Prof. dr. Johannes F. de Boer
Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Professor of Biophotonics and Medical Imaging, VU Amsterdam
De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Google Scholar page J.F. de Boer
Doctorate
Universiteit van Amsterdam, 20-9-1995, Supervisor (‘Promotor’): Prof. Dr. Ad Lagendijk
Work experience since graduating
2022 – Present
Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, VU University, Amsterdam
2008 – Present
Full professor, VU University, Department of Physics and Astronomy
2015 – Present
Affiliate faculty, Amsterdam UMC, Department of Ophthalmology
2010 – 2016
Director Institute for Lasers, Life and Biophotonics Amsterdam (LaserLaB Amsterdam)
2008 – 2014
Imaging Group Leader, Rotterdam Ophthalmic Institute
2005 – 2008
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Boston
2001 – 2004
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Boston
1998 – 2001
Assistant Adjunct Professor, University of California, Irvine, Dept. of Surgery, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic.
1997 – 1998
Academic Assistant Researcher, University of California, Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic.
1995 – 1997
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Amsterdam, Laser Center, Academic Medical Hospital, The Netherlands
Affiliate appointments:
2003 – 2007
Affiliated Faculty, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Other academic activities
- Topical Editor for Optics Letters. June 2003 – 2008
- Ad hoc member on National Institute of Health (USA) review panels 2002-2008
- Ad hoc reviewer for National Science Foundations of EU members since 2002
Conference participation:
- Chair of “Biophotonics: Optical Manipulation and OCT Imaging in Life Sciences and Medicine” at the EOS Annual Meeting (EOSAM), 2014 – 2018.
- Program committee member of “Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine” at SPIE Photonics West conference, San Francisco, CA, since 2000.
- Program committee member of “Optical Techniques in Pulmonary Medicine ” at SPIE Photonics West Conference, San Francisco, CA, since 2011.
- Program committee member of “Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Techniques” at the European Conferences on Biomedical Optics (ECBO), Munich, Germany, since 2008
- Program committee member of “Basic Sciences” at the joint international ASLMS/BMLA/ELA conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2003.
- Program committee member of “Advances in Optical Imaging and Photon Migration” , OSA Biomedical Topical Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, 2003 – 2007.
Awards
- VICI career award 2010
- GG Stokes Award 2011. In recognition of seminal contributions to the development of polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography.
Non-Academic activities
- Expert scientific witness for UK civil proceeding (2021)
- Scientific advisor ScinVivo (2018 – Present)
Grant activity over the past 15 years
2021 Holland High Tech HTSM TKI – TNO-VU-Heidelberg Engineering. Period 2021 – 2025. Title: Retinal Oximetry using multicolor Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy (mcSLO). Co-P.I. J.F. de Boer. Total cost 700 k€.
2020 HealthHolland TKI. Period 2020 – 2022. Title: Quantitative Flow analysis in retinal vasculature. P.I. J.F. de Boer. Total cost 136 k€.
2019 NWO Perspectief Program grant. Period: 2019 -2025. Title: Photonics Translational Research – Medical Photonics (MEDPHOT). Program leader J.F. de Boer. Total cost 5.4 M€
2015 STW HTSM, Period 2015 – 2019. Title: Imaging the Retina for Early Alzheimer Diagnosis (I-READ). PI: J.F. de Boer. Total cost 749 k€.
2014 Internationale Stichting Alzheimer Onderzoek (ISAO) Period 2014 – 2016. Title: In vivo optical detection of Amyloid Beta plaques in the human retina. PI: J.F. de Boer. Total cost 100 k€.
2013 ZonMW topsubsidie, Period 2013 – 2017. Title: Quantitative in vivo characterization of optical properties of ocular tissue for diagnosis and monitoring of chorioretinal diseases. PI: J.F. de Boer. Total cost 675 k€.
2013 STW HTSM, Period 2013 – 2017. Title: Quantitative disease characterization and Retinal tracking in Ophthalmic Imaging (Q-ROI). PI: J.F. de Boer. Total cost 669 k€.
2013 Foundation Kinderen Kankervrij, Period: 2013 – 2014. Title: Diagnosis of vital tumor tissue by OCT and MRI in retinoblastoma patients”. PI: A. Moll. Total cost 266 k€
2010 VICI, career award: Period 2010 – 2015. Title: Minimally invasive optical diagnostics in medicine. PI: J.F. de Boer. Total cost 1.5M€.
2009 09NIG 03 (FOM). Period: 2009 – 2013. Title: Minimally invasive optical coherence tomography for diagnosis and staging of early lung cancer lesions. PI: J.F. de Boer. Total cost 498k€
2009 R21-RR023139 (NIH), Period: 9/15/2009 – 8/31/2012. Title: High Resolution 3D Optical Coherence Phase Microscopy. PI: J.F. de Boer. Total cost: $398,945
2009 NWO groot: “A facility for laser based microscopy to study living, biological systems at the Laser Centre, VU University Amsterdam”. Period: 1/1/2009 – 31/12/2013 Total cost: 3.2 M€. de Boer module: 1M€
2007 R01-EY014975-2 (NIH), Period: 9/1/2007 – 8/31/2010, Competitive renewal of previous grant, terminated in June 2008 due to transfer to the Netherlands. Title: Video rate OCT for evaluating glaucoma. PI: J.F. de Boer Total costs: $2,180,374
2005 Physical Sciences Inc (Ferguson). 10/1/05-9/30/07. National Institutes of Health (SBIR-Phase II) Title: Advanced Field Deployable Hybrid SLO/OCT Retinal Damage Role on Project: PI on the subcontract to Massachusetts General Hospital. Total Cost MGH module: $300,000
2005 Industry sponsored research (NIDEK), Period: 7/1/05 – 6/30/07, Title: OCT technology development in Ophthalmology. PI: J.F. de Boer. Total cost $ 600,000
2004 R01-EY014975 (NIH), Period: 4/1/2004 – 8/31/2007, Title: Video rate OCT for evaluating glaucoma. PI: J.F. de Boer. Total costs: $1,406,564
2003 CIMIT Award, 10/1/03 – 9/30/04, Title: Development of Ultra high speed optical coherence tomography. PI: J. F. de Boer. Total cost $233,671
2003 R01-RR19768 (NIH), Period: 9/15/2003 – 6/30/2008, Title: Fast OCT technology for comprehensive diagnostic imaging. PI: J.F. de Boer. Total costs: $1,990,047
2003 Whitaker young investigator award transitional funding, 2/1/03 – 1/31/2004, Title: Burn Depth Determination Using Polarization Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography (PS-OCT). PI: J. F. de Boer. Total cost $79,727
2002 CIMIT Award, Period: 10/1/02 – 9/30/03, Title: Early diagnosis of osteoarthritis by polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT). PI: J. F. de Boer. Total cost $35,000
2001 MFEL, Period 10/1/01 – 9/30/03, Title: Burn depth determination with Polarization sensitive OCT. PI: J.A.P. Parrish, PI of module: J. F. de Boer. Total cost of module $360,157
2001 Lumenis, Period: 10/1/01 – 10/4/02, Title: Speckle reduction in coherent imaging. PI: J. F. de Boer. Total cost $115,636
1999 Biomedical Research Partnership (BRP) UT Austin and UCI/Wellman-MGH (NIH), 10/01/99 – 9/30/2003. Title: Polarization sensitive Retinal Tomography for Glaucoma, PI: Grady Rylander. PI for Wellman-MGH module: J. F. de Boer. Total cost $2,167,000
1999 Whitaker young investigator award, 9/1/99 – 8/30/2002. Title: Burn Depth Determination Using Polarization Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography (PS-OCT) PI: J. F. de Boer. Total cost $210,000
Publications:
Dr. de Boer has more than 100 peer reviewed international publications, an H-index of 66 with 16,642 citations in Web of Science and an H-index of 95 with 36307 citations in Google scholar. In Web of Science his top 20 publications were cited more than 200 times each, his top 45 publications more than 100 times each
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