Vadim Backman

biomedical engineer and businessperson
Person human Q63772392
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Summary

Vadim Backman was born on May 7, 1973[1]. He has worked as a researcher[2], author[3], biomedical engineer[4], university teacher[5], and businessperson[6]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: optics[8], biophotonics[9], cancer biomarker[10], molecular biophysics[11], fractal[12]
  • Position held: chair[13], chairperson[14], chief technology officer[15]
  • Employer: Northwestern University[16]
  • Educated at: Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17], Harvard University[18], Peter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[21]
  • Family name: Backman[22]
  • Given name: Vadim[23]
  • Official website: https://biophotonics.bme.northwestern.edu/[24]
  • Described at URL: https://www.ibis.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/backman.html[25], https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/research-faculty/directory/profiles/backman-vadim.html[26], https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/docs/public_cv/Backman-Vadim-CV.pdf[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[28]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[29]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[30]

FAQs

What did Vadim Backman do for work?

Vadim Backman worked as a researcher[2], author[3], biomedical engineer[4], university teacher[5], and businessperson[6].

Where did Vadim Backman go to school?

Vadim Backman was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17], Harvard University[18], and Peter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . amerbio.bradmurphydev.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . mccormick.northwestern.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . mccormick.northwestern.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . amerbio.bradmurphydev.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . nano-cytomics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . nano-cytomics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . mccormick.northwestern.edu. Retrieved . mccormick.northwestern.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Google Scholar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Google Scholar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Google Scholar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Google Scholar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . amerbio.bradmurphydev.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . amerbio.bradmurphydev.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . amerbio.bradmurphydev.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . nano-cytomics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . amerbio.bradmurphydev.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . amerbio.bradmurphydev.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Ancestry. Retrieved . search.ancestry.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . amerbio.bradmurphydev.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Microsoft Academic. Retrieved . amerbio.bradmurphydev.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . ibis.northwestern.edu. Retrieved . ibis.northwestern.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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