Protocol for cellular age prediction in yeast and human single cells using transfer learning

Summary: Here, we present a protocol for predicting cellular age via computer vision analysis of cellular morphology and aging-related bioactivities from phase contrast microscopy images. We describe the steps for cultivating yeast cells, performing phase contrast microscopy of drug-treated yeast ce...

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Main Authors: Subhadeep Duari, Vishakha Gautam, Gaurav Ahuja
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Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
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description Summary: Here, we present a protocol for predicting cellular age via computer vision analysis of cellular morphology and aging-related bioactivities from phase contrast microscopy images. We describe the steps for cultivating yeast cells, performing phase contrast microscopy of drug-treated yeast cells, and inducing senescence in human dermal fibroblasts. We detail the process of using the scCamAge Docker container, running the scCamAge model, applying the yeast-trained model to senescent human fibroblasts, and performing transfer learning to adapt scCamAge using human fibroblast data.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Gautam et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.
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spelling doaj-art-ab18e4a7f21b4585955955ccca2c88a32025-08-20T03:03:55ZengElsevierSTAR Protocols2666-16672025-09-016310402310.1016/j.xpro.2025.104023Protocol for cellular age prediction in yeast and human single cells using transfer learningSubhadeep Duari0Vishakha Gautam1Gaurav Ahuja2Department of Computational Biology, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology-Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), Okhla, Phase III, New Delhi 110020, IndiaDepartment of Computational Biology, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology-Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), Okhla, Phase III, New Delhi 110020, IndiaDepartment of Computational Biology, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology-Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), Okhla, Phase III, New Delhi 110020, India; Infosys Centre for AI, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology-Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), Okhla, Phase III, New Delhi 110020, India; Corresponding authorSummary: Here, we present a protocol for predicting cellular age via computer vision analysis of cellular morphology and aging-related bioactivities from phase contrast microscopy images. We describe the steps for cultivating yeast cells, performing phase contrast microscopy of drug-treated yeast cells, and inducing senescence in human dermal fibroblasts. We detail the process of using the scCamAge Docker container, running the scCamAge model, applying the yeast-trained model to senescent human fibroblasts, and performing transfer learning to adapt scCamAge using human fibroblast data.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Gautam et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166725004290Cell BiologyComputer sciences
spellingShingle Subhadeep Duari
Vishakha Gautam
Gaurav Ahuja
Protocol for cellular age prediction in yeast and human single cells using transfer learning
STAR Protocols
Cell Biology
Computer sciences
title Protocol for cellular age prediction in yeast and human single cells using transfer learning
title_full Protocol for cellular age prediction in yeast and human single cells using transfer learning
title_fullStr Protocol for cellular age prediction in yeast and human single cells using transfer learning
title_full_unstemmed Protocol for cellular age prediction in yeast and human single cells using transfer learning
title_short Protocol for cellular age prediction in yeast and human single cells using transfer learning
title_sort protocol for cellular age prediction in yeast and human single cells using transfer learning
topic Cell Biology
Computer sciences
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166725004290
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