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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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Rob

Rob

PhD candidate

Expertise

Population Genetics, Mutation, Evolution, Molecular Biology, Biology, Genetics, Molecular Evolution, Statistics, Mutation Accumulation, C. elegans, D. melanogaster, S. cerevisiae

Cody

Cody

Industry expert

Expertise

Music, Film Scoring

Nicholas

Nicholas

PhD

Expertise

Aging and aging-related diseases; maternal and child health; epidemiology; Alzheimer's disease and related dementia; frailty; cognitive decline

Melanie

Melanie

MS

Expertise

Human Biology, pre-medicine, and healthcare management

Alicia

Alicia

MFA

Expertise

Filmmaking - directing, producing, writing, Theater - directing, writing

Aakash

Aakash

PhD candidate

Expertise

My work is on quantum computing but I can tutor across any subject in physics

Jeffrey

Jeffrey

PhD

Expertise

Bioengineering, Tissue Engineering, 3D Bioprinting, and Biology

Luke

Luke

PhD

Expertise

Astrobiology, deep-sea microbiology, environmental microbiology, extremophiles, life in hypersaline environments

Nate

Nate

PhD candidate

Expertise

Aerospace Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Control Systems, Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC)

Uday

Uday

PhD candidate

Expertise

Nuclear energy, materials science

Paia

Paia

Industry expert

Expertise

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

Taylor

Taylor

DDS

Expertise

Dentistry, health sciences

Lihua

Lihua

MBA candidate

Expertise

Research, Presenting, Community-based projects, Community education, Implementation

Kelsey

Kelsey

PhD

Expertise

neuroscience of memory, neurodegeneration, neuroimmunology, stem cell biology

Lindsay

Lindsay

PhD

Expertise

Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Tropical Ecosystem, Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science

Noah

Noah

PhD candidate

Expertise

vehicle security, vehicle reliability, cybersecurity, applied machine learning, Computer Science, Operating System Security

Frank

Frank

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Python, Optimization, Engineering

Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn

MA

Expertise

Music, Theatre, Education

Nalini

Nalini

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience, Biology - Cell and Molecular, Neurodegenerative diseases, Mass Spectrometry

Xanne

Xanne

PhD

Expertise

Immunology, brain tumor; T cell exhaustion; immunotherary; clinical trials; CRISPR technology, gene therapy, immune cell recovery following bone marrow transplant