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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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3D DNA Spectroscopic Photon-Localization Intrinsic-Contrast Nanoscopy
Backman, V. (PD/PI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/27
Project: Research project
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Translating buccal nanocytology for lung cancer screening into clinical practice
Backman, V. (PD/PI), Bharat, A. (Co-PD/PI), Kocherginsky, M. (Co-Investigator) & Szleifer, I. G. (Co-Investigator)
8/13/24 → 7/31/29
Project: Research project
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EAGER: Biophotonic technologies to design new strategies for coral reef resilience to warmer oceans
Marcelino, L. A. (PD/PI) & Backman, V. (Co-Investigator)
6/1/24 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
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Mechanical determinants of organ-selective metastatic colonization, dormancy and outgrowth
Backman, V. (PD/PI) & Backman, V. (PD/PI)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Cancer Institute
9/1/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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CCSG Program Leadership
Arispe, L. (Other), Backman, V. (Other), Godley, L. A. (Other), Hitsman, B. L. (Other), Khan, S. A. (Other), Matei, D. E. (Other), Munshi, H. G. (Other), Peter, M. E. (Other), Rini, C. (Other), Shilatifard, A. (Other), Simon, M. A. (Other), Stupp, R. (Other), Wignall, S. (Other), Woloschak, G. E. (Other), Yanez, B. R. (Other) & Zhang, B. (Other)
8/1/23 → 7/31/25
Project: Research project
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Chromatin conformation, gene transcription, and nucleosome remodeling as an emergent system
Almassalha, L. M., Carignano, M., Liwag, E. P., Li, W. S., Gong, R., Acosta, N., Dunton, C. L., Gonzalez, P. C., Carter, L. M., Kakkaramadam, R., Kröger, M., MacQuarrie, K. L., Frederick, J., Ye, I. C., Su, P., Kuo, T., Medina, K. I., Pritchard, J. A., Skol, A. & Nap, R. & 4 others, , Jan 10 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 2, p. eadq6652Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Necrotizing Enterocolitis Detection in Premature Infants Using Broadband Optical Spectroscopy
Flowerday, E., Daneshkhah, A., Su, Y., Backman, V. & Goldstein, S. D., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Biophotonics. 18, 1, e202400273.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Active transcription and epigenetic reactions synergistically regulate meso-scale genomic organization
Kant, A., Guo, Z., Vinayak, V., Neguembor, M. V., Li, W. S., Agrawal, V., Pujadas, E., Almassalha, L., Backman, V., Lakadamyali, M., Cosma, M. P. & Shenoy, V. B., Dec 2024, In: Nature communications. 15, 1, 4338.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Analysis of Multiplexed Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy of Chromatin and Transcription
Gong, R., Acosta, N., Su, P., Almassalha, L. & Backman, V., 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Deep learning-based spectroscopic single-molecule localization microscopy
Gaire, S. K., Daneshkhah, A., Flowerday, E., Gong, R., Frederick, J. & Backman, V., Jun 1 2024, In: Journal of Biomedical Optics. 29, 6, 066501.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations
Datasets
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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), 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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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), figshare, 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3598085, https://figshare.com/collections/Skeletal_light-scattering_accelerates_bleaching_response_in_reef-building_corals/3598085
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MOESM5 of 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), figshare, 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3598085_d8, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/presentation/MOESM5_of_Skeletal_light-scattering_accelerates_bleaching_response_in_reef-building_corals/4324079
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MOESM1 of 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), figshare, 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3598085_d2, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/presentation/MOESM1_of_Skeletal_light-scattering_accelerates_bleaching_response_in_reef-building_corals/4323980
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MOESM2 of 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), figshare, 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3598085_d6, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/presentation/MOESM2_of_Skeletal_light-scattering_accelerates_bleaching_response_in_reef-building_corals/4324049
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