Michael Yao
MD/PhD Candidate (Bioengineering), BS Applied Physics
[email protected]
linkedin.com/in/michael-s-yao
michaelsyao.com
Philadelphia, PA
University of Pennsylvania
Current MD-PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania and 2021 Caltech physics graduate. Interested in using software engineering and innovative research to solve complex and meaningful real-world problems.
Academic Merits
HHMI-NIH Scholar (University of Pennsylvania): accelerated MD-PhD program
Class Rank: 3/233; In-Major Rank: 1/3 (Caltech)
2021 Caltech Housner Prize Winner
Cumulative GPA: 4.20; Major GPA: 4.20 (Caltech)
Relevant Experience
August 2021
May 2021
Software Engineering Intern, MRI Sequence Development Team, Hyperfine
- Optimized k-space filter to better correct correct for spike noise in Python
- Implemented and improved on an adaptive coil combination algorithm to remove phase discontinuities in MRI imaging, improving image quality for 95% of test images from clinical sites
April 2021
October 2017
Undergraduate Research Fellow, Mikhail Shapiro Laboratory, Caltech
- Programmed Java and Python applications to analyze DNA for potential sites of homology-based recombination, speeding up research pipelines by up to 15%
- Engineered probiotic bacteria and CAR T-Cells to be thermally activated using ultrasound to spatially localize cancer immunotherapy (patent pending)
- Manipulated cellular water diffusivity to act as a sensor for hypoxia in MRI imaging
Projects
Present
July 2021
CTO/Founder, Sentinel Cloud
- Rethinking medical records with a user-friendly, secure, and cloud-based EHR designed to simplify healthcare for physicians and their patients
- Built on Flask stack and Google Cloud Platform
- Backed by Wharton's Venture Initiation Program and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
June 2021
May 2021
SDN Webscraper
- Simple Beautiful Soup webscraper that parses through available historical data for medical school admissions to help current and future applicants better understand the application process timeline.
Programming Languages
Backend
class Python:
self.years_of_experience =
self.server_side_choice = 'Flask'
self.language_of_choice = True
self.editor_of_choice = 'vim'
mysql> UPDATE personal.skills SET
−> hashing_algorithms = 1,
−> rsa_encryption = 1,
−> systems_design = 1
−> WHERE user = 'Michael Yao'
−> ;
Frontend
<head>
<title>HTML/CSS</title>
<meta name="years-of-experience"
content="2">
<meta name="favorite-css"
content="display: grid">
</head>
$("#JavaScript").focus(function () {
var yearsOfExperience = ;
var libraries = [ 'jQuery',
'React',
'AOS',
];
});
Research
#!/usr/bin/python
import numpy as np
import scipy
import skimage
import torch
import nibabel as nib
function Matlab()
yearsOfExperience = ;
% Medical Image Analysis
imgRegistration = true;
imgSegmentation = true;
end
Miscellaneous Lanuages and Tools
Mathematica, R, C, C++, Java, bash, git
Teaching
- Head TA, ACM95a: Complex Analysis and ODEs (Caltech)
- TA, Ph106a: Graduate-Level Mechanics and Special Relativity (Caltech)
- TA, ACM95b: PDEs (Caltech)
- TA, Ph12b: Quantum Mechanics (Caltech)
- TA, Ph12a: Waves and ODEs (Caltech)
- TA, Ph1c: Freshman E&M (Caltech)
- TA, Ph1b: Freshman E&M and Special Relativity (Caltech)
Publications and Talks
- Abedi MH†, Yao M†, Mittelstein DR, Bar-Zion A, Swift M, Lee-Gosselin A, Shapiro MG. (2021). Acoustic Remote Control of Bacterial Immunotherapy. Preprint
- Yao M†, Abedi MH†, Mittelstein DR, Bar-Zion A, Shapiro MG. (2021). Thermal Bioswitches for Localized Activation of Microbes. AIChE International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering. Poster presentation.
- Yao M†, Abedi MH†, Mittelstein DR, Bar-Zion A, Shapiro MG. (2020). Thermal Bioswitches for Localized Activation of Microbes. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. Oral presentation.
- Yao M, Uhr L, Daghlian G, Amrute JM, Deshpande R, Mathews B, Patel SA, Henri R, Liu G, Reierson K, Johnson G. (2020). Demonstration of a Longitudinal Medical Education Model (LMEM) to Teach Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Resource-Limited Settings. POCUS Journal
- Maw AM, Galvin B, Henri R, Yao M, Exame B, Fleshner M, Fort MP, Morris MA. (2019). Stakeholder Perceptions of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Implementation in Resource-Limited Settings. Diagnostics
†Co-first authors.
Outreach
- Full-Stack Developer, Northstar MD
- Mentor, University of Pennsylvania Step-Ahead Mentorship Program
- President, Caltech Medlife Club
- Editor-in-Chief, Caltech Undergraduate Research Journal
- Volunteer Tutor, Caltech RISE Tutoring Program
- Deans' Tutor, Caltech
- Student Body Curriculum Representative, Caltech Academics and Research Committee
- Student Ambassador, Caltech Summer Undergraduate Research Program