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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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Domenic

Domenic

MPA

Expertise

Psychology, Neuroscience, Law, Economics, History, Government

Tom

Tom

MA candidate

Expertise

Music composition, music theory, music history, film scoring, music technology

Vincent

Vincent

PhD candidate

Expertise

biochemistry, structural biology, cell biology, neuroscience

Preethy

Preethy

PhD

Expertise

Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Educational Equity, Social Justice, Organizational Leadership, Public Speaking, Gender Equality, Race Equality

Alana

Alana

Industry expert

Expertise

UX design, market research, Resume edits, interviewing, intro to investing

Nate

Nate

PhD candidate

Expertise

kinesiology, exercise psychology, cognition, physical education

Hunter

Hunter

PhD

Expertise

History; Religion; Islamic Studies; History of the Middle East; History of South Asia; Issues in Science and Religion; the History of Philosophy; Science and Technology Studies (STS)

Nassim

Nassim

MPH

Expertise

Veterinary Medicine,Microbiology,Public Health, Epidemiology, Food Hygiene and Food Science,Infectious Disease,Genetics

Busola

Busola

PhD

Expertise

cancer biology, medicine, biology, strategy, project management, literature review, slide development, slide presentation

Anne-Katherine

Anne-Katherine

PhD

Expertise

Early Universe Cosmology, particle physics, dark matter

John

John

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience - Neuroimaging, Data Analysis, Statistics, Business - Finance, Business - Consulting

David

David

PhD candidate

Expertise

distributed systems, databases

Teryn

Teryn

PhD candidate

Expertise

Entrepreneurship, Startups, Venture Capital, Business, Project Management, Neurobiology. I will coach you on creating a pitch deck for your startup idea and will connect you to funding opportunities in my network.

Jada

Jada

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical psychology, Sexuality, Racial and Gender Discrimination, Mental Health, Social Justice Issues, Maternal Psychology,

Claire

Claire

PhD candidate

Expertise

Resource recovery, water and wastewater treatment, renewable energy, air pollution control in environmental engineering, data analysis using R programming, engineering for developing communities (WASH), environmental sustainability, nanotechnology, electrochemistry

Christine

Christine

PhD candidate

Expertise

gender and sexuality studies, sexual and reproductive health, ethnic studies, disability studies, sociology, postcolonial studies, social justice, academic research, writing, theater arts, college access, food and environmental justice, mental health, harm reduction, critical pedagogy

Jessica

Jessica

PhD candidate

Expertise

biology, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, nutrition, microbiology, Korean language, bioethics, art, life science communications

Catarina

Catarina

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical (i.e., abnormal) psychology, developmental psychopathology, cognitive development, research methods, basic statistics (e.g., ANOVA, regression), mental health and the media, mental health and social media, treatment of mental health

Joshua

Joshua

MD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, basic science, aerospace neuroscience, mental health counseling, professional writing

Rachel

Rachel

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience, molecular biology, psychology, neuroinflammation, biomedical science