh

Osama Shiraz Shah, Integrative System Biology PhD Program, Y5

Lee & Oesterreich Lab

University of Pittsburgh

James Zou, PhD

Chan-Zuckerberg Investigator

Department of Biomedical Data Science

Stanford University

Rita Strack, PhD


Senior Editor

Nature Methods

Jian Ma, PhD


Department of Computational Biology

Carnegie Mellon University

Ruxuan (Rosy) Li, Bioengineering PhD Program, Y3

Zervantonakis Lab

University of Pittsburgh

Lunch & Learn Faculty

Amanda C. Poholek, PhD

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pediatrics and Immunology

Tullia C. Bruno, PhD


UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Department of Immunology

Yufei Huang, PhD


UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Department of Medicine Hematology/Oncology Division

Riyue Bao, PhD


UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Department of Medicine Hematology/Oncology Division

The Venue

The Assembly

5051 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

The Assembly reflects the city’s great history of innovation, while creating a bridge to the future. It offers new ways of collaborating, cutting-edge space for discovery, and a location that’s all about connection and community.

Website: https://www.theassemblypittsburgh.com/

Let us know if you'll be attending!