Duncan Salmon
MS3 at Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed)
Houston, Texas
(719) 661-1638
drsalmon@tamu.edu
https://enmed.tamu.edu/duncan-salmon/
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Education
Texas A&M University
Engineering Medicine (EnMed)
Doctor of Medicine
August 2022 - Present
Texas A&M University
Engineering Medicine (EnMed)
Masters of Engineering
August 2022 - Present
Rice University
Electrical Engineering
3.79
Bachelors of Arts
August 2017 - May 2021
Experience
TRACTION Group - MD Anderson
Research Intern
Summer 2021
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Bristow (cabristow@mdanderson.org)
Created PCA plots to visualize batch set differences in RNA-seq profiles of Patient Derived Xenographs (PDXs).
Used BedTools and PyGenomeTracks to filter alternative splicing events outputs from RMATS.
Farach-Wu Lab - UT School of Dentistry
Research Intern
Summer 2020
Mentor: Caitlin McCowan (cvm1@rice.edu)
Created a GUI to process/visualize 29Si hyperpolarization MRI images using Python and PyQT.
Programmed a laboratory website using Docker images for Wordpress and MySQL.
Sandia National Labs
R&D Intern
Summer 2019
Manager: David Walsh (dwalsh@sandia.gov)
Created Python scripts to section and process large scale PCA data. Data totaled 50TB.
Designed a variable capacitor PCB using KiCAD to test speciality electronics under multiple loads.
Chemistry Department - United States Air Force Academy
Research Intern
Summer 2018
PI: Latisha, Jefferies, PhD (Latisha.Jefferies@usafa.edu)
Tested water-soluble sulfonate schiff base ligands using 1H NMR and UV Spectroscopy for heavy metal ion
uptake.
Projects
Medulla Mentor
A Web-Based, Interactive Brainstem Atlas
January 2023 - Present
Brainstem histology is a challenging subject for many medical students. I used the Flutter programming language
to create an interactive brainstem atlas for students to use free of charge. This project exists as a cross-platform
website and iPad app. The project in under IRB2023-1237 for introduction into the 2024 EnMed Neuroscience
curriculum.
Medulla Mentor
Woods Lamp Lite
A Woods Lamp on the iPhone
October 2023 - Present
Developed a iOS and Android app that replicates the functionality of a Wood's Lamp for the identification of
fluorescent skin lesions like Vitiligo via a bright blue screen. Users are able to track these lesions through
automatic photo and video capture.
App Store
Vasculator
A Repository for Vascular Surgery Clinical Guidelines
February 2023 - Present
Vastculator.net is a repository of clinical guidelines dedicated for the vascular surgeon. This project is sponsored by
Dr. Maham Rahimi of Houston Methodist Hospital.
Vasculator
RSVP Clinic iOS App
Design of mobile app for Houston area resources for children with disabilities
August 2024 - Present
Project SEED (Support Empower and Engage with the Disabled community) is a medical student run clinic that
supports healthy living habits and recreation for children with disabilities. I created a iOS app for their RSVP clinic
to organize all of their available resources.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rsvp-clinic/id6661033094
Spina Bifida Clinic iOS App
Design of mobile app for Houston area resources for children with Spina Bifida (SB)
October 2024 - Present
Project SEED (Support Empower and Engage with the Disabled community) is a medical student run clinic that
supports healthy living habits and recreation for children with disabilities. The Spina Bifida clinic is run in
conjunction with specialists from UT Health. I created a iOS app to organize all of their available resources.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sb-clinic/id6720708671
Volunteering
Future Doctors Summer Camp
Camp Counselor
June 2023
Taught a one-week camp for high school students interested in a career in medicine. I taught basic medical
concepts, as well as skills sessions for vitals taking, dissection, and suturing.
Texas A&M Pre-Med Society
Mentor
August 2023 - Present
Mentoring two undergrad students at Texas A&M as they prepare to apply to medical school. We have meetings
each semester where we go over career advice to best tailor their applications to medical school.
Houston Medical Reserve Corps
Vaccinator
March 2020
I administered doses of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine in a drive thru clinic in the height of the COVID Pandemic.
Wings over Houston 2024
Medical Volunteer
October 26, 2024
Medical volunteer providing first aid for the annual Houston Air Show. Medical direction is organized by the UTMB
Aerospace Medicine Program.
Conferences
Transformative Healthcare Innovations Across the TMC 2024
Podium
May 3rd, 2024
Presented my resting state MRI (rsMRI) clinical innovator award work as a podium presentation for the 1st annual
Transformative Healthcare Innovations Across the TMC 2024. I was one of three medical student presentations to
speak at the conference.
VEITH 2023
Podium
November 16th, 2023
Presented Vasculator as a podium presentation for the VEITH 2023 Conference in New York City.
AAA Regional 2023
Poster
October 7th, 2023
Presented Medulla Mentor as a poster presentation at the American Association of Anatomists Regional Meeting in
San Antonio.
9th Annual Metabolism in Cancer Symposium
Podium
September 17th, 2020
Presented 29Si MRI work at MD Anderson's 9th Annual Symposium in Houston.
Standardized Tests
MCAT
Score: 517
August 2020
Step 1
Score: PASS
March 22, 2024
Skills
Python Flutter MATLAB
KiCAD Docker Linux
Interests
Piano
Beer Brewing
Programming
Certifications
Amateur (Ham) Radio License
Federal Communications Commission
June 2018
General Class License: Callsign KE0PYS
Basic Life Support (BLS)
American Heart Association
June 2022
Advanced Care Life Support (ACLS)
American Heart Association
July 2023
Awards
Mission:Brain Hackathon
March 2023
Competed in the 2023 international Mission:Brain Hackathon, which brings together from all over the world to
generate innovative solutions for neurosurgical problems. My team was awarded $3000 for the 2nd Place Prize as
well as an exclusive networking opportunity with VC Firm YCombinator.
Mission:Brain
Clinical Innovator Grant - Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston Methodist Academic Institute
August 2022
Awarded $14,000 in order to create software to process resting-state fMRI (rsMRI). This technology shows promise
in identifying critical brain networks without the complications of traditional task-based fMRI. The project is titled
"Development of Clinical fMRI Software to Map Critical Functional Networks from Resting-State Function MRI to Pre-Surgical
Planning"
I-Corps Grant
National Science Foundation
May 2023
Awarded $3000 towards the prototyping of a novel digital stethoscope Stethotech through the Texas A&M Chapter
of the I-Corps program.
AAA Regional Meeting Poster Symposium
American Association of Anatomists
October 7th, 2023
Awarded $100 for presentation of Medulla Mentor at the 2023 Regional Poster Symposium in San Antonio, TX.
Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
May 2021
I was awarded membership with the Eta Kappa Nu honor society for Electrical Engineers. This award is only given
to the top 1/3 of EE graduates each year from Rice University.
Publications
MedullaMentor: A Web Interactive Brainstem Atlas
Medical Science Educator
March 2025
Corresponding Author: Duncan Salmon
Publication
Vasculator: Development of a vascular surgery risk assessment toolbox
JVS-Vascular Insights
October 2023
Lead Author: Brandon Lookfong
Publication
Systematic Analysis of Actively Transcribed Core Matrisome Genes Across Tissues and Cell Phenotypes
Matrix Biology
August 2022
Lead Author: Tristen Tellman, PhD
Publication
Post-Acquisition Hyperpolarized 29Silicon MRI Processing for Visualization of Colorectal Lesions Using a User-
Friendly GUI
Diagnostics
February 2022
Lead Author: Caitlin McCowan, PhD
Publication
Hyperpolarized MR and AI: Imaging in Pancreatic Cancer
JMIR Medical Informatics
January 2021
Lead Author: Pratip Bhattacharya, PhD
Publication
Water-Soluble Schiff-Base Ligands for Metal Ion Detection
ACS Omega
February 2019
Lead Author: Latisha Jefferies, PhD
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