I’m a software engineer at LockerDome, a digital marketing company based in downtown St. Louis, MO.
Prior to entering tech I was in biomedical and healthcare research for many years.
I enjoy exploring, and I like frogs; it’s really cool that they use their eyeballs to help them swallow food.
Tech Industry Experience
LockerDome, St. Louis, MO, USA
Software Engineer | Jan 2018 – Now
Junior Web Developer | Oct 2016 – Dec 2017
Research Experience
Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
Research Assistant (Beebe and Siegfried Labs) | Sep 2014 – Aug 2016
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Beebe Lab) | May 2012 – Sep 2013
Haematology, College of Medicine and University Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Undergraduate Lab Technician (Tien Lab) | Dec 2011 – Jan 2012
Family Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Undergraduate Research Assistant | Summer 2011
Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Undergraduate Research Assistant | Summer 2011
Biophysics, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
Student Intern (Kuo Lab) | 2008 – 2009
Publications
Kubota M, Shui YB, Liu M, Bai F, Huang AJW, Ma N, Beebe DC, Siegfried CJ. Mitochondrial oxygen metabolism in primary human lens epithelial cells: Association with age, diabetes and glaucoma. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 2016. 97:513-519.
Ma N, Siegfried CJ, Kubota M, Huang J, Liu Y, Liu M, Dana B, Huang AJW, Beebe DC, Yan H, Shui YB. Expression Profiling of Ascorbic Acid–Related Transporters in Human and Mouse Eyes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2016. 57(7):3440-3450.
Wong JS, Lu WA, Wu KT, Liu M, Chen GY, Kuo CD. A comparative study of pulse rate variability and heart rate variability in healthy subjects. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 2012. 26(2):107-14.
Su YJ, Lu WA, Chen GY, Liu M, Chao HT, Kuo CD. Power spectral analysis of plethysmographic pulse waveform in pregnant women. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 2011. 25(3):183-91.
Published Artwork
Liu, M. Fig 3. Anatomical drawing and diagram of human eye section. 2015. Appears in: Huang A, Shui YB, Han YP, Bai F, Siegfried CJ, Beebe DC. Impact of Corneal Endothelial Dysfunctions on Intraocular Oxygen Levels in Human Eyes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2015. 56(11):6483-6488
Education
Washington University in St. Louis – University College, 2016
Non-degree / Independent learning
Courses: Applied Statistics, Statistical Programming in R, Evolution, Nutrition
Smith College, 2010 – 2014
BA, Philosophy