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🧬 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲-𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝗜, 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀. 🌏✨ It was a privilege to host Prof Helder Nakaya at A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs - A*STAR IDL for an inspiring scientific exchange on the transformative potential of 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 and 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 in infectious diseases. A globally recognised 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 in 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 and 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, Prof Nakaya currently serves as Senior Researcher at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein and Head of the Computational Systems Biology Laboratory at the USP - Universidade de São Paulo. His pioneering work combines 𝗔𝗜, 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 to advance understanding of vaccine responses, infectious diseases, and immune-mediated diseases. 🔬💡 During his visit, Prof Nakaya delivered a fascinating talk highlighting the rapidly advancing suite of spatial transcriptomics technologies and how these technologies are transforming our understanding of 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀, and disease biology at unprecedented resolution. The discussions sparked exciting ideas on how these emerging approaches can further support 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 efforts. 🧫✨ Beyond the seminar, we were especially encouraged by Prof Nakaya’s thoughtful engagement with our 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 — generously sharing perspectives on interdisciplinary science, computational biology, and the future direction of immunity research. These meaningful interactions are invaluable in 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 and fostering a vibrant culture of curiosity, innovation, and collaboration. 🤝🌱 We sincerely thank Prof Nakaya for the inspiring visit and valuable scientific exchange, and look forward to future opportunities for collaboration with the global research community. 🌏 #ASTARforSG #InfectiousDiseases #PandemicPreparedness #SpatialTranscriptomics #ComputationalBiology #GlobalHealth Hui Xian Poh Wei Hao Lee Henrietta Papp Ahmad Suhaimi Cheryl Lee Hsiuyi Chen Andre Ng Hyeyoung Lee, PhD Claire Honney Cameron Goh Xue Ting (Sharon) TAN