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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, PhD, Harvard University
… → 2001
Physics, MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 1998
Physics, MS, St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute
… → 1996
Physics (Hons), BS, St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute
… → 1994
Research interests keywords
- Physical genomics
- Chromatin engineering
- Cancer biomarkers
- Superresolution nanoscopy
- Computational genomics
- Visible optical coherence tomography
- New technologies for cancer diagnosis
- New technologies for cancer therapeutics
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Northwestern University Center for Chromatin NanoImaging in Cancer (NU-CCNIC)
Backman, V., Adli, M., Dravid, V. P., Katsaggelos, A. K., Szleifer, I. G., Matei, D. E. & Zhang, H. F.
12/10/21 → 11/30/26
Project: Research project
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Zhang Subproject: Northwestern University Center for Chromatin Nanoimaging in Cancer (CCNC) TECH Core
12/10/21 → 11/30/26
Project: Research project
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Subproject: CCBIR Collaborative Administrative Supplement for Northwestern University Center for Chromatin NanoImaging in Cancer (NU-CCNIC)
Backman, V., Bonini, M. & Bonini, M.
12/10/21 → 11/30/26
Project: Research project
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Physical Genomics and Engineering Training Program
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
7/1/21 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Intrinsic-contrast super-resolution imaging of DNA at 2-nm resolution
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
9/20/20 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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Annular Dark Field Imaging with Variable Angle for Improving STEM Tomography of Biological Samples
Li, W. S., Roth, E., Bleher, R., Backman, V. & Dravid, V. P., Jul 22 2023, In: Microscopy and microanalysis : the official journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada. 29, 1, p. 945-947 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chromatin reprogramming and bone regeneration in vitro and in vivo via the microtopography-induced constriction of cell nuclei
Wang, X., Agrawal, V., Dunton, C. L., Liu, Y., Virk, R. K. A., Patel, P. A., Carter, L., Pujadas, E. M., Li, Y., Jain, S., Wang, H., Ni, N., Tsai, H. M., Rivera-Bolanos, N., Frederick, J., Roth, E., Bleher, R., Duan, C., Ntziachristos, P., He, T. C., & 5 others , 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Biomedical Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Denoising Autoencoder Trained on Simulation-Derived Structures for Noise Reduction in Chromatin Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
Alvarado, W., Agrawal, V., Li, W. S., Dravid, V. P., Backman, V., de Pablo, J. J. & Ferguson, A. L., Jun 28 2023, In: ACS Central Science. 9, 6, p. 1200-1212 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Early detection of lung cancer using artificial intelligence-enhanced optical nanosensing of chromatin alterations in field carcinogenesis
Daneshkhah, A., Prabhala, S., Viswanathan, P., Subramanian, H., Lin, J., Chang, A. S., Bharat, A., Roy, H. K. & Backman, V., Dec 2023, In: Scientific reports. 13, 1, 13702.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analysis of three-dimensional chromatin packing domains by chromatin scanning transmission electron microscopy (ChromSTEM)
Li, Y., Agrawal, V., Virk, R. K. A., Roth, E., Li, W. S., Eshein, A., Frederick, J., Huang, K., Almassalha, L., Bleher, R., Carignano, M. A., Szleifer, I., Dravid, V. P. & Backman, V., Dec 2022, In: Scientific reports. 12, 1, 12198.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access11 Scopus citations
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Phylogenetic analysis of symbiont transmission mechanisms reveal evolutionary patterns in thermotolerance and host specificity that enhance bleaching resistance among vertically transmitted Symbiodinium
Swain, T. D. (Creator), Westneat, M. W. (Creator), Backman, V. (Creator), Marcelino, L. A. (Creator) & Backman, V. (Creator), figshare, 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6865415.v1, https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/Phylogenetic_analysis_of_symbiont_transmission_mechanisms_reveal_evolutionary_patterns_in_thermotolerance_and_host_specificity_that_enhance_bleaching_resistance_among_vertically_transmitted_i_Symbiodinium_i_/6865415/1
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Skeletal light-scattering accelerates bleaching response in reef-building corals
Swain, T. D. (Creator), DuBois, E. (Creator), Gomes, A. (Creator), Stoyneva, V. P. (Creator), Radosevich, A. J. (Creator), Henss, J. (Creator), Wagner, M. E. (Creator), Derbas, J. (Creator), Grooms, H. W. (Creator), Velazquez, E. M. (Creator), Traub, J. (Creator), Kennedy, B. J. (Creator), Grigorescu, A. A. (Contributor), Westneat, M. W. (Creator), Sanborn, K. (Creator), Levine, S. (Creator), Schick, M. (Creator), Parsons, G. (Creator), Biggs, B. C. (Creator), Rogers, J. D. (Creator), Backman, V. (Creator), Marcelino, L. A. (Creator) & Backman, V. (Creator), figshare, 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3598085.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Skeletal_light-scattering_accelerates_bleaching_response_in_reef-building_corals/3598085/1
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Two electric field Monte Carlo models of coherent backscattering of polarized light
Doronin, A. (Creator), Radosevich, A. J. (Creator), Backman, V. (Creator), Meglinski, I. (Creator) & Backman, V. (Creator), figshare, 2014
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3753743.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Two_electric_field_Monte_Carlo_models_of_coherent_backscattering_of_polarized_light/3753743/1
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Can OCT be sensitive to nanoscale structural alterations in biological tissue?
Yi, J. (Creator), Radosevich, A. J. (Creator), Rogers, J. D. (Creator), Norris, S. C. P. (Creator), Capoǧlu, I. R. (Contributor), Taflove, A. (Creator), Backman, V. (Creator), Taflove, A. (Creator) & Backman, V. (Creator), figshare, 2013
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3764891.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Can_OCT_be_sensitive_to_nanoscale_structural_alterations_in_biological_tissue_/3764891/1 and one more link, https://figshare.com/collections/Can_OCT_be_sensitive_to_nanoscale_structural_alterations_in_biological_tissue_/3764891 (show fewer)
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