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Robert Backer

University of DelawareORCID 0000-0002-0386-0570Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Chad E. ForbesiD· 2 shared Mengting LiuiD· 2 shared Rachel C. AmeyiD· 2 shared Adam B. Magerman· 1 shared Alicia ClarkeiD· 1 shared Alicia Vermeulen· 1 shared Aureliano BombarelyiD· 1 shared Eric D. SplaniD· 1 shared

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9 top collaborators · 16 mutual co-author links

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 28, 2025

The avocado pangenome reveals dynamic clustering and lineage-specific diversity of NLR genes

Robert Backer, Alicia Clarke, Alicia Vermeulen…·Noëlani van den Berg

The paper presents an avocado pangenome and analyzes NLR gene diversity across lineages, revealing lineage-specific expansions and structural variants.

1 citation

plant (other)whole-genome sequencing

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NeuroscienceNeuroImagePeer-reviewedOct 22, 2021

How the brain negotiates divergent executive processing demands: Evidence of network reorganization during fleeting brain states

Mengting Liu, Robert Backer, Rachel C. Amey, Chad E. Forbes

The paper examines how brain networks reorganize during stress and control conditions to support math problem-solving performance.

13 citations

humanelectronic health records

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NeuroscienceCerebral CortexPeer-reviewedOct 28, 2020

Context matters: Situational stress impedes functional reorganization of intrinsic brain connectivity during problem solving

Mengting Liu, Robert Backer, Rachel C. Amey…·Chad E. Forbes

The paper shows that stress during problem solving preserves brain connectivity patterns linked to poor performance, while non-stressed individuals transition out of these patterns.

15 citations

human

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