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The Computational, Organoid, and Microphysiological Systems Initiative

Riyue Sunny Bao, PhD

Riyue Sunny Bao, PhD

AI-driven computational pathology & tumor organoid modeling

Contact baor@upmc.edu

Technology Expertise

  • Immuno-Oncology and immunotherapy resistance
  • Artificial intelligence to dissect tissue architecture governing immune landscape
  • Multimodal integration across digital pathology and spatial omics
  • Patient-derived organoid models for tumor-stroma-immune interactions (Head and Neck, Lung, Melanoma)
  • Organ-specific response to immunotherapy

Disease Focus

  • Turning “cold” tumors “hot”: targeting tumor-intrinsic mechanisms of immune exclusion for drug repurposing
  • Computational biology methodology innovation in digital pathology, mIF imaging, and radiomics /radiology non-invasive predictive biomarkers