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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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Evanka

Evanka

MD candidate

Expertise

Arts, Creative Writing, Healthcare, Literature, Medicine, Neuroscience, Public Health, Maternal and Child/Adolescent Health, Psychiatry

Charlotte

Charlotte

MArch

Expertise

architecture, art history, resilient design, preservation

Shekinah

Shekinah

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biology/Cancer Biology

Arnel Blake

Arnel Blake

PhD

Expertise

Epistemology, feminist philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy of psychology, and philosophy of science

Xenia

Xenia

JD/PhD

Expertise

Entrepreneurship, Startups, Venture Capital, Corporate Law, Business Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity

Natalie

Natalie

PhD candidate

Expertise

Music Theory; Music Cognition; Music Psychology; Linguistics; Media Studies

Margaret

Margaret

PhD

Expertise

Teacher self-efficacy, motivation, educational program evaluation, psychology of learning, developmental psychology, trauma-informed educational practices

Alison

Alison

MSW

Expertise

Government, Social Work, Health Policy, Hispanic Studies, Public Health, Education Policy, Rural Health Care

Aishwarya

Aishwarya

MD

Expertise

medicine, neurology, biology

CJ

CJ

Industry expert

Expertise

Biology, Real Estate, Dentistry, Business, Economics, Sports

Benjamin

Benjamin

PhD

Expertise

Tissue Engineering, 3D Bioprinting, Cardiovascular engineering, Biomaterials, engineering, Biotechnology

Caitlin

Caitlin

PhD candidate

Expertise

Comparative Literature; Film Studies; Literary Analysis; Cultural Studies; Francophone, Anglophone and Arabophone Literature & Cinema; Postcolonial Theory

Hannah

Hannah

MS candidate

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering

Nathan

Nathan

JD

Expertise

Education Law, Civil Rights Law, Training, Crisis Response, Title IX

Bhairavy

Bhairavy

PhD candidate

Expertise

biomedical engineering/sciences, oncology, immunology, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine

Eddie

Eddie

MBA

Expertise

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

Jo

Jo

PhD

Expertise

Environmental Engineering, Air Quality and Atmospheric Chemistry, Sustainability, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Justice

Victoria

Victoria

PhD

Expertise

Chemistry, Biology, Life Sciences, Research, Communication, Consulting,Cancer,Entrepreneurship

Shomik

Shomik

PhD candidate

Expertise

Renewable energy (solar), heat transfer, computational materials science

Ini

Ini

PhD candidate

Expertise

Microeconomics topics (like education, labor markets, etc), data analysis for social science research, public policy analysis