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Kim, G.-A.

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HYPER-Net: Physics-Conditioned Self-Supervised Reconstruction for Fourier Light-Field Microscopy

The rapid convergence of optical innovation and machine intelligence is reshaping biological imaging by enabling platforms that jointly advance image formation and computational reconstruction for highspeed, high-resolution volumetric microscopy. However, broadly accessible three-dimensional imaging at high spatiotemporal resolution remains limited by the reliance of existing supervised methods on large modality-matched training datasets, the computational burden of conventional iterative reconstruction, and sensitivity to optical mismatch arising from small deviations in the spatial-angular point spread functions. Here, we introduce HYPER-Net, a physics-conditioned self-supervised framework for Fourier light-field microscopy that integrates scan-free volumetric acquisition with fast, robust three-dimensional reconstruction. HYPER-Net incorporates experiment-specific point-spread functions into the learning process in two complementary roles: as the forward operator that enforces measurement consistency and as a conditioning signal that adaptively modulates intermediate feature representations. This design reduces reliance on paired experimental ground-truth volumes, improves robustness to system variation, and enables generalizable reconstruction across diverse biological contexts. Using human colon organoids, embryonic Xenopus laevis hearts, hiPSC-derived cardiac spheroids, and freely moving Caenorhabditis elegans, we demonstrate high-fidelity volumetric imaging of tissue morphology, cardiac function, calcium-contraction coupling, and locomotion-associated neural and muscular dynamics. These results position HYPER-Net as a versatile framework for rapid volumetric imaging and quantitative analysis of dynamic biological systems across basic research and biomedical applications.

bioengineering↗

Multiomic Spatial Imaging Assay (MSIA) -- A High-plex In Situ Detection Method for mRNAs, Proteins, and Protein-Protein Interactions using Manual And Semi-Automated Workflows

We report Multiomics Spatial Image Analysis (MSIA), a suite of technologies that include streamlined manual and semi-automated workflows to image 100s of RNAs from fresh frozen and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples, contextualize RNAs with select protein markers including imaging synaptic protein interactions, a data analysis pipeline that includes corrections for chromatic aberration, algorithms for image stitching, deep learning models for image analysis (cell segmentation and RNA dot detection using hundreds of RNAscope images) from multiple stain-image cycles and proof of concept for a language model trained on extensive Parkinsons Disease (PD) literature. We used the language model to identify potential new biomarkers that were confirmed in MPTP-treated mouse model of PD. Furthermore, by incorporating more stain-image cycles alongside an additional fluorescent channel and advanced error-correcting decoding schemes, the MSIA workflow demonstrates the scalability to potentially quantify over 1,000 genes.

neuroscience↗

Protocell Arrays for Simultaneous Detection of Diverse Analytes

Simultaneous detection of multiple analytes from a single sample (multiplexing), particularly when at the point of need, can guide complex decision-making without increasing the required sample volume or cost per test. Despite recent advances, multiplexing still typically faces the critical limitation of measuring only one type of molecule per assay platform - for example, only small molecules or only nucleic acids. In this work, we address this bottleneck with a customizable platform that integrates cell-free expression (CFE) with a polymer-based aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) to produce membrane-less "protocells" containing transcription and translation machinery used for analyte detection. Multiple protocells are arrayed in microwells where each protocell droplet performs distinct reactions to detect chemically diverse targets including small molecules, minerals, and nucleic acid sequences, all from the same sample. We demonstrate that these protocell arrays can measure analytes in a human biofluid matrix, maintain function after lyophilization and rehydration, and produce visually interpretable readouts, illustrating its potential for application as a minimal-equipment, field-deployable, multi-analyte detection tool.

synthetic biology↗