MSc ehealth
McMaster University
2016 - 2018
Holistic studies in ehealth with courses from Health Sciences, Engineering, and MBA School.
Thesis: Privacy Ontology for Health Data Sharing in Research
Awarded full scholarship, NSERC CGS-M, etc.
π Hi there, I'm Ming
Scientist. Developer. Entrepreneur. Believer in the power of science and technology to improve health and quality of life.
About Me
I'm an ehealth professional cross-trained in research, healthcare, computing, and business - trying to help make our healthcare better.
Research
97%Healthcare
84%Computing
91%Business
86%Education and Career Highlights
HBSc Human Biology
University of Toronto
2009 - 2013
Awarded prestigious scholarships such as Yvonne and John Chiu Award in Genetics (for highest grade in 3rd year Genetics class), University of Toronto Scholar (multi-year), NSERC USRA, etc.
Sir John A. Macdonald CI
President of Computer Club
Promoted interest in computer programming for beginners and taught complex algorithms to more seasoned coders.
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2018 - Present
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Jr Systems Architect
Architecture and Standards Division, eHealth Ontario
May 2017 - Dec 2017
Enterprise Architecture Team: Projects aimed to design and deliver integrated electronic health information systems to care settings across Ontario.
Student Cystic Fibrosis Research
Gonska Lab, The Hospital for Sick Children
May 2012 - Aug 2012; May 2013 - Feb 2015
Several projects aimed to investigate membrane transport characteristics of soluble carriers in modifying the cystic fibrosis disease and to identify novel therapeutic targets for cystic fibrosis.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) USRA Fellow
Kronzucker Lab, University of Toronto
Feb 2011 - Apr 2013
Projects aimed to develop salt-tolerant strains of rice to increase our food supply in combating world hunger.
IT Specialist
Biology Studentsβ Association, University of Toronto at Scarborough
July 2010 - Aug 2013
Developed various software to improve workflow efficiency and effectively managed organizational change.
Research Publication Highlights
Privacy Enforcement in Health Research
In this research, we devised a new method of logging and auditing of privacy events described by medical research data sharing agreements (DSAs).
The logging is enabled through the engineering of a Data Sharing Agreement Privacy Ontology (DSAP), a flexible and extensible semantic model of privacy constraints. DSAP provides the necessary vocabulary and structure to log privacy events in a linked-data based audit log. We also demonstrate auditing capabilities through querying this audit log to answer privacy questions relevant to health research DSAs.
Genetic Modifiers of Cystic Fibrosis
In this research, we uncovered a novel therapeutic target for the development of companion therapy in Cystic Fibrosis.
Using quantitative real-time PCR, western blotting, radiotracing, pharmacological, and advanced optical microscopy methods, we demonstrate that increased SLC6A14 (soluable carrier family 6, subfamily A, member 14) activity enhances CFTR (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator) function in patient-derived airway cultures via a nitrous oxide biochemical pathway.
Nitrogen Transport in Plant Roots
In this research, we contributed to our understanding of the fundamental mechanisms behind soil NH3/NH4+ toxicity in higher plants.
Using radiotracing, electrophysiological, pharmacological, respiratory, and histochemical techniques, we demonstrate gaseous NH3 is the main nitrogen species of the NH3/NH4+ conjugate pair to be responsible for nitrogen futile transmembrane cycling toxicity in plant root cells. Our study helps to guide the development of new agricultural methods to improve crop production, reduce forest decline, and maintain biodiversity.
Entrepreneurship Highlights
Co-Founder, Catalytics Inc
Mar 2017 β Dec 2018
Predictive analytics for intelligent medical decision-making.
- βοΈ Winner of The Forge @ Mac Startup Competition Grand Prize β $20,000 cash prize.
- βοΈ First place, Hack the City β Health Stream.
- βοΈ Exhibitor at Health Achieve Conference, Apps4Health Conference, and Emerging Leader Forum.
- βοΈ Presenter at Achieving Excellence Together Conference.
- βοΈ Journal publication of our research. π
Website Sensei
Dec 2019 β present
All things website at websitesensei.com
- βοΈ Over a decade of web development experience.
- βοΈ Millions of total page views.
- βοΈ Dozens of websites.
- βοΈ Helped Toronto mainstreet businesses get online during pandemic.
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