Evaluating the ability of spatial transcriptomics foundation models to learn multi-scale spatial variation
Dhanav Handa, Cristina P. Martin-Linares, Genevieve Stein-O’Brien, Jonathan Ling, Uthsav Chitra
This study evaluates spatial transcriptomics foundation models' ability to capture multi-scale spatial variation using SAFFRON, finding that one model better captures global gradients but not local patterns.
bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics