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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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Siddhartha

Siddhartha

PhD candidate

Expertise

Mathematical Biology, Theoretical Biophysics

Cath

Cath

PhD candidate

Expertise

Plant biology; plant-pathogen interactions; microbiology

Shivangi

Shivangi

DMD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, evolutionary biology

Jonathan

Jonathan

PhD

Expertise

Japanese history and literature, German history, comparative history, history of the Second World War, history of social movements, history of science and technology, environmental history

Laura

Laura

PhD

Expertise

Evolutionary Anthropology, Developmental and Comparative Psychology

Hannah

Hannah

PhD candidate

Expertise

mental health, psychology, public health, qualitative research, ethnography

Shannon

Shannon

PhD

Expertise

child development, developmental psychology, child language development, parent-child interactions

Kyle

Kyle

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience of addiction and mental illness, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms in the brain, pharmaceuticals and pharmacology

Gregory

Gregory

MBA

Expertise

Currently an adjunct professor at La Salle University teaching Sports Finance to undergraduates & Managerial Accounting to MBA students, been in the sports industry now for 5 years revolving around accounting, finance, sports business analytics etc.

Alla

Alla

Industry expert

Expertise

Alzheimer's, the brain, and anything to do with video editing!

Dante

Dante

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Computational Neuroscience, RNA-SEQ, Bioinformatics

Sam

Sam

PhD candidate

Expertise

Film studies + production, American literature, American history, Gender studies, Music

Valerie

Valerie

MD candidate

Expertise

Internal Medicine, Public Health, Mental health, chemistry, geometry, Spanish (advanced proficiency), English, music

Choong

Choong

MBA/PhD

Expertise

any projects related to business, market research, consumer behavior, entrepreneurship, and AI.

Anastasia

Anastasia

PhD

Expertise

Earth sciences, planetary sciences, physics, mathematics, chemistry, spectroscopy

Jacqueline

Jacqueline

PhD

Expertise

Immunology, Ecology, Behavioral Sciences, Neuroimmunology, neurodegenerative disease, philosophy of immunology

Jessica

Jessica

PhD candidate

Expertise

effects of stress/poverty on development, early childhood education, infant brain development, preschool interventions, developmental psychology

Christian

Christian

PhD

Expertise

Physics, Quantum Physics, Quantum computers, Quantum information theory, information theory, quantum optics, optics, electromagnetism, Lasers, Gravitational Wave Astronomy, LIGO, Feedback and Control Systems

Quantum

Quantum

PhD

Expertise

mechanical engineering (thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluids). entrepreneurship (cleantech, social enterprise).

Adam

Adam

ALM candidate

Expertise

Anything finance related, it's my passion. I would love to get more people interested in investing and business development.