Professor Nasir Rajpoot, Director of the Tissue Image Analytics (TIA) Centre and Chair of Computational Pathology at the University of Warwick, attended The Cancer Society of New Zealand’s annual conference in March 2025. Read MoreLink opens in a new window

This year’s International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) was held in Houston, Texas—home to NASA’s Johnson Space Center and the sprawling Texas Medical Center. With sunny skies and wide Texan roads welcoming us, we arrived two days early to make the most of the trip before diving into 4 days of cutting-edge research. We kicked off our trip with an NBA game at the Toyota Center and followed it up with a tour of the NASA Space Center. Walking through the rocket park and seeing the Saturn V rocket and the SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster up close was an unforgettable reminder of how science can propel us (literally!) to new frontiers. Read MoreLink opens in a new window

The Bigpicture project is an initiative aimed at transforming the field of pathology through the creation of a comprehensive, high-quality digital repository of three million pathology images. Funded by the EU Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), Bigpicture brings together a consortium of leading academic institutions, research organisations, and industry partners from across Europe and beyond. The project’s mission is to develop an open-access platform that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyse vast amounts of pathology data, advancing research, diagnostics, and treatment in healthcare. By fostering collaboration and innovation, Bigpicture envisions a future where digital pathology becomes a cornerstone of precision medicine, enabling faster, more accurate diagnoses and personalised patient care. Read MoreLink opens in a new window

We are delighted to announce that one of the TIA Centre’s PhD students, Ruoyu Wang, has officially passed their PhD viva last week. Their research entitled Computational Pathology Algorithms for Precision Oncology has been a fantastic contribution, and we couldn’t be prouder. Find a summary on their research below:-

Ruoyu's thesis focused on developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to analyse routine histology slides and support personalised cancer care. Specifically, their research explored how deep learning can be used to predict clinically significant molecular biomarkers, stratify patients, and uncover novel tumour microenvironment (TME) patterns directly from digitised whole slide images (WSIs) of routine histology slides. These AI-driven approaches offer scalable, cost-effective alternatives to traditional molecular testing and contribute to the integration of AI into precision oncology, ultimately advancing more tailored and efficient cancer treatment strategies.

We are excited to share that our team “TIAKong” secured leading positions in the recent PUMA (Panoptic segmentation of nuclei and tissue in advanced Melanoma) Challenge https://puma.grand-challenge.org/puma/Link opens in a new window, organized by the Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, in the Netherlands. With over 300 participants from around the globe, this challenge aimed to advance automated panoptic segmentation techniques for H&E-stained melanoma tissue images. Read MoreLink opens in a new window

We are excited to announce that our team “TIAKong” secured leading positions in the recent Monkey Grand Challenge https://monkey.grand-challenge.org/Link opens in a new window, organized by the Department of Pathology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Drawing more than 400 participants from around the globe, the challenge focused on automated detection and classification of mononuclear leukocytes in PAS-stained transplant kidney biopsy images. Read MoreLink opens in a new window

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The Tissue Image Analytics (TIA) Centre at the University of Warwick is pleased to announce the call for papers for the special session on “Frontiers in Computational Pathology” at the Medical Image Understanding and Analysis (MIUA) 2025 conference, taking place in Leeds, UK (15-17^th July 2025). This session will explore the latest advancements in computational pathology, a field revolutionising disease diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment through artificial intelligence (AI) and digital pathology. Please visit our website here for more details.

A recent study introduces a novel deep learning method for segmenting blood vessels (BVs) in H&E tissue slides, addressing the challenge of BV heterogeneity.

A recent study accepted by ISBI 2025 introduces a novel model that improves cancer grade classification and gland segmentation.

We are excited to announce our successful grant application through the British Council's ISPF Research Collaboration for the project "Development of Diagnosis and Prognosis Model Using Whole Slide Images (WSI)-Based Biomarkers for Personalised Treatment in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma."

The Tissue Image Analytics (TIA) Centre at the University of Warwick continues its renowned seminar series this semester, offering a platform to explore cutting-edge research in computational pathology and digital healthcare. Join us on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month from 2 pm to 3 pm to hear from leading experts across the globe.

The TIA Centre at the University of Warwick was honoured to welcome Prof Azra Raza from Columbia University for two special events on 6–7 January 2025. Renowned as a leading oncologist, author of The First Cell, and a passionate advocate for early cancer detection, Prof Raza's in-person visit was a valuable opportunity for insightful discussions and engagement.

The recent Oral Epithelial Dysplasia (OED) Workshop, held at The Edge in Sheffield on 18 November 2024, marked a significant milestone for the ANTICIPATE project. Since its inception in 2020, this Cancer Research UK (CRUK)-funded collaboration between the TIA Centre at Warwick and the Neopath team at Sheffield has aimed to revolutionise the grading of OED. By leveraging AI-based tools, the project has sought to refine grading methodologies while uncovering novel biomarkers to improve clinical outcomes.

On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, I attended the 3rd annual Digital Pathology and AI showcase event titled "Digital Pathology Algorithms (DP and AI): Are we looking at the patient journey?", sponsored by Roche Diagnostics UK and Ireland. The event was an insightful exploration of how digital pathology and AI algorithms are transforming healthcare, with a particular focus on improving the patient journey. Read More

ECP, Florence, another great opportunity to mix networking, work and sightseeing in a jam-packed week. “Unfortunately” there were no direct flights to Florence from Birmingham. This therefore required me to travel to Florence via Pisa the day before the conference. This allowed me to visit the iconic leaning tower, which certainly didn’t fail to impress. From there, it was a scenic 50-minute journey on a double-decker train to Florence. Read MoreLink opens in a new window

The TIA Centre at Warwick University hosted a group of 3 high school students who attended the University for a two-week summer placement. During this two week period, the students engaged in computational experiments utilising artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and localise cell nuclei in digitised images of human, plant and animal tissue. Read MoreLink opens in a new window

After attending the 28th Conference on Medical Imaging and Analysis (MIUA 2024) in July, I was refreshed to learn about up-and-coming research in medical imaging. It was a collage of brilliant ideas and contributions to the different realms of medical imaging, including brain, dental bone, endoscopy, cardiac, whole slide imaging, and more. Read MoreLink opens in a new window

I attended the MIDL 2024 conference, held in Paris from July 3rd to 5th, as the sole representative from the TIA Centre. My primary goal was to engage in learning and networking. The event took place at the Sorbonne Université - Pierre et Marie Curie Campus, where I spent a productive week. Read MoreLink opens in a new window

The Tissue Image Analytics (TIA) Centre at the University of Warwick is excited to announce the continuation of its esteemed seminar series for the 2024/25 academic year. These seminars are a prime opportunity for researchers, students, and professionals to delve into cutting-edge developments in computational pathology and related fields. Read MoreLink opens in a new window