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Min Gon Kim, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate, Carnegie Mellon University

mingonk AT andrew DOT cmu DOT edu

I am a currently postdoctoral associate under the guidance of Prof. Bin He in the Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. My research focuses on transcranial focused ultrasound neuromodulation for pain management and portable focused ultrasound neuromodulation system development.

As a part-time consultant from 2017 to 2020, I provided technical consulting services relating to high frequency ultrasound transmitter prototype I has designed and built through my doctoral studies at University of Southern California

From 2017 to 2019, as a postdoctoral research scientist under the guidance of Prof. Elisa E. Konofagou at Columbia University, my research concentrated on the image-guided focused ultrasound modulation of motor and sensory neurons in the peripheral nervous system of mice in vivo.

As a graduate research assistant under the supervision of Prof. K. Kirk Shung, my doctoral dissertation centered on single-cell analysis with high frequency ultrasound.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Biomedical and Electrical Engineering with a concentration on the next generation of biomedical imaging and biomedicine development

Design and implementation of novel devices and algorithms to produce more consistent, accurate, and useful information
Investigations into cellular mechanisms by controlling cellular functions and structures from the single-cell to the whole-organism to answer biological questions for regenerative medicine
Development of innovative translational techniques from benchtop prototypes into pre-clinical and clinical use for the benefit of patients and the scientific community worldwide

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering, 2012 – 2017

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Proposed Dissertation: Single-cell Analysis with High Frequency Ultrasound

Advisor: K. Kirk Shung, Ph.D.

Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, 2010 – 2012

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, 2004 – 2009

Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Korea

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1. Jeon HJ, Lim HG, Shung KK, Lee OJ#, Kim MG#. Automated cell-type classification combining dilated convolutional neural networks with label-free acoustic sensing. Scientific Reports. 2022;12:19873. (#Co-corresponding authors)

2. Kim MG, Yu K, Niu X, He B. Investigation of displacement of intracranial electrode induced by focused ultrasound stimulation. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 2021;70:1–9

3. Kim MG, Kamimura HAS, Konofagou EE. Neurogenic flare response following image-guided focused ultrasound in the mouse peripheral nervous system in vivo. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 2021;47:2759–2767.

4. Kim MG, Kamimura HAS, Lee SA, Aurup C, Kwon N, Konofagou EE. Image-guided focused ultrasound modulates electrically evoked motor neuronal activity in the mouse peripheral nervous system in vivo. Journal of Neural Engineering. 2020;17:026026.

5. Kamimura HAS, Aurup C, Bendau E, Caharkhiz N, Kim MG, Konofagou EE. Iterative curve fitting of the bioheat transfer equation for thermocouple-based temperature estimation in vitro and in vivo. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control. 2020;67:70–80.

6. Lim HG, Liu H, Yoon CW, Jung H, Kim MG, Yoon C, Kim HH, Shung KK. Investigation of cell mechanics using single-beam acoustic tweezer as a versatile tool for diagnosis and treatment of highly invasive breast cancer cell lines: an in vitro study. Microsystems and Nanoengineering. 2020;6:39.

7. Kim MG, Park JH, Zhou Q, Shung KK. Novel configurations of ultrahigh frequency (≤ 600MHz) analog frontend for high resolution ultrasound measurement. Sensors. 2018;18:2598.

8. Kim MG, Yoon S, Chiu CT, Shung KK. Investigation of optimized treatment conditions for acoustic-transfection technique for intracellular delivery of macromolecules. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 2018;44:622–634.

9. Kim MG*, Park J*, Lim HG, Yoon S, Lee C, Chang JH, Shung KK. Label-free analysis of the characteristics of a single cell trapped by acoustic tweezers. Scientific Reports. 2017;7:14092. (*Co-first authors)

10. Yoon S, Kim MG, Chiu CT, Hwang JY, Kim HH, Wang Y, Shung KK. Direct and sustained intracellular delivery of exogenous molecules using acoustic-transfection with high frequency ultrasound. Scientific Reports. 2016;6:20477.

11. Kim MG, Yoon S, Kim HH, Shung KK. Impedance matching network for high frequency ultrasonic transducer for cellular applications. Ultrasonics. 2016;65:258–267.

12. Choi H, Qian M, Kim MG, Zheng H, Choi HK, Zhang B, Shung KK. Analog wideband receiver architecture for high frequency ultrasound instrumentation. Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics. 2016;6:47–52.

13. Yoon S, Kim MG, Yoon C, Kang BJ, Williams J, Cabrera-Munoz N, Shung KK, Kim HH. Dual element needle transducer for intravascular ultrasound imaging. Journal of Medical Imaging. 2015;2027001–027001.

14. Choi H, Kim MG, Cummins TM, Hwang JY, Shung KK. Power MOSFET-diode-based limiter for high-frequency ultrasound systems. Ultrasonic Imaging. 2014;36:317–330.