Ricardo Henriques

@henriqueslab.bsky.social

@AIOpticalBioLab.bsky.social. Group Leader #ITQB & H. Prof #UCL. #Nanoscopy & #AI for #LifeSciences. #SRRF sensei. #ERCCoG, #EMBO member. Dad. Opinions my own - henriqueslab.org -

Segmenting individual cells in microscopy is much easier these days thanks to foundation models. Can we use these models for other tasks, such as cell classification? We investigate in our latest work, finding big improvements for object and pixel classification compared to classical approaches.

Evaluation of different methods for pixel classification (top) and object classification (bottom) on the LIVECell dataset. Dark green bars show the F1-Score, which measures the classification / segmentation quality (higher is better), light green bars show the runtimes. Five different settings are compared for each task: Ilastik features + random forest (RF), microSAM embeddings + RF, SAM2 embeddings + RF, and uSAM, SAM2 + attentive probing (DeAP and ObAP). microSAM feature perform best for RF based methods, attentive probing outperforms RF based approaches, but at a much higher runtime.

New preprint! Using multiscale ExM/OPM/ASLM, we show that oncogenic drivers leave distinct 3D architectural fingerprints in intact liver tissue: NRAS primarily remodels cell shape, whereas CTNNB1 shifts mitochondrial architecture toward a pericentral-like state. tinyurl.com/kepy33m6

Deciphering the Multiscale Morphology of Somatic Oncogenic Alterations in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Somatic oncogenic mutations are typically defined by their molecular alterations, yet how they reorganize cellular architecture within intact tissues remain largely unknown. Here, we demonstrate that ...

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Our paper is now featured in focal plane! Check it out if you're looking for a platform to predict and plan imaging experiments before entering the microscope room! Very proud to be a part of this project - biggest congratulations to the team @henriqueslab.bsky.social who made this happen 🔬🛠️

FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 4w ago

🔬🔦In our latest Imaging spotlight, Damián Martinez, Bruno Saraiva, @taylashakespeare.bsky.social @mariodelr.bsky.social & @henriqueslab.bsky.social introduce VLab4Mic, an open-source platform that allows researchers to optimise microscopy experiments before performing them.

Timely callout to #RxivMaker. With rxiv-maker you write in Markdown and the tool generates the LaTeX, so author comments and to-do notes never reach the source files you upload to arXiv. We built it for easy writing with amazing formatting, avoiding this leak is a welcome side effect

Nature@nature.com · 4w ago

Passwords, GPS coordinates and private conversations have all been found in the metadata and source files of millions of preprint submissions go.nature.com/4fwKh7B