Krieger Lab

Selected publications

Concept-based explanation of gene expression prediction from H E images
Concept-based explanation of gene expression prediction from H&E images
Amos Muench, Jonathan Thielmann, Reduan Achtibat, Maximilian Dreyer, Philip Bischoff, …, Thomas Walter, David Horst, Sebastian Lapuschkin, Wojciech Samek, Teresa Gabriela Krieger
arXiv  ·  18 Aug 2026  ·  arxiv:2608.16669
We introduce an interpretable framework that links molecular states to tissue morphology, turning gene expression prediction from H&E into a tool for discovering the morphological concepts underlying tumour biology.
Transcriptionally defined morphological subtypes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Transcriptionally defined morphological subtypes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Teresa G Krieger, Alexander Sudy, Felix Schicktanz, Luca Tosti, Johannes Liebig, …, Xiaoyan Qian, Wilko Weichert, Roland Eils, Katja Steiger, Christian Conrad
openRxiv  ·  23 Sep 2022  ·  doi:10.1101/2022.09.23.509133
We integrate spatial transcriptomics and tissue morphology to show how transcriptionally defined tumour cell states correspond to distinct patterns of spatial organisation and tissue architecture.

All publications

2026

Concept-based explanation of gene expression prediction from H E images
Concept-based explanation of gene expression prediction from H&E images
Amos Muench, Jonathan Thielmann, Reduan Achtibat, Maximilian Dreyer, Philip Bischoff, …, Thomas Walter, David Horst, Sebastian Lapuschkin, Wojciech Samek, Teresa Gabriela Krieger
arXiv  ·  18 Aug 2026  ·  arxiv:2608.16669
We introduce an interpretable framework that links molecular states to tissue morphology, turning gene expression prediction from H&E into a tool for discovering the morphological concepts underlying tumour biology.

2025

Extrachromosomal DNA Driven Oncogene Dosage Heterogeneity Promotes Rapid Adaptation to Therapy in i MYCN i -Amplified Cancers
Extrachromosomal DNA–Driven Oncogene Dosage Heterogeneity Promotes Rapid Adaptation to Therapy in MYCN -Amplified Cancers
Giulia Montuori, Fengyu Tu, Di Qin, Rachel Schmargon, Elias Rodriguez-Fos, …, Fabian Coscia, Benjamin Werner, Weini Huang, Anton G. Henssen, Jan R. Dörr
Cancer Discovery  ·  07 Aug 2025  ·  doi:10.1158/2159-8290.CD-24-1738
Outcome-associated factors in a molecularly defined cohort of central neurocytoma
Outcome-associated factors in a molecularly defined cohort of central neurocytoma
Maja Krech, Amos Muench, Daniel Teichmann, Peter Kuzman, Abigail K. Suwala, …, Sebastian Brandner, Teresa Krieger, Christian Hartmann, Christian Thomas, Leonille Schweizer
Acta Neuropathologica  ·  11 Jun 2025  ·  doi:10.1007/s00401-025-02894-3

2022

Patient-specific modeling of stroma-mediated chemoresistance of pancreatic cancer using a three-dimensional organoid-fibroblast co-culture system
Patient-specific modeling of stroma-mediated chemoresistance of pancreatic cancer using a three-dimensional organoid-fibroblast co-culture system
Sebastian Schuth, Solange Le Blanc, Teresa G. Krieger, Julia Jabs, Miriam Schenk, Nathalia A. Giese, Markus W. Büchler, Roland Eils, Christian Conrad, Oliver Strobel
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research  ·  22 Oct 2022  ·  doi:10.1186/s13046-022-02519-7
Transcriptionally defined morphological subtypes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Transcriptionally defined morphological subtypes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Teresa G Krieger, Alexander Sudy, Felix Schicktanz, Luca Tosti, Johannes Liebig, …, Xiaoyan Qian, Wilko Weichert, Roland Eils, Katja Steiger, Christian Conrad
openRxiv  ·  23 Sep 2022  ·  doi:10.1101/2022.09.23.509133
We integrate spatial transcriptomics and tissue morphology to show how transcriptionally defined tumour cell states correspond to distinct patterns of spatial organisation and tissue architecture.

2021

Single-cell analysis of patient-derived PDAC organoids reveals cell state heterogeneity and a conserved developmental hierarchy
Single-cell analysis of patient-derived PDAC organoids reveals cell state heterogeneity and a conserved developmental hierarchy
Teresa G. Krieger, Solange Le Blanc, Julia Jabs, Foo Wei Ten, Naveed Ishaque, …, Carl-Stephan Leonhardt, Anamika Giri, Roland Eils, Oliver Strobel, Christian Conrad
Nature Communications  ·  05 Oct 2021  ·  doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26059-4
Hypertension delays viral clearance and exacerbates airway hyperinflammation in patients with COVID-19
Hypertension delays viral clearance and exacerbates airway hyperinflammation in patients with COVID-19
Saskia Trump, Soeren Lukassen, Markus S. Anker, Robert Lorenz Chua, Johannes Liebig, …, Sven Laudi, Roland Eils, Christian Conrad, Ulf Landmesser, Irina Lehmann
Nature Biotechnology  ·  01 Jun 2021  ·  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-020-00796-1
Functional States in Tumor-Initiating Cell Differentiation in Human Colorectal Cancer
Functional States in Tumor-Initiating Cell Differentiation in Human Colorectal Cancer
Martina K. Zowada, Stephan M. Tirier, Sebastian M. Dieter, Teresa G. Krieger, Ava Oberlack, …, Martin Schneider, Roland Eils, Hanno Glimm, Christian Conrad, Claudia R. Ball
Cancers  ·  04 Mar 2021  ·  doi:10.3390/cancers13051097

2020

Automated 3D light-sheet screening with high spatiotemporal resolution reveals mitotic phenotypes
Automated 3D light-sheet screening with high spatiotemporal resolution reveals mitotic phenotypes
Björn Eismann, Teresa G. Krieger, Jürgen Beneke, Ruben Bulkescher, Lukas Adam, Holger Erfle, Carl Herrmann, Roland Eils, Christian Conrad
Journal of Cell Science  ·  01 Jun 2020  ·  doi:10.1242/jcs.245043
Modeling glioblastoma invasion using human brain organoids and single-cell transcriptomics
Modeling glioblastoma invasion using human brain organoids and single-cell transcriptomics
Teresa G Krieger, Stephan M Tirier, Jeongbin Park, Katharina Jechow, Tanja Eisemann, Heike Peterziel, Peter Angel, Roland Eils, Christian Conrad
Neuro-Oncology  ·  16 Apr 2020  ·  doi:10.1093/neuonc/noaa091

2019

Mutations in thyroid hormone receptor α1 cause premature neurogenesis and progenitor cell depletion in human cortical development
Mutations in thyroid hormone receptor α1 cause premature neurogenesis and progenitor cell depletion in human cortical development
Teresa G. Krieger, Carla M. Moran, Alberto Frangini, W. Edward Visser, Erik Schoenmakers, …, Alexandra Efthymiadou, Faraneh Vargha-Khadem, Benjamin D. Simons, Krishna Chatterjee, Frederick J. Livesey
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  ·  18 Oct 2019  ·  doi:10.1073/pnas.1908762116
Pheno-seq linking visual features and gene expression in 3D cell culture systems
Pheno-seq – linking visual features and gene expression in 3D cell culture systems
Stephan M. Tirier, Jeongbin Park, Friedrich Preußer, Lisa Amrhein, Zuguang Gu, …, Christiane Fuchs, Claudia R. Ball, Hanno Glimm, Roland Eils, Christian Conrad
Scientific Reports  ·  26 Aug 2019  ·  doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48771-4

2018

Troy brain stem cells cycle through quiescence and regulate their number by sensing niche occupancy
Troy+ brain stem cells cycle through quiescence and regulate their number by sensing niche occupancy
Onur Basak, Teresa G. Krieger, Mauro J. Muraro, Kay Wiebrands, Daniel E. Stange, …, Marc van de Wetering, Johan H. van Es, Alexander van Oudenaarden, Benjamin D. Simons, Hans Clevers
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  ·  08 Jan 2018  ·  doi:10.1073/pnas.1715911114

2015

Dynamic stem cell heterogeneity
Dynamic stem cell heterogeneity
Teresa Krieger, Benjamin D. Simons
Development  ·  15 Apr 2015  ·  doi:10.1242/dev.101063

2014

Deterministic Progenitor Behavior and Unitary Production of Neurons in the Neocortex
Deterministic Progenitor Behavior and Unitary Production of Neurons in the Neocortex
Peng Gao, Maria Pia Postiglione, Teresa G. Krieger, Luisirene Hernandez, Chao Wang, …, Kun Huang, Benjamin D. Simons, Liqun Luo, Simon Hippenmeyer, Song-Hai Shi
Cell  ·  01 Nov 2014  ·  doi:10.1016/j.cell.2014.10.027