Alpenglow publications

Research from Alpenglow Biosciences and collaborators.

Explore publications connected to 3D tissue imaging, whole tissue imaging, digital pathology, spatial profiling, volumetric datasets, and quantitative tissue analysis.

Selected publications

Open-top light-sheet microscopy, 3D pathology, and quantitative analysis

Explore selected publications spanning the development of open-top light-sheet microscopy, translational and biological applications, and computational approaches for extracting quantitative information from volumetric tissue datasets.

Technology and platform

Foundational work establishing open-top and hybrid open-top light-sheet microscopy, multiscale imaging, tissue processing, and reproducible workflows for nondestructive 3D pathology.

  1. 2026 Article

    Assessing the effects of a 3D pathology tissue-processing workflow on downstream molecular analyses

    Baraznenok, E., et al. Laboratory Investigation 106, 106147, 2026.

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  2. 2024 Protocol

    An end-to-end workflow for nondestructive 3D pathology

    Bishop, K. W., et al. Nature Protocols 19, 1122–1148, 2024.

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  3. 2022 Article

    A hybrid open-top light-sheet microscope for versatile multi-scale imaging of cleared tissues

    Glaser, A. K., et al. Nature Methods 19, 613–619, 2022.

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  4. 2021 Perspective

    Harnessing non-destructive 3D pathology

    Liu, J. T. C., et al. Nature Biomedical Engineering 5, 203–218, 2021.

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  5. 2020 Article

    Multi-resolution open-top light-sheet microscopy to enable efficient 3D pathology workflows

    Barner, L. A., et al. Biomedical Optics Express 11, 6605–6619, 2020.

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  6. 2019 Article

    Multi-immersion open-top light-sheet microscope for high-throughput imaging of cleared tissues

    Glaser, A. K., et al. Nature Communications 10, 2781, 2019.

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  7. 2017 Article

    Light-sheet microscopy for slide-free non-destructive pathology of large clinical specimens

    Glaser, A. K., et al. Nature Biomedical Engineering 1, 0084, 2017.

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Translational and biological applications

Studies using OTLS and nondestructive 3D imaging to examine intact human and preclinical tissues, reveal spatial biology, evaluate disease, and measure therapeutic effects.

  1. 2026 Article

    3D pathology-guided microdissection

    Hsieh, H.-C., Gao, G., Han, Q., et al. Nature Methods 23, 1313–1317, 2026.

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  2. 2025 Article

    Delivery of a fibrin-binding hemostatic polymer ameliorates neurovascular damage and neural tissue loss after traumatic brain injury

    Han, Q., et al. Science Advances 11, eadw7425, 2025.

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  3. 2023 Article

    Nondestructive 3D Pathology Image Atlas of Barrett Esophagus With Open-Top Light-Sheet Microscopy

    Reddi, D. M., et al. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 147, 1164–1171, 2023.

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  4. 2023 Article

    Evaluation of initial prostate cancer biopsies utilizing 3D open-top light-sheet microscopy for detection of early disease

    Mo, G., Reder, N. P., Schweizer, M. T. The Prostate 83, 1121–1124, 2023.

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  5. 2023 Article

    Comprehensive Surface Histology of Fresh Resection Margins With Rapid Open-Top Light-Sheet (OTLS) Microscopy

    Gao, G., et al. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 70, 2160–2171, 2023.

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  6. 2022 Article

    Multiresolution nondestructive 3D pathology of whole lymph nodes for breast cancer staging

    Barner, L. A., et al. Journal of Biomedical Optics 27, 036501, 2022.

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  7. 2022 Article

    Ablating Lgr5-expressing prostatic stromal cells activates the ERK-mediated mechanosensory signaling and disrupts prostate tissue homeostasis

    Wei, X., et al. Cell Reports 40, 111313, 2022.

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  8. 2020 Article

    Diagnosing 12 prostate needle cores within an hour of biopsy via open-top light-sheet microscopy

    Xie, W., et al. Journal of Biomedical Optics 25, 126502, 2020.

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  9. 2019 Article

    Open-Top Light-Sheet Microscopy Image Atlas of Prostate Core Needle Biopsies

    Reder, N. P., et al. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 143, 1069–1075, 2019.

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  10. 2019 Article

    Rapid pathology of lumpectomy margins with open-top light-sheet (OTLS) microscopy

    Chen, Y., et al. Biomedical Optics Express 10, 1257–1272, 2019.

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3D analysis and AI

Computational methods for extracting quantitative features, segmenting complex tissue structures, identifying disease-relevant regions, and translating large 3D datasets into measurable outputs.

  1. 2026 Article

    Deep-learning triage of three-dimensional pathology datasets for comprehensive and efficient pathologist assessments

    Gao, G., Yan, R., Song, A. H., et al. Nature Biomedical Engineering, 2026.

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  2. 2026 Article

    AI-Informed Architectural Insights of Three-Dimensional Glandular Networks Identify Prostate Cancer Patients at a Higher Risk of Biochemical Recurrence

    Salguero-Lopez, J., et al. Modern Pathology 39, 101018, 2026.

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  3. 2026 Article

    Detection of Prostate Cancer in 3-Dimensional Pathology Datasets via Generative Immunolabeling

    Serafin, R. B., et al. Modern Pathology 39, 100975, 2026.

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  4. 2026 Preprint

    Scalable 3D cell-interaction analysis via supercell graphs for prostate cancer risk stratification

    Zhao, Y., et al. bioRxiv preprint, 2026.

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  5. 2024 Article

    Analysis of 3D pathology samples using weakly supervised AI

    Song, A. H., et al. Cell 187, 2502–2520.e17, 2024.

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  6. 2024 Article

    Direct three-dimensional segmentation of prostate glands with nnU-Net

    Wang, R., et al. Journal of Biomedical Optics 29, 036001, 2024.

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  7. 2023 Article

    Artificial Intelligence-Triaged 3-Dimensional Pathology to Improve Detection of Esophageal Neoplasia While Reducing Pathologist Workloads

    Erion Barner, L. A., et al. Modern Pathology 36, 100322, 2023.

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  8. 2022 Article

    Prostate Cancer Risk Stratification via Nondestructive 3D Pathology with Deep Learning–Assisted Gland Analysis

    Xie, W., et al. Cancer Research 82, 334–345, 2022.

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