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Highlighted publications

You can find a list of highlighted scientific publications below. The logos next to each entry highlight a key external collaborator. Click on an entry to get more details about the publication.

Verbeeck et al., 2022. Classification of cirrhotic patient samples based on imaging MS of multiplexed N-glycan markers in biofluids., 70th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Al-Rohil et al., 2021. Diagnosis of melanoma by imaging mass spectrometry: Development and validation of a melanoma prediction model, Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 12:1455–1462

Zhang et al., 2021. Spatially-Aware Clustering of Ion Images in Mass Spectrometry Imaging Data Using Deep Learning, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 413:2803–2819

Moerman et al., 2020. Metabolite Explorer: A Software Tool for Targeted Analysis of Mass Spectrometry Imaging Data, ASMS 2020 Reboot, online

Verbeeck et al., 2020. Unsupervised Machine Learning for Exploratory Data Analysis in Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Mass Spectrometry Reviews 39:245–291

Highlighted blog posts

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Spatial omics 4 - Antibody visualization: from microscopy to mass spectrometry

Following on from the last blog, so you're doing immunohistochemistry and want to know how to view it? Here's our overview entry on the different methods involved.

By Alice Ly on September 11, 2022

Read time: 7 minutes

Part of series: Introduction to spatial omics

Spatial omics 3 – proteomics with immunolabelling

In this entry, we delve into the OG spatial proteomics technique - immunohistochemistry.

By Alice Ly on April 4, 2022

Read time: 5 minutes

Part of series: Introduction to spatial omics

MSI applications part 4: drugs and small molecule metabolites

In this blog post we look at the use of mass spectrometry imaging for investigating small molecules such as drugs and metabolites and then a quick overview of different metabolomic MSI studies and some challenges facing this area but also tools that can help you with your drug metabolite study.

By Alice Ly on January 20, 2022

Read time: 7 minutes

Part of series: Introduction to mass spectrometry imaging

Non-negative matrix factorization in MSI

In this blog post, we continue our overview of unsupervised data analysis approaches commonly used in MSI, diving deeper into factorization methods. This time we will take a closer look at the results of principal component analysis (PCA) in MSI, and compare these to the results of nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF).

By Nico Verbeeck on March 13, 2021

Read time: 5 minutes

Part of series: Unsupervised learning on MSI data

Latest publications

You can find a list of our latest scientific publications below. The logos next to each entry highlight a key external collaborator. Click on an entry to get more details about the publication.

Zhang et al., 2022. Incorporating morphology via deep learning improves classification performance of MALDI imaging for skin lesions

Verbeeck et al., 2022. Classification of cirrhotic patient samples based on imaging MS of multiplexed N-glycan markers in biofluids., 70th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Verbeeck et al., 2021. Annotation Studio: a web portal to support the development of IMS-based diagnostic assays, 70th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Al-Rohil et al., 2021. Diagnosis of melanoma by imaging mass spectrometry: Development and validation of a melanoma prediction model, Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 12:1455–1462

Zhang et al., 2021. Spatially-Aware Clustering of Ion Images in Mass Spectrometry Imaging Data Using Deep Learning, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 413:2803–2819

Latest blog posts

You can find a list of our latest blog posts below. Click on an entry to read the full post.

Spatial omics 4 - Antibody visualization: from microscopy to mass spectrometry

Following on from the last blog, so you're doing immunohistochemistry and want to know how to view it? Here's our overview entry on the different methods involved.

By Alice Ly on September 11, 2022

Read time: 7 minutes

Part of series: Introduction to spatial omics

Recap - ASMS 2022

After a pause of two years, the annual American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) meeting has come and gone. Now that we’ve recovered from the joy of reconnecting with everyone in person again, here’s a recap of what Aspect Analytics presented at Minneapolis in 2022.

By Alice Ly on June 20, 2022

Read time: 2 minutes

Spatial omics 3 – proteomics with immunolabelling

In this entry, we delve into the OG spatial proteomics technique - immunohistochemistry.

By Alice Ly on April 4, 2022

Read time: 5 minutes

Part of series: Introduction to spatial omics

Spatial omics 2 – Mixing Modern Methods mit Microscopy

Continuing the series of blogs on spatial omics, let's look at how ye olde histology techniques aid and are being integrated into modern omics.

By Alice Ly on February 23, 2022

Read time: 10 minutes

Part of series: Introduction to spatial omics

Spatial omics part 1: the history and how of histology

In this series of blogs, we address different aspects of spatialomics and spatial multi-omics, a rapidly emerging field that looks at molecular markers of cells and tissues in a spatial context. To understand the importance of spatialomics, we have to understand Histology, right at the birth of modern medicine.

By Alice Ly on February 8, 2022

Read time: 6 minutes

Part of series: Introduction to spatial omics