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Arne Defauw

ORCID 0000-0003-1946-9178Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 2 Approach:benchmark study· 1 Research Focus:dimensionality reduction· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:software / tool· 1

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Navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of sequencing-based spatial transcriptomics technologies: a comprehensive multi-platform benchmark

Julien Mortier, Isabelle Scheyltjens, Elina Kuznecova, Kelly Lemeire, F Parmentier, Arne Defauw, Frank Vernaillen, Freya Persyn, Jolien De Block, Niels Vandamme, Stefaan Dervaux, Bert De Rybel, Diether Lambrechts, Evelien Van Hamme

This study benchmarks multiple sequencing-based spatial transcriptomics platforms across tissue types and preservation methods to evaluate their performance and establish standardized metrics for future research.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

SPArrOW: a flexible, interactive and scalable pipeline for spatial transcriptomics analysis

Lotte Pollaris, Bavo Vanneste, Benjamin Rombaut, Arne Defauw, Frank Vernaillen, Julien Mortier, Wout Vanhenden, Liesbet Martens, Tinne Thoné, Jean‐François Hastir, Anna Bujko, Wouter Saelens, Jean‐Christophe Marine, Hilde Nelissen, Evelien Van Hamme, , Yvan Saeys

SPArrOW is a pipeline for spatial transcriptomics analysis that improves data quality, provides visual quality checks, and enables interactive exploration and optimization of processing parameters.

bioRxiv · Jul 4, 2024 · PreprintBioinformatics