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.
Benjamin
PhD
Expertise
Emotion, close relationships, social psychology, evolutionary psychology, behavioral economics
Grace
MA candidate
Expertise
Philosophy, history of philosophy, ethics, bioethics, action theory, philosophy of neuroscience, medical ethics, meta-ethics, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Anscombe, Wittgenstein
Ben
MA candidate
Expertise
Math, Economics, Microeconomics, Antitrust, Social Sciences, Law, Finance, Strategy
Malachi
Industry expert
Expertise
mobile app development, UI/UX design, music production, LLM research
Kelley
MSW candidate
Expertise
East Asian Philosophy, East Asian History, English, Creative Writing, Literature, Art Analysis, Music Analysis, History, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Psychology
Nella
PhD
Expertise
Neuroscience, Cellular Biology, viruses, Pharmacology, Addiction, Science Communication, GABA, Dopamine, Neuropharmacology, Substance Abuse, Substance Use Disorders, Neural Circuitry, Mechanisms Underlying Disease, Cellular and molecular biology and developmental biology
Cleo
Industry expert
Expertise
Film and TV Studies, Scriptwriting, Production and Business, Media, Hollywood, Entertainment Industry
Colette
PhD
Expertise
Linguistics, Acoustics, Phonetics, Voice Acting, Vocal Tract Anatomy, Audiobook Narration
Tom
MA
Expertise
Music composition, music technology, human-machine interactions, music history, film scoring
Samantha
MS candidate
Expertise
digital art, web design, sound design, historical fashion, herpetology, fashion, art history, game development, app development
Amy
PhD
Expertise
biochemistry, structural biology, microbiology, drug discovery, interdisciplinary research