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Call For Abstracts! QBI Workshop on multiplex image analysis & computational pathology
Call for Abstracts (Deadline: July 31st, 2026)
Abstract Submission Site is open: https://quantitativebioimaging.com/miacp2026/miacp-2026-abstract-submission/
The field of tissue multiplexing techniques, which encompass spatial proteomics and spatial transcriptomics, holds significant promise for basic, translational, and clinical biomedical research. Building on past years’ success, the 2026 edition of this QBI workshop will continue to cover the development and application of these techniques and the underlying technical issues related to the analysis of multiplex imaging data. We are also expanding the scope of the meeting to include computational pathology, which constitutes the analysis of traditional histological images, as it is closely related to the theme of this workshop.
We are soliciting abstracts on topics related to multiplex image analysis including but not limited to:
Cell/nuclear segmentation
Multimodal spatial-omics workflows
Clustering and dimensionality reduction
Data normalization strategies
Generative AI tools for cell detection/phenotyping
Spatial/cell-neighborhood analysis
Biomarker scoring & validation
Color normalization/variability in WSIs
Software features demo session*: The purpose of this special session is to provide a forum for software developers to showcase the technical features of their image analysis software by addressing a set of specific questions/technical issues using the 17plex image of human tonsil. We recognize that no software will be able to address all the issues. The objective is to demonstrate how best the technical issues can be addressed using your software tool. The speaker will have 15 minutes for the presentation. Q&A will be in a roundtable format at the end of the session where all speakers will be panelists. Commercial software providers are welcome to participate in this session. We request that they refrain from giving a marketing/sales type talk and strictly limit the content to technical topics.
Poster session: We will have a limited number of spots for posters, with a dedicated time slot for the poster session.
Short talks: To increase visibility for early career scientists (PhD students, postdocs and junior scientists), several regular contributed abstracts will be selected for short talks (15 min incl. Q&A) where the speaker can present the main highlights of their work.
Who should attend: New, intermediate & advanced end users of multiplex image analysis.
Registration deadlines:
Regular deadline: September 10th, 2026
Late/on-site registration: September 11th, 2026 onwards
Organizing Committee
Sripad Ram, Pfizer Inc.
Sara McArdle & Zbigniew Mikulski, La Jolla Institute of Immunology
Abstract Submission Site is open: https://quantitativebioimaging.com/miacp2026/miacp-2026-abstract-submission/
The field of tissue multiplexing techniques, which encompass spatial proteomics and spatial transcriptomics, holds significant promise for basic, translational, and clinical biomedical research. Building on past years’ success, the 2026 edition of this QBI workshop will continue to cover the development and application of these techniques and the underlying technical issues related to the analysis of multiplex imaging data. We are also expanding the scope of the meeting to include computational pathology, which constitutes the analysis of traditional histological images, as it is closely related to the theme of this workshop.
We are soliciting abstracts on topics related to multiplex image analysis including but not limited to:
Cell/nuclear segmentation
Multimodal spatial-omics workflows
Clustering and dimensionality reduction
Data normalization strategies
Generative AI tools for cell detection/phenotyping
Spatial/cell-neighborhood analysis
Biomarker scoring & validation
Color normalization/variability in WSIs
Software features demo session*: The purpose of this special session is to provide a forum for software developers to showcase the technical features of their image analysis software by addressing a set of specific questions/technical issues using the 17plex image of human tonsil. We recognize that no software will be able to address all the issues. The objective is to demonstrate how best the technical issues can be addressed using your software tool. The speaker will have 15 minutes for the presentation. Q&A will be in a roundtable format at the end of the session where all speakers will be panelists. Commercial software providers are welcome to participate in this session. We request that they refrain from giving a marketing/sales type talk and strictly limit the content to technical topics.
Poster session: We will have a limited number of spots for posters, with a dedicated time slot for the poster session.
Short talks: To increase visibility for early career scientists (PhD students, postdocs and junior scientists), several regular contributed abstracts will be selected for short talks (15 min incl. Q&A) where the speaker can present the main highlights of their work.
Who should attend: New, intermediate & advanced end users of multiplex image analysis.
Registration deadlines:
Regular deadline: September 10th, 2026
Late/on-site registration: September 11th, 2026 onwards
Organizing Committee
Sripad Ram, Pfizer Inc.
Sara McArdle & Zbigniew Mikulski, La Jolla Institute of Immunology
Leica Light Sheet Imaging Seminar: Viventis SCAPE
Leica will be hosting two upcoming local events to highlight their newest light sheet imaging capabilities.
On June 2nd from noon to 1pm, they will be hosting a lunch & learn at Whitehead Institute Auditorium (455 Main St, Cambridge). This will be an excellent opportunity to explore the full range of applications enabled by light-sheet imaging and to understand how Leica Viventis SCAPE surpasses the capabilities of traditional instruments on the market. Please sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/yvhsfwvn.
Lunch will be provided.
Then from June 15-25, they will be offering demos on the system installed at Whitehead. Please sign up for a demo time slot here: https://tinyurl.com/bd4ezdvm
On June 2nd from noon to 1pm, they will be hosting a lunch & learn at Whitehead Institute Auditorium (455 Main St, Cambridge). This will be an excellent opportunity to explore the full range of applications enabled by light-sheet imaging and to understand how Leica Viventis SCAPE surpasses the capabilities of traditional instruments on the market. Please sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/yvhsfwvn.
Lunch will be provided.
Then from June 15-25, they will be offering demos on the system installed at Whitehead. Please sign up for a demo time slot here: https://tinyurl.com/bd4ezdvm
Imaging Contest 2022
Enter our imaging contest!
Have you acquired a beautiful image using equipment in the NIF at HMS? You could win $200!
Deadline 4.4.2022
Submit all images to harvardnif@gmail.com
Categories:
Best Scientific Discovery- Prize, $200
Most Beautiful- Prize, $200
Most Popular- Prize, $200
Rules:
All images must have been taken or rendered on our workstations in the Harvard Neurobiology Imaging Facility.
Previously submitted images for any Imaging Contest at Harvard Medical School cannot be submitted for this contest.
Your submission must include your name, equipment used, description of sample, and the name of your PI.
The NIF reserves the right to post any image as a promotional tool for the NIF, ie. Instagram, Twitter, posters etc. We will credit the user who created the image.
Have you acquired a beautiful image using equipment in the NIF at HMS? You could win $200!
Deadline 4.4.2022
Submit all images to harvardnif@gmail.com
Categories:
Best Scientific Discovery- Prize, $200
Most Beautiful- Prize, $200
Most Popular- Prize, $200
Rules:
All images must have been taken or rendered on our workstations in the Harvard Neurobiology Imaging Facility.
Previously submitted images for any Imaging Contest at Harvard Medical School cannot be submitted for this contest.
Your submission must include your name, equipment used, description of sample, and the name of your PI.
The NIF reserves the right to post any image as a promotional tool for the NIF, ie. Instagram, Twitter, posters etc. We will credit the user who created the image.