Russ Altman

American biomedical scientist and academic
Person human Q7381092
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Russ Altman

Summary

Russ Altman is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on +1961-11-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a bioinformatician[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], and bioengineer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Russ Altman was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Russ Altman was born on +1961-11-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Russ Altman held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Russ Altman's professions included bioinformatician[4].
  • Russ Altman worked as an academic[5].
  • Russ Altman's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Russ Altman worked as a bioengineer[7].
  • Russ Altman's field of work was bioengineering[10].
  • Russ Altman was employed by Stanford University[11].
  • Russ Altman's education included a stint at Harvard University[12].
  • Russ Altman's education included a stint at Stanford University[13].
  • Russ Altman was educated at Stanford University School of Medicine[14].
  • Russ Altman's education included a stint at Harvard College[15].
  • Russ Altman's doctoral advisor was Bruce G. Buchanan[16].
  • Russ Altman received the ISCB Fellow[17].
  • Russ Altman received the Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[18].
  • Russ Altman received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[19].
  • Russ Altman received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[20].
  • Russ Altman's image is recorded as Russ B. Altman.jpg[21].
  • Russ Altman is recorded as male[22].
  • Russ Altman's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Russ Altman supervised Olga Troyanskaya as a doctoral student[24].
  • Russ Altman supervised Jonathan M. Dugan as a doctoral student[25].
  • Russ Altman supervised Ramon Matthew Felciano as a doctoral student[26].
  • Russ Altman supervised Liping Wei as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Russ Altman was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on +1961-11-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Stanford University[13], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1885[34], headquartered in Stanford[35]; Stanford University School of Medicine[14], a medical school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1908[38]; and Harvard College[15], a college[39], in United States[40], founded in 1636[41]. Russ Altman's doctoral advisor was Bruce G. Buchanan[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bioinformatician[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], and bioengineer[7]. Russ Altman's field of work was bioengineering[10]. Among his employers was Stanford University[11]. Doctoral students include Olga Troyanskaya[24], a bioinformatician[42], of United States[43], awarded the Overton Prize[44], specialised in computational biology[45]; Jonathan M. Dugan[25], a researcher[46], specialised in science[47]; Ramon Matthew Felciano[26]; Liping Wei[27]; Cheng Che Chen[48]; and Wanda Marie Pratt[49].

Recognition

Awards received include ISCB Fellow[17], a fellowship award[50], founded in 1997[51]; Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[18]; Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[19], an early career award[52]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[20], a fellowship award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1874[55].

Why It Matters

Russ Altman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Russ Altman born?

Born in Brooklyn[2], Russ Altman…

What did Russ Altman do for work?

Russ Altman worked as bioinformatician[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], and bioengineer[7].

Where did Russ Altman go to school?

Russ Altman was educated at Harvard University[12], Stanford University[13], Stanford University School of Medicine[14], and Harvard College[15].

What awards did Russ Altman receive?

Honors received include ISCB Fellow[17], Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[18], Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[19], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[20].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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