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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.

Biology
Rob

Rob

PhD candidate

Expertise

Population Genetics, Mutation, Evolution, Molecular Biology, Biology, Genetics, Molecular Evolution, Statistics, Mutation Accumulation, C. elegans, D. melanogaster, S. cerevisiae

Kim-Marie

Kim-Marie

PhD

Expertise

structural biology - cryo-electron microscopy; immunology - adaptive immune system, antibodies; virology - HIV, SARS-CoV-2, influenza; protein engineering - vaccine design

Carl

Carl

PhD

Expertise

Microbiology and Public Health

Abhishek

Abhishek

MD candidate

Expertise

My degrees are in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University and a Masters in Bioengineering from UCSD. I am an expert in tissue engineering, drug delivery, imaging analysis and disease.

Xanne

Xanne

PhD

Expertise

Immunology, brain tumor; T cell exhaustion; immunotherary; clinical trials; CRISPR technology, gene therapy, immune cell recovery following bone marrow transplant

Natalia

Natalia

PhD

Expertise

Molecular biology, biochemistry and microbiology

Termara

Termara

PhD

Expertise

Autism, fNIRS, EEG, Neurotechnology, Mental Health, Neuroethics

Stella

Stella

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Metabolism

Laura

Laura

PhD

Expertise

Molecular biology, cellular biology, genetics, developmental biology, computational biology

Shae

Shae

PhD candidate

Expertise

coding, calculus, modeling, online game creation, epidemiology, biostatistics

Claudia

Claudia

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biological anthropology; human skeletal biology, osteology; human anatomy; human evolution

Colleen

Colleen

PhD

Expertise

immunology, biotech patent law

Lauren

Lauren

PhD

Expertise

molecular biology, cell biology, genetics

Rosa

Rosa

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Biology

Gabriel

Gabriel

PhD

Expertise

Tumor Immunology, cancer biology, Immunology, Biotechnology

Ochuwa

Ochuwa

MD candidate

Expertise

public health, biology, outreach and education, biomedical sciences, environmental sciences, creative and academic writing, applications, essays

Christian

Christian

PhD candidate

Expertise

Spatial Data Science; Movement Ecology; Marine Biology; Fisheries Science

Imantha

Imantha

Master of Health Administration

Expertise

Master of Healthcare Administration. I also have a BS in Biology.

Kimberly

Kimberly

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience, Learning & Memory, Neural Circuits, Electrophysiology, Ethology

David

David

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

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