Research Outputs

Manuscripts & presentations

Research communication across spatial immunology, intestinal inflammation, and biomedical AI.

Manuscripts

Work in submission and preparation

Spatial Proteomics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Tissue Architecture to Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunity

Katz JA, Wine E. (2026). Narrative review. Frontiers in Immunology.
In submission.

Immunopathogenesis of Graft Fibrosis Following Liver Transplantation: A Spatial Profiling Approach Using Imaging Mass Cytometry

Katz JA, Ghosh S, Bhat M. Primary research article.
In preparation.

Oral presentations

Talks & scientific exchange

CSI: Liver Fibrosis

Katz JA. Department of Immunology Fall Retreat, 2026. Toronto, Ontario. Lightning talk.
Best Lightning Talk award.

Machine Learning in Immunology: From Cell Discovery to Clinical Decision-Making

Katz JA. SickKids Cell and System Biology Department Trainee Seminar, August 2026. Toronto, Ontario. Oral presentation.

Joseph Katz speaking at a lectern with the Machine Learning in Immunology title slide behind him.
SickKids trainee seminar, August 2026.

Conference contributions

Posters & abstracts

Immunopathogenesis of Graft Fibrosis Following Liver Transplantation

Katz JA, Ghosh S, Bhat M. A Spatial Profiling Approach Using Imaging Mass Cytometry.
Department of Immunology Fall Retreat, 2026, Toronto, Ontario: abstract and poster presentation.
Ontario Cell Biology Symposium, 2026, Niagara, Ontario: abstract and poster presentation.

Joseph Katz standing beside his imaging mass cytometry poster on liver allograft fibrosis.
Liver allograft fibrosis poster.

Effects of Ultra-Processed Food Additives on Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Integrity in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

D’Agostini E, Jiang C, Katz J, Wang ZY, Weiner M, Wine E. SickKids Summer Research Symposium, 2026. Toronto, Ontario. Abstract and poster presentation.

Multi-Agent AI Evaluation of Donor Suitability in Liver Transplantation

Katz JA, Azarfar G, Hasjim B, Bhat H.
University of Toronto Trinity College Undergraduate Research Conference, 2026, Toronto, Ontario: poster presentation.
UHN Summer Training And Research (STAR) Research Day Conference, Toronto, Ontario: poster presentation.

Joseph Katz beside his poster on multi-agent AI evaluation of liver donor suitability.
Donor suitability poster presentation.

Honours thesis

Undergraduate research

Using Imaging Mass Cytometry to Describe the Immune Environment in Liver Allograft Fibrosis

University of Toronto, IMM450 Research Project in Immunology. Supervisor: Dr. Mamatha Bhat, Ajmera Transplant Program, University Health Network. Developed an independent R pipeline to investigate spatial immune changes in pre- and post-transplant liver biopsies.