Ola Spjuth

Professor, AI coordinator, Advisor e-infrastructure, Uppsala University

Key Publications

Wenson L, Heldin J, Martin M, Erbilgin Y, Salman B, Sundqvist A, Schaal W, Sandbaumhüter FA, Jansson ET, Chen X, Davidsson A, Stenerlöw B, Espinoza JA, Lindström M, Lennartsson J, Spjuth O, and Söderberg O. “Precise mapping of single-stranded DNA breaks by sequence-templated erroneous DNA polymerase end-labelling”. Nature Communications. 16, 7130 (2025).

Seal S, Trapotsi MA, Spjuth O, Singh S, Carreras-Puigvert J, Greene N, Bender A, Carpenter AE. “Cell Painting: A Decade of Discovery and Innovation in Cellular Imaging”. Nature Methods. 22, 254-268. (2025).
Tian G, Harrison PJ, Sreenivasan AP, Carreras-Puigvert J, and Spjuth O.

“Combining molecular and cell painting image data for mechanism of action prediction”. Artificial Intelligence in Life Sciences, 3, 100060 (2023).

Olsson H, Kartasalo K, Mulliqi N, Capuccini M, Ruusuvuori P, Samaratunga H, Delahunt B, Lindskog C, Janssen E, Billie A, Egevad L, Spjuth O, and Eklund M. “Estimating diagnostic uncertainty in artificial intelligence assisted pathology using conformal prediction”. Nature Communications. 13, 7761 (2022).

Harrison P, Wieslander H, Sabirsh A, Karlson J, Malmsjö V, Hellander A, Wählby C, and Spjuth O. ”Deep learning models for lipid-nanoparticle-based drug delivery”. Nanomedicine. 16, 13 (2021).
Spjuth O, Frid J, and Hellander A. “The Machine Learning Life Cycle and the Cloud: Implications for Drug Discovery”. Expert Opinion On Drug Discovery. 16, 9. (2021).

See the complete publication list here: https://pharmb.io/publication/

Research Interests

Our research is focused on advancing drug discovery and chemical safety assessment through the integration of computational modeling, artificial intelligence, and experimental pharmacology. We develop algorithms, predictive models, and automated laboratory systems that connect in silico predictions with in vitro experimentation, aiming to create data-driven and autonomous workflows for pharmaceutical research. Our long-term vision is to contribute to the development of virtual cells—computational models capable of simulating cellular behavior—and self-driving laboratories that can design, execute, and learn from experiments autonomously. Our work spans applications in precision medicine, environmental toxicology, and drug combination prediction, and we collaborate closely with academic, clinical, and industrial partners. By combining expertise in bioinformatics, machine learning, and laboratory automation, we strive to accelerate scientific discovery and improve decision-making in modern pharmacological research.

Group members

Jordi Carreras-Puigvert
Maris Lapins
Christa Ringers
Wesley Schaal
Jonathan Alvarsson
Malin Jarvius
Martin M Johansson
Anders Larsson
Ahmet Yildirim
Stefan Maak
Petter Byström
Patrick Hennig
Amelie Wenz
David Holmberg
Ebba Bergman
Jonne Rietdijk
Sofía Hernández
Taka Ariyaberg
Dinh Long
Ernst Ahlberg
Ulf Norinder
Filip Miljkovic

Research group website

https://www.pharmb.io/

Contact

ola.spjuth@farmbio.uu.se

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