Jean
PhD candidate
Expertise
Psychology, sociology, effective writing and presentation skills
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.
Chizoma
MBA
Expertise
Neuroscience, Neurodevelopment, Management Consulting, Business (Marketing, Operations, Finance), Healthcare Technology, Healthcare Strategy, Product Management, Pharma & BioTech, Health Equity, Healthcare Advocacy, Digital Health, Healthcare Administration, Social Determinants of Health, Psychology, Human Biology, Technology (strategy & implementation), Cancer Research
chloe
MFA
Expertise
portfolio development (studio art, film reels, writing portfolios); research-based projects in art, film and creative-writing; documentary filmmaking & video editing; oral history and interview techniques (audio recording, project planning, outreach, interview-soft skills, etc); studio art projects (ie: interdisciplinary, mixed media, film, video, installation, sculpture, artist books); writing projects (poetry, nonfiction and essay); environmental arts projects (art and science, ecology, water, soil, fungi & mushrooms, environmental justice, place-based research and work); reflecting on your creative practice and crafting artist statments
David
PhD candidate
Expertise
distributed systems, databases
Alla
Industry expert
Expertise
Alzheimer's, the brain, and anything to do with video editing!
Sarah
PhD
Expertise
music and memory, psychology, cognitive science, science and arts, neuroscience of music, music psychology, nostalgia, music-evoked emotions, emotion, projects related to human aging
Grace
PhD candidate
Expertise
cancer biology, single-cell RNA sequencing analysis in R
Shivali
MD
Expertise
medicine, nutrition, business, psychology, hair loss, statistics/epidemiology
Jacob
MS
Expertise
Plasma Physics, Magnetic Reconnection, x-rays, atomic physics, Plasma Diagnostics
Kelley
MSW candidate
Expertise
East Asian Philosophy, East Asian History, English, Creative Writing, Literature, Art Analysis, Music Analysis, History, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Psychology
Susan
MA
Expertise
Literature, Creative Writing, Film, Folklore and Fairy Tale Studies, Editorial Work, Publishing, Mythology, Dystopian film and literature, Speculative fiction, Fantasy fiction, Magical Realism, Writing for Publication
Jessica
PhD
Expertise
biology, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, nutrition, microbiology, Korean language, bioethics, art, life science communications
Tatiana
PhD
Expertise
Biology; Neuroscience; Cardiovascular; Aging; Health; Stress
Jameson
PhD
Expertise
Economics and Statistics
Daira
MPA
Expertise
gender and labor economics, economic policy and research in Latin America
Margaret
MBA candidate
Expertise
MBA, Supply Chain Operations, Chemical Engineering, Film Production
Kate
MBA candidate
Expertise
Business, Finance, Sports & Entertainment Industry, Marketing, Strategy, Business Development, Management Consulting
Nicole
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience / Medicine / Biology / Psychology / Animal Behavior / Autism / Traumatic Brain Injury / CTE / Neurodegenerative Disease
Rebecca
MA
Expertise
Memorialization culture (monuments, memorials, and museums); Public history; Genocide, crimes against humanity, and mass atrocities; History of human rights; Germany [German literature, poetry, film, and art]; 20th century; World War II
Racheida
PhD
Expertise
engineering education, qualitative research, electrical engineering