Tissue and tumor atlases revolutionize our understanding of disease progression and therapeutic response. They provide precise molecular data on cell types, states, and interactions in a preserved 3D environment to improve diagnosis and disease management.

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The Harvard Tissue Atlas (HTA) gathers image and -omic datasets into high-resolution molecular maps. Our atlases provide precise molecular data on cell types, states, and interactions in a preserved 3D environment, shedding light on the complex interactions between cellular and acellular structures in normal and diseased tissue. These data provide a deeper understanding of how diseases start and progress to improve disease diagnosis and management.

The Harvard Tissue Atlas datasets enable a foundation for future advances in precision medicine, such as early cancer detection, AI/ML predictive models, and disease stratification for clinical trials.

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Atlases

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Melanoma Pre-Cancer and Progression Atlas
Atlas
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BRCA-positive Breast Cancer Atlas
Atlas
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Colorectal Cancer Atlas
Atlas
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Ludwig Tumor Atlas: A Focus on Drug Resistance
Atlas

News

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'Multiplexed 3D atlas' selected as the Best of Cell 2023
2023. Cell
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'High-plex immunofluorescence imaging' featured in Nature Cancer’s 2023 in Review
2023, December 15. Nature Cancer
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Live Cell Imaging IDs Bad Actors in Cancer and Finds Possible Ways to Defeat Them
2023, July 25. Dana Farber Cancer Institute
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A New Tool for Diagnosing Cancer
Caruso, C. 2023, June 22. HMS News
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New 3D Atlas of Colorectal Cancer Promises Improved Diagnosis, Treatment
Tabak, L. 2023, January 31. NIH Director's Blog
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Ludwig Harvard imaging study reveals cellular, molecular and structural complexity of colorectal tumors
Tabak, L. 2023, January 23. Ludwig Cancer Research
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An Unprecedented Look at Colorectal Cancer
Caruso, C. 2023, January 19. Harvard News
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Getting Under Our Skin
Caruso, C. 2022, April 14. Harvard News
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Publications & Software

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Development and validation of time-to-event models to predict metastatic recurrence of localized cutaneous melanoma
Wan, Leung, et al. 2024. J Am Acad Dermatol
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Qualification of a multiplexed tissue imaging assay and detection of novel patterns of HER2 heterogeneity in breast cancer
Guerriero, Lin, et al. 2024. npj Breast Cancer
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High-plex immunofluorescence imaging and traditional histology of the same tissue section for discovering image-based biomarkers
Lin, et al. 2023. Nature Cancer
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Multiplexed 3D atlas of state transitions and immune interaction in colorectal cancer
Lin, et al. 2023. Cell
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Featured Data Explorations

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Nuclear envelope atypia and rupture in human glioblastoma
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Multimodal spatial profiling of colorectal cancer using Orion
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Graphical Abstract - Multiplexed 3D atlas of state transitions and immune interactions in colorectal cancer
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Exploring the Stages of Tuberculosis Granulomas
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Deep Exploration of a Primary Melanoma (MEL 1 Full Story)
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Patient 2 - Melanoma in situ, invasive melanoma, precursor field and inflammatory regression
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BRCA wild-type TNBC vs BRCA1-associated TNBC
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Data analysis of primary lung cancer (Lung 3)