Ashley
PhD candidate
Expertise
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics & Genomics, Plant Biology, Immunology, Environmental Biology, Microbiology
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.
Mackenzie
MS
Expertise
Environmental Sciences (agriculture, plant biology, ecology, etc), Arts - dance or creative writing, Business Topics, and Sustainability of environmental, social, and economic topics. Solar energy development as well.
Alena
PhD candidate
Expertise
General Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Microeconomics/Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Public Economics, Environmental Economics, Development Economics
Brian
PhD candidate
Expertise
Political Ethics, Tech Ethics, Political History, American Politics, American Constitutional Law
Becca
MS candidate
Expertise
Observational Astronomy/Astrophysics/Planetary Science/Stellar Astrophysics/Modeling/Theoretical Astrophysics
Ryan
PhD
Expertise
physics, astronomy, computational astrophysics, fusion, quantum computing, Reviewing Dark Matter Models, AI/Machine Learning Applied to the Characterization of Exoplanets Observed by JWST, Fermi Analysis of the Drake Equation, cybersecurity, quantum-resistant encryption
Lucas
PhD candidate
Expertise
chemical engineering, drug delivery, nanotechnology, chemistry, physics, materials science, computer science, machine learning
Emily
PhD candidate
Expertise
Environmental science and sustainability, management, governance, and policy. Conservation, social science, writing. Decision-making, project management, strategic planning, and evaluation. Science communication, data management, NGOs/ nonprofits, philosophy of science, research process and methods.
Alexa
PhD candidate
Expertise
social psychology, developmental psychology, cognition, morality, moral character, mind perception, cancel culture, speciesism, vegetarianism, nature vs. nurture, intergroup cognition, group decisions, LGBT experiences
Yash
MBA candidate
Expertise
Finance, Hospitality, Real Estate, General Management, Operations, Technology, Sales, Photography, Music, Sports
Macrina
PhD
Expertise
Psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, political psychology
Jordan
PhD
Expertise
Neuroscience, genetics, epigenetics, molecular biology, translational research, therapeutics, mouse studies, human studies, autonomic/sympathetic nervous system, skeletal muscle diseases
christa
PhD
Expertise
computational genomics, bioinformatics, epigenetics, neurological diseases, health data science, machine learning for health data
Lindsay
PhD
Expertise
Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Tropical Ecosystem, Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science
Aaron
MBA
Expertise
Data Projects of any type, Business creation/development, Financial Modeling, Writing Project (Book/Article), Strategy (Political or Business).