Michael Young Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, UT, US

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Extract clinical patient DNA and RNA from multiple specimen types using a variety of techniques.
• Perform various clinical assays centered around PCR to identify oncogenic mutations in patients.
• Analyze and verify patient results using several different software/hardware platforms.

• Developed a web-based, interactive visualization using d3.js to explore the multi-network relationship between the power distribution and electrical bus transit system of Park City, Utah.
• Created a tool with d3.js which visualizes the uncertainty of various graph reduction algorithms.
• Contributed to a survey covering visualization efforts in astronomy over the previous decade.

• Work closely with cardiovascular medical devices
• Assemble LVAD in the OR prior to implantation
• Provide routine preventive maintenance on range of LVAD equipment
• Conduct retrospective clinical research related to LVAD devices

• Investigated effects of elastin on the mechanical properties of tissue.
• Designed programs in MATLAB and LabView to run tensile testing machinery and analyze experimental data.
• Contributed toward the development of cellular tissue scaffolding.

• Tutor the students of East High School in Math, Chemistry, Physics and Biology.
• Serve as a mentor and guide for students interested in pursuing college.

• Investigated the nature of protein-binding DNA.
• Utilized NMR spectroscopy, EMSA, and SDS-Page to analyze the binding behavior of various compounds.
• Designed plasmid and amplified using PCR for experimentation.

• Developed and distributed a survey to gauge how schools were utilizing federal school lunch and school breakfast programs.
• Analyzed the resulting data and published a report to inform on the issue of food scarcity in Utah.

• Surveyed patients in the ER to assess their level of chest pain. Part of a long-term study investigating how chest pain relates to various medical conditions.

Master'S Degree, Computing

Honors Bachelor'S Degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, 3.96 Gpa