HeidiHaikala Institute of Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of HelsinkiFinland

Understanding tumor biology requires both spatial context and deep molecular insight. In this session Heidi Haikala (University of Helsinki) will share her latest research on tumor–immune interactions in lung cancer, highlighting how advanced transcriptomic approaches can uncover complex biology in the tumor microenvironment. René-Filip Jackstadt (DKFZ) will present new findings on colorectal cancer progression in space and time, including first data generated using Atera In Situ. Together, these talks illustrate how cutting-edge single cell & spatial technologies are expanding our ability to study cancer in its native context.