Shrier
Shrier is a surname, an Americanized form of the German surname Schreier. Notable people with the surname include: * Alvin Shrier, Canadian physiologist * David Shrier, American futurist, author and entrepreneur References {{surname Americanized surnames Surnames of German origin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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David Shrier
David L. Shrier is an American futurist, author and entrepreneur. Shrier also co-edits the MIT Connection Science imprint of MIT Press and is the author of various industry reference books in the fields of financial technology, digital identity, data governance and financial innovation. Shrier is the cofounder & Managing Director of Esme Learning, an artificial intelligence-enabled digital learning company derived from MIT research and spun out of MIT Media Lab. He currently serves as Professor of Practice in Artificial Intelligence and Innovation with Imperial College London. Career Shrier has led a number of private equity and venture capital-backed companies as CEO, CFO or COO. He has helped established organizations to develop and build new revenue streams, having developed growth opportunities with C-suite executives for Dun & Bradstreet, Wolters Kluwer, Ernst & Young, GE, The Walt Disney Company, AOL Verizon, and Starwood, as well as private equity and venture ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alvin Shrier
Alvin Shrier is Professor in the Department of Physiology and holds the Hosmer Chair in Physiology at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from Concordia University, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Dalhousie University. He directs the Cardiac Dynamics Research Laboratory at McGill University. He was named the Hosmer Chair in Applied Physiology in January 1994. Research His research focuses mostly on understanding the functioning and localization of ion channels Ion channels are pore-forming membrane proteins that allow ions to pass through the channel pore. Their functions include establishing a resting membrane potential, shaping action potentials and other electrical signals by gating the flow of io ... as they relate to the heart, as well as the initiation of complex cardiac rhythms. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shrier, Alvin Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Concordia U ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Schreier
Schreier is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Christian Schreier (born 1959), German footballer *Dan Moses Schreier, American sound designer and composer *Jake Schreier, American director *Józef Schreier, Polish mathematician * Otto Schreier (1901-1929), Austrian mathematician *Peter Schreier (1935–2019), German tenor and conductor *Richard Schreier, Canadian engineer *Sandy Schreier, American fashion historian and collector * Jason Schreier, American journalist and author See also * Schreyer * Shrayer * Shroyer, Pennsylvania German form * Shrier Shrier is a surname, an Americanized form of the German surname Schreier. Notable people with the surname include: * Alvin Shrier, Canadian physiologist * David Shrier, American futurist, author and entrepreneur References {{surname Americani ..., Americanized version {{surname German-language surnames ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Americanized Surnames
Americanization or Americanisation (see spelling differences) is the influence of American culture and business on other countries outside the United States of America, including their media, cuisine, business practices, popular culture, technology or political techniques. Some observers have described Americanization as synonymous with progress and innovation. However, it is also used as a pejorative term by critics who oppose American influences. Hollywood, the American film and television industry, has since the 1920s dominated most of the world's media markets. It is the chief medium by which people across the globe see American fashions, customs, scenery, and way of life. The top 50 highest-grossing films of all time were all made entirely or partially in the United States. Coca-Cola, previously the top global company by revenue, is often viewed as a symbol of Americanization, giving rise to the term "Coca-Cola diplomacy" for anything emblematic of US soft power. Fast ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |