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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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Devi

Devi

Industry expert

Expertise

Applications of neuroimaging in understanding neurocognitive disorders, end-of-life care (i.e. hospice care), learning (from a neurobiological perspective), memory, the intersection of science and society (i.e. topics like nature vs. nurture)

WEIXUN

WEIXUN

MBA

Expertise

Sports analytics, how to start a business, product design, manufacturing, sustainability, battery, robotics, technology, mechanical engineering, history

Noah

Noah

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Veronica

Veronica

PhD candidate

Expertise

plasma physics, high-power lasers, power electronics, pcb design, intense laser-matter interactions, automated vehicles, policy implications for automated vehicles

Lupita

Lupita

PhD

Expertise

marine biology, environmental science, ecology

Cody

Cody

Industry expert

Expertise

Music, Film Scoring

Jacqueline

Jacqueline

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical research, specifically pediatric cardiology, rare genetics, addiction, and social determinants of health. Also Spanish literature

Vivian

Vivian

PhD

Expertise

viruses, parasites, biology, immunology

Alex

Alex

PhD

Expertise

Robotics, product design, assistive device design, the sense of touch, acting, entrepreneurship, German culture

Jaclyn

Jaclyn

PhD candidate

Expertise

Physics, mathematics, chemistry, visual arts, design, biomechanics

Thomas

Thomas

PhD

Expertise

Cell biology, pharmacology, cell migration, GPCR signaling and function

Jennifer

Jennifer

PhD candidate

Expertise

Political psychology, Political behavior, Public opinion, Political Science, American Politics, Survey research, Social networks, GIS in R, R programming, Text as data, Machine Learning, Data visualization, Data science

Evan

Evan

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biochemistry

Anastasia

Anastasia

PhD

Expertise

Earth sciences, planetary sciences, physics, mathematics, chemistry, spectroscopy

Wyatt

Wyatt

PhD candidate

Expertise

Mathematics, Physics, Mathematical Physics, Coding, Data Analysis. My area of expertise in mathematics is symmetry, and generalized symmetries that arise in mathematical physics.

Sophie

Sophie

PhD

Expertise

cell and molecular biology, genetics, gene therapy

Sage

Sage

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, Neuroscience, Drugs & Pharmacology, Chronic Pain, Cellular Molecular Biology

Gabriel

Gabriel

PhD

Expertise

Tumor Immunology, cancer biology, Immunology, Biotechnology

Ashwyn

Ashwyn

PhD candidate

Expertise

Plasma Physics, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Julianne

Julianne

PhD

Expertise

Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Water-Energy Nexus, water treatment, Public Policy