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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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Amira

Amira

MFA

Expertise

App Design, UI/UX, Design Research, Design History, Typography, Visual and Graphic Design, Drawing, Creative Writing, Watercolor Painting, Sculpture, Art History, Art research methodology, Anthropology, Sociology, Bookmaking, Printmaking

Tyler

Tyler

Industry expert

Expertise

Projects that involve software development/implementation

Kim

Kim

PhD

Expertise

Urban & Software Engineering; Human Computer Interaction

Sophie

Sophie

PhD

Expertise

cell and molecular biology, genetics, gene therapy

Kyle

Kyle

PhD

Expertise

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

Eric

Eric

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience and pain, cancer biology, autism

Rose

Rose

MS

Expertise

Comparative religion, drama and esl education, cultural experiences, Ed tech

Kia

Kia

MD

Expertise

Psychiatry, nutritional science, women's mental health and reproductive psychiatry

Henry

Henry

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Aria

Aria

MBA candidate

Expertise

Consulting (Data and AI strategy, Business Transformation), how to present yourself and your ideas (Presentation skills), Consumer goods and products, Stakeholder engagement and management

Micah

Micah

PhD candidate

Expertise

AI for precision medicine, software engineering, biomedical engineering, deep learning, medical imaging, computer vision

Stella

Stella

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Metabolism

Benjamin

Benjamin

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Equity, Clinical Decision Making

David

David

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Biology, chemistry, math, statistics, computer science, medicine

Lexi

Lexi

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroimmunology, Microglia, Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, TBI, Tau, Innate Immunity

Alice

Alice

PhD candidate

Expertise

bioinformatics, machine learning, cancer, drug discovery, drug development, translational science, startup, academia

Benjamin

Benjamin

PhD

Expertise

Emotion, close relationships, social psychology, evolutionary psychology, behavioral economics

Amisa

Amisa

MSc candidate

Expertise

I can mentor students in projects relating to law, public policy, sociology, literature, and moral philosophy.

Kira

Kira

MA

Expertise

Poetry, Creative Writing, Literary Analysis, Linguistics

Jonathan

Jonathan

PhD

Expertise

Marine science, conservation biology, environmental law, environmental policy