Cell-TRACTR: A transformer-based model for end-to-end segmentation and tracking of cells

Owen M. O’Connor; Mary J. Dunlop

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013071

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Cell-TRACTR: A transformer-based model for end-to-end segmentation and tracking of cells

Owen M. O’Connor,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Software, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6276-6269

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Mary J. Dunlop

Roles Supervision, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: mjdunlop@bu.edu

Affiliations Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9261-8216

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Cell-TRACTR: A transformer-based model for end-to-end segmentation and tracking of cells

Owen M. O’Connor,
Mary J. Dunlop

Published: May 23, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013071

About the Authors

Owen M. O’Connor

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Software, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6276-6269

Mary J. Dunlop

Roles Supervision, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: mjdunlop@bu.edu

Affiliations Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9261-8216

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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