InSTaPath: Integrating Spatial Transcriptomics and histoPathology Images via Multimodal Topic Learning

InSTaPath is a multimodal topic modeling framework that integrates spatial transcriptomics and histology images by converting image features into discrete "words" to jointly infer interpretable latent topics linking gene expression programs with tissue morphology, thereby improving spatial domain identification and revealing biologically meaningful structure-function relationships.

Xiao, W., Chen, H., Osakwe, A. + 2 more2026-03-18💻 bioinformatics

VICAST: An Integrated Toolkit for Viral Genome Annotation Curation and Low-Frequency Variant Analysis in Passage Studies

VICAST is an integrated software toolkit designed to streamline viral passage studies by combining semi-automated genome annotation with manual curation and optimized low-frequency variant calling, offering superior speed and accuracy compared to existing tools for diverse viral families.

Handley, S. A., Chica Cardenas, L. A., Mihindukulasuriya, K. A.2026-03-18💻 bioinformatics

Beyond Histology: A Unified Transcriptomic Atlas Defines Lung Cancer Biologic States and Subtypes

By integrating transcriptomic data from 1,558 lung tumors, this study constructs a unified molecular atlas that redefines lung cancer as a structured continuum of nine biologically distinct states transcending traditional histological classifications, thereby revealing novel subtypes and state-specific therapeutic vulnerabilities.

Arora, S., Suresh, L., Thirmanne, H. N. + 11 more2026-03-18💻 bioinformatics

Deciphering context-dependent epigenetic program by network-based prediction of clustered open regulatory elements from single-cell chromatin accessibility

The paper introduces enCORE, a computational framework that utilizes enhancer-enhancer interaction networks to identify clustered open regulatory elements (COREs) from single-cell ATAC-seq data, thereby enabling the deciphering of context-dependent epigenetic programs and the discovery of disease-relevant regulators in processes like hematopoiesis and colorectal cancer.

Park, S., Ma, S., Lee, W. + 1 more2026-03-18💻 bioinformatics