Anirban Maitra, Professor of Pathology and Translational Molecular Pathology at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, shared on X:

“A proof of concept preprint from our Texas Medical Center neighbor Livia Eberlin
showcasing the ability to run mass spec metabolomics (DESI) and spatial transcriptomics (VISIUM) on the same cancer tissue and integrating the findings.
She even came up with a suitable portmanteau – DESIUM.”

Integrating Ambient Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Spatial Transcriptomics on the Same Cancer Tissues to Identify Gene-Metabolite Correlations | bioRxiv

Authors: Trevor M. Godfrey, Yasmin Shanneik, Wanqiu Zhang, Thao Tran, Nico Verbeeck, Nathan H. Patterson, Faith E. Jackobs, Chandandeep Nagi, Maheshwari Ramineni, Livia S. Eberlin.

Anirban Maitra: The ability to run mass spectrometry metabolomics and spatial transcriptomics on the same cancer tissue