OHSU scientists develop tool that improves tissue cancer analysis

New OmicsTweezer uses machine learning to study cell types in human tissues, which could better pinpoint potential therapeutic targets

By Angela Yeager July 16, 2025 Portland, Oregon

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OHSU scientists develop tool that improves tissue cancer analysis

OHSU's Zheng Xia, Ph.D., has developed a new tool called OmicsTweezer that uses advanced machine learning techniques to analyze large-scale biological data. Xinxing Yang, Ph.D., a postdoctoral scholar in Xia’s lab, is lead author of the published study. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Xinxing Yang , Ph.D. (OHSU)

Zheng Xia, Ph.D. (OHSU)

OHSU scientists develop tool that improves tissue cancer analysis

Zheng Xia, Ph.D., left, has developed a new tool called OmicsTweezer that uses advanced machine learning techniques to analyze large-scale biological data. Xinxing Yang, Ph.D., right, a postdoctoral scholar in Xia’s lab, is lead author of the published study. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)