Spatialomics

Spatialomics is transforming research at the UMN by integrating advanced technologies in genomics, proteomics, and imaging. This new frontier allows researchers to maintain tissue spatial context while exploring gene activity and protein interactions at both tissue and individual cell levels. Such technological capabilities offer unprecedented insights into cellular interactions, disease mechanisms, and developmental processes, which traditional bulk genomics and proteomics methods may miss.

The University of Minnesota Spatialomics Initiative (UMSI) is a coordinated effort that aims to accelerate spatialomic research at the UMN by bringing together all of the relevant technical expertise in a single virtual location. The collection of resources on the UMSI site was established to help researchers probe spatial interactions at the level of genomics and proteomics.

The staff of the Medical School Histology Core, the University Imaging Center (UIC), the UMN Genomics Center (UMGC), and the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute (MSI) invite you to peruse the UMSI resources and provide feedback early and often so that we can improve the provision of spatialomic technologies, and thereby, progress in spatial biology at the UMN.

Spatialomics Initiative Website

Getting Started

Whether a researcher is new to spatialomics or one of our experienced users, we can help determine which spatial technology will best meet your experimental goals. Contact the UMGC at [email protected] for project consultation.