Nov. 11, 2024: We are thrilled to share that our first paper from the lab, Spateo (https://github.com/aristoteleo/spateo-release) for spatiotemporal modeling of molecular holograms, is now online in Cell. Spateo is a comprehensive analytical framework for 3D whole-embryo spatiotemporal modeling. This work is also highlighted in Nature and Nature Methods
Oct 8, 2024: Xiaojie has been selected for this year’s NIH Director’s New Innovator Award. We are pioneering new approaches that combine machine learning, single-cell/spatial genomics, and systems biology to create predictive models of the virtual heart and whole embryo. See news here: Stanford news
Sep. 20st, 2024: We’re excited to welcome Yuexuan Yang (Bioengineering) and Peter Huang (Computer Science) as rotation students! Yuexuan will work on optics-free spatial transcriptomics while Peter will focus on diffusion models for spatiotemporal dynamics.
Jun, 2024: We are thrilled to welcome two talented undergraduate students to our team: Dingcheng Yi from Peking University and Mengchen Wang from Tsinghua University. Dingcheng has an outstanding academic record, ranking No. 2 in his program. Mengchen is part of Tsinghua’s prestigious Yao Class, a special pilot program under the tutelage of Turing Award winner Andrew Chi-Chih Yao. We are excited to have Dingcheng and Mengchen join us in exploring 3D spatial transcriptomics from different perspectives!
April 1st, 2024: We are thrilled to welcome two talented students join us today: Yifan Lu, a visiting PhD student from Wuhan University in China; Stephen Zhang, a visiting PhD student from the University of Melbourne in Australia. Yifan will be exploring the exciting frontier of applying computer vision approaches to 3D spatial transcriptomics. Stephen has made some exceptional work in single-cell dynamics modeling using optimal transport and is planning to develop spatiotemporal models of single cells at the whole organ or embryo level.
March 28, 2024: Exciting news! We have received a CIRM grant, and presumably ranked No. 1 based on the prior year's criteria! We will develop single cell foundation model to understand endothelial cell fate decisions for pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Jan 29, 2024: Eric Waters, the new lab manager for the three BASE labs (Gifford, Engreitz, and Qiu), has just started his adventure with us. With a rich background spanning Human Physiology to Computer Science and data science, he is eager to help set up our wet lab space and support the many exciting research projects in our lab. Welcome aboard, Eric!
Jan 22, 2024: Cinlong Huang, a recent graduate from UC Berkeley, has started working in the Qiu lab as a research assistant. Cinlong will help us set up the wet lab space and explore exciting new frontiers in spatially and temporally resolved single-cell multi-omics. We are delighted to have Cinlong join us for our exciting journey ahead. Welcome, Cinlong!
Jan 9, 2024: Samuel King from Bioengineering department at Stanford started his rotation in the lab. Samuel is excited about the opportunity to work on synthesizing single cell / spatial genomics with machine learning approach to decipher regulatory mechanism of embryogenesis and organogenesis. We are excited to have Samuel to join the team as the first rotation student. Welcome, Samuel!
2023
Mengchen Wang from Tsinghua University, China, started a brief stint with us from December 23, 2023, to January 2, 2024. Mengchen is keenly interested in exploring new frontiers of transformer model for single-cell and spatial genomics. He will be rejoining us for a more extended visit in the summer. Welcome, Mengchen!
Yuzhen Mao from Simon Fraser University in Canada joined me on my first day at Stanford as a visiting Master's student until the end of March 2024. Yuzhen will pursue his passion in foundational models of single cells. Welcome, Yuzhen!
The Qiu Lab officially started at Stanford on December 16th, 2023. We are recruiting talents at all levels to join our dynamic team. Explore our current lab openings and become a part of our exciting journey!