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Deborah Backus

Investor

Board Member at SCI Ventures

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

About

Vice President of Research & Innovation at Shepherd Center and Director of the Virginia C. Crawford Research Institute.

Experience

  1. Shepherd CenterVP, Research & Innovationcurrent2021 — present
  2. Shepherd CenterDirector of Multiple Sclerosis Researchcurrent2012 — present
  3. ACRM | American Congress of Rehabilitation MedicineImmediate Past Presidentcurrent2019 — present
  4. ACRM | American Congress of Rehabilitation MedicineACRM President2017 — 2019
  5. Emory University Division of Physical TherapyAdjunct Asst. Professorcurrent2006 — present
  6. Emory University Division of Physical TherapyAdjunct prof2015 — 2017
  7. Georgia Institute of TechnologyAdjunct Prof, Applied Physiologycurrent2007 — present
  8. iConquerMSCollaboratorcurrent2014 — present
  9. ACRM | AMERICAN CONGRESS OF REHABILITATION MEDICINEPresident Elect2015 — 2017
  10. American Physical Therapy AssociationMember1986 — 2016
  11. ACRM | AMERICAN CONGRESS OF REHABILITATION MEDICINEBoard of Governors2013 — 2015
  12. Shepherd CenterAssociate Dir SCI Research2004 — 2012

Education

  1. Kellogg Executive EducationCreativity as a Competitive Edge2020
  2. Kellogg Executive EducationCertificate, Leading & Sustaining a Culture of Innovation2021
  3. Emory UniversityPhD, Neuroscience1994 — 2004
  4. Boston UniversityBS PT, Physical Therapy1982 — 1986
  5. Morgan Highschool

Skills & more

Real World Evidence (RWE)Stakeholder ManagementResource AllocationSocial InfluenceReal World Data (RWD)Cultural SensitivityBusiness DevelopmentConcept GenerationEmployee EngagementScientific AnalysisBoard of DirectorsSpinal Cord Injury
+12 moreUniversity TeachingEducationHealth PromotionMedical ResearchQuantitative ResearchBuilding CoalitionsBiomechanicsScienceStrategic ThinkingAnalytical SkillsCommunicationStrategy

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Colleagues at SCI Ventures

Adrien Cohen
Founding Managing Director at SCI Ventures
Armin Curt
Scientific Advisory Council Member at SCI Ventures
Chet Moritz
Scientific Advisory Council Member at SCI Ventures
Darrel Barros
Managing Director at SCI Ventures
Edelle Field-Fote
Scientific Advisory Council Member at SCI Ventures
Eric Persson
Investment Committee Member at SCI Ventures
Fotis Hasiotis
Investment Committee Member at SCI Ventures
Ian Curtis
Board Member, ISRT and Reeve Foundation at SCI Ventures

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