Orly Alter

Israeli-American physicist, geneticist, and mathematician
Person human Q92970069
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Orly Alter

Summary

Orly Alter is a human[1]. Born in Tel Aviv[2], she… she was born on +1964-04-00T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a professor[4], principal investigator[5], inventor[6], chief scientific officer[7], and co-founder[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Orly Alter was born in Tel Aviv[2].
  • Orly Alter was born on +1964-04-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Orly Alter held citizenship in Israel[10].
  • Orly Alter held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Hebrew was Orly Alter's native language[12].
  • Orly Alter worked as a professor[4].
  • Orly Alter worked as a principal investigator[5].
  • Orly Alter's professions included inventor[6].
  • Orly Alter's professions included chief scientific officer[7].
  • Orly Alter worked as a co-founder[8].
  • Orly Alter worked as a geneticist[13].
  • Orly Alter's field of work was genetics[14].
  • Orly Alter's field of work was mathematics[15].
  • Orly Alter's field of work was physics[16].
  • Orly Alter was employed by University of Utah[17].
  • Among Orly Alter's employers was University of Texas at Austin[18].
  • Among Orly Alter's employers was Stanford University[19].
  • Orly Alter was employed by Israeli Air Force[20].
  • Orly Alter was educated at Stanford University[21].
  • Orly Alter was educated at Stanford University[22].
  • Orly Alter's education included a stint at Tel Aviv University[23].
  • Orly Alter's doctoral advisor was Yoshihisa Yamamoto[24].
  • Orly Alter is credited with the discovery of eigengene[25].
  • Orly Alter is credited with the discovery of multi-tensor decomposition[26].
  • A notable work attributed to Orly Alter is Inhibition of the measurement of the wave function of a single quantum system in repeated weak quantum nondemolition measurements[27].

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Origins and Family

Orly Alter's place of birth was Tel Aviv[2]. She was born on +1964-04-00T00:00:00Z[3]. Hebrew was her native language[12].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[21], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and Tel Aviv University[23], a public university[32], in Israel[33], founded in 1956[34], headquartered in Tel Aviv[35]. Orly Alter's doctoral advisor was Yoshihisa Yamamoto[24]. Academic degrees include professor[36], postdoctoral research[37], Doctor of Philosophy[38], and Bachelor of Science[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include professor[4], principal investigator[5], inventor[6], chief scientific officer[7], co-founder[8], and geneticist[13]. Fields of work include genetics[14], a science[40], founded in 1900[41]; mathematics[15], an academic discipline[42]; and physics[16], a branch of science[43]. Employers include University of Utah[17], a public research university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1850[46]; University of Texas at Austin[18], a public research university[47], in United States[48], founded in 1883[49], headquartered in Austin[50]; Stanford University[19], a private university[51], in United States[52], founded in 1885[53], headquartered in Stanford[54]; and Israeli Air Force[20], an air force[55], in Israel[56], founded in 1948[57], headquartered in HaKirya[58]. Doctoral students include Sri Priya Ponnapalli[59], a senior director[60], b. 1983[61] and Larsson Omberg[62], a researcher[63], b. 2000[64].

Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include eigengene[25] and multi-tensor decomposition[26]. Notable works include Inhibition of the measurement of the wave function of a single quantum system in repeated weak quantum nondemolition measurements[27], Singular value decomposition for genome-wide expression data processing and modeling[65], Quantum Measurement of a Single System[66], Generalized singular value decomposition for comparative analysis of genome-scale expression data sets of two different organisms[67], Integrative analysis of genome-scale data by using pseudoinverse projection predicts novel correlation between DNA replication and RNA transcription[68], and Reconstructing the pathways of a cellular system from genome-scale signals by using matrix and tensor computations[69].

Recognition

Awards received include DOE/Sloan Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Molecular Biology[70]; Individual Mentored Research Scientist Development Award[71], an award[72]; Linear Algebra and its Applications (LAA) Lecture[73], an award[74]; Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award[75], a group of awards[76], founded in 1983[77]; and Science Council Session Winner (SCSW) Lecture Award[78], an award[79].

Personal Life

Orly Alter's religion is recorded as Judaism[80].

Why It Matters

Orly Alter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Orly Alter born?

Orly Alter's place of birth was Tel Aviv[2].

What did Orly Alter do for work?

Orly Alter worked as professor[4], principal investigator[5], inventor[6], chief scientific officer[7], and co-founder[8].

Where did Orly Alter go to school?

Orly Alter was educated at Stanford University[21], Stanford University[22], and Tel Aviv University[23].

What awards did Orly Alter receive?

Honors received include DOE/Sloan Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Molecular Biology[70], Individual Mentored Research Scientist Development Award[71], Linear Algebra and its Applications (LAA) Lecture[73], and Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award[75].

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