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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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Alexandra

Alexandra

MBA

Expertise

Marketing, Product design, Innovation/Entrepreneurship, Educational technology; French

Cyrus

Cyrus

MD

Expertise

Public Health, Environmental Science, Biology

Jared

Jared

Industry expert

Expertise

Computer Science, Software engineering, Software design

Estefania

Estefania

MPH

Expertise

Public Health, Environmental Justice & Health Disparities, Healthcare Access, Global Health, Sociology, Epidemiology, One health, Environmental Exposures (Climate Change), infectious disease, Women's health, Immigrant Health

Dan

Dan

PhD candidate

Expertise

Sociology, Education, Social Psychology

Paia

Paia

Industry expert

Expertise

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

Amy

Amy

PhD

Expertise

biochemistry, structural biology, microbiology, drug discovery, interdisciplinary research

Gracie

Gracie

PhD candidate

Expertise

Global water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); environmental microbiology; behavior change; environmental science; global public health

Matthew

Matthew

MA/PHD

Expertise

Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genomic Instability, Biochemistry

Sierra

Sierra

PhD

Expertise

Cell biology, genetics, splicing

Imma

Imma

PhD candidate

Expertise

Sociology, immigration, environment, gender, sexuality, activism, social justice, politics

Khushi

Khushi

PhD candidate

Expertise

machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, artificial intelligence, computational biology, genomics

Henry

Henry

PhD candidate

Expertise

robotics, machine learning/data science, philosophy, photography, organismal/mathematical biology

Eddie

Eddie

MBA

Expertise

Engineering, Business, Renewable Energy, Energy, Technology, Startups

Mark

Mark

PhD

Expertise

neuroengineering, brain-computer interfaces, neuromorphic engineering, computational neuroscience, electronics, computer science, signal processing, robotics

Sophie

Sophie

PhD

Expertise

cell and molecular biology, genetics, gene therapy

Chris

Chris

PhD candidate

Expertise

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Literary Criticism

Lucas

Lucas

PhD candidate

Expertise

chemical engineering, drug delivery, nanotechnology, chemistry, physics, materials science, computer science, machine learning

Kristina

Kristina

MS candidate

Expertise

Anything involving the mind, brain, and behavior

Yolanda

Yolanda

MPA

Expertise

Food systems, Urban Agriculture, Environmental Studies