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About Me

Last updated on Tue, Nov 01,2011 00:34

Contact:

Name: Ming Jack Po (mail at jackpo.org)
Phone: 718-233-3135

Education:

MD – Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons – (2011 – 2015)
PhD – Biomedical Engineering – Columbia University (2006 – 2011)
M.A. – Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University (2004 – 2005)
B.S. – Biomedical Engineering & Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University (2005)
Stuyvesant High School (1997 – 2001)

About Me

I am currently a Biomedical Engineering PhD student at Columbia University with fairly broad research interests (see below), an active member of the New York Entrepreneurial scene, and am involved with several efforts related to education, healthcare and non-profit reforms. I am always open to meeting new people. I have a particular interest in technology, healthcare, bioethics, economics, global health, and social entrepreneurship. If you are working in any of those areas, or are just particularly bored, feel free to contact me.

Current Activities (in no particular order)

I also have a number of other affiliations with various groups including Festival Chamber Concert, the Earth Institute among others. (See Entrepreneurship section below).

I also volunteer with various organizations in NYC including Big Brother Big Sisters, NYC Science and Engineering Fair. I can be found regularly attending technology and startup meetups, or ultimate frisbee games in Brooklyn.

Research

My PhD research adviser is Professor Andrew Laine in the department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University. Some of my current research projects are below.

  • Crystal Recognition (NESG) - An automated algorithm designed to recognize the formation of crystals in high-throughput images.
  • Cardiac Biomechanics (in Collaboration with Dr. Holmes Group at UVA)- The development of algorithms to diagnose pathological hearts from CT and US data.
  • Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (in collaboration with Dr. Barbara Srichai at NYU Langone Medical Center) – The quantitative analysis of dyssynchrony metrics in CCTA data.
  • Autism (in collaboration with Dr. Andrew Gerber at Columbia Medical) - The development of therapeutic games for children affected with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
  • Biomechanics of Breast Feeding (in collaboration with Dr. Elad’s Group at Tel Aviv University) - The development of algorithms to analyze the biomechanics of breast feeding.
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (in collaboration with Dr. Graham Barr at Columbia Medicine – The development of imaging algorithms to help quantify COPD from multiple imaging modalities.

Students mentored and their past affiliations

  • Christel Ducroz – B.S. Student at École Centrale de Nantes
  • Murielle Hadad – B.S. Student at École Centrale de Nantes
  • Viktor Gamarnik – MD / PhD Student at Columbia University
  • Kevin Yeroushalmi – B.S. Student at Columbia University

Entrepreneurship

I’ve had the opportunity of experiencing the first dot com bust with a front row seat at my first startup experience with TeamSphere Interactive when I was 14. Unfortunately, the company imploded and I left the startup 2 years later. Shortly after leaving TeamSphere Interactive, I was recruited to Wall Street quant firm, D. E. Shaw & Co., where I stayed until leaving for college in 2001. During my gap year between my Masters and my PhD, I spent some time at Fannie Mae and Capital One as well.

I am an active member of the NYC web technology entrepreneurial community, advising a number of early stage digital media and IT startups and VCs. I’m at the moment also quite passionate about helping to grow the life sciences entrepreneurial community in NYC. Feel free to reach out to me if you are interested in my activities in this arena (most of which are not listed here).

Education / Non-profit Reform

I believe very strongly in the value of education, much to the amazement of friends and families who’ve interacted with me when I was younger. I am an adjunct faculty in the School of Education at City College of New York, and a faculty with the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University.

I spend some of my free time helping coach and advise local math teams. I serve as an assistant coach to the New York City Math Team, an adviser to the Baltimore County Math Team / League, and an adviser to the Florida State Math Team.

I also serve as an organizing member of the New York State Mathematics League (NYSML), a member of the advisory panel of the American Math Competitions, and a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Math Circle.

Professional Societies

Political Organizations I Support

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