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Research Program Mentors

Polygence mentors are selected based on their exceptional academic background, teaching experience, and unique ability to inspire the next generation of innovative thinkers and industry leaders.

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Carmen

Carmen

PhD

Expertise

Child health, neuroscience, science writing

Paia

Paia

Industry expert

Expertise

Psychiatry (specifically developmental), neurobiology/neuroscience, theater (especially theater for young audiences or production)

Kia

Kia

MD

Expertise

Psychiatry, nutritional science, women's mental health and reproductive psychiatry

Shivangi

Shivangi

DMD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, evolutionary biology

Jess

Jess

PhD

Expertise

Biology, immunology, cancer biology, cancer immunology, molecular biology, cell biology, Cancer Biology, Liver Tumors

Will

Will

PhD candidate

Expertise

Molecular Biology, Virology, Metabolism, Immunology, Proteomics

Lauren

Lauren

MS candidate

Expertise

Gene editing, Disease Biology, Translational Science, Sensory Neuroscience, molecular biology, cell biology

Christopher

Christopher

PhD candidate

Expertise

General biology, cancer biology, stem cell biology, cancer immunology, or cancer therapy.

Tatyana

Tatyana

Industry expert

Expertise

Accounting and finance

Ibitayo

Ibitayo

MBA/PhD candidate

Expertise

Social Psychology, Behavioral Science, Judgement and Decision-making,

Alexa

Alexa

PhD candidate

Expertise

Drug discovery, microbial interactions, environmental microbiology, genome mining, bioengineering

Hamzah

Hamzah

PhD

Expertise

Geopolitics, Middle East and African history, race and ethnicity, political theory, international relations, Black Studies

Jessica

Jessica

PhD candidate

Expertise

Indigenous families and communities, Decolonial theory, children's media

Kelly

Kelly

PhD

Expertise

museum studies, performance studies, dance studies, ethnography, performance and politics, Latin American studies, theatre history, women's studies, creative projects, playwriting

Meg

Meg

PhD candidate

Expertise

Materials Sciences/ Applied Physics / Electrical Engineering

Baxter

Baxter

PhD candidate

Expertise

Mental Health, Material Science, Design, Consulting, User Interface, User Experience

Eric

Eric

PhD candidate

Expertise

psychology, biomechanics, concussions, sport performance

Ritu

Ritu

PhD

Expertise

Java Programming, Graph Databases, Collaborative Software Engineering, Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Plagiarism detection in Java projects

Jungah

Jungah

PhD

Expertise

Affective computing, creativity tool, computational tool, image processing, virtual reality

Ra Mour

Ra Mour

MEng candidate

Expertise

Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Physics, Neuroscience