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.
Merci
PhD
Expertise
Alzheimers, neuroscience, neurodegenerative disease, cell biology, axon initial segment, tau protein, human brain
Stephanie
PhD candidate
Expertise
Clinical Neuroscience; Applications of Neuroimaging; The Emotional Human Brain: Integrating Neuroscience and Psychology
Adeoluwa
MD candidate
Expertise
Biology, Health, Healthcare/medicine, Public Health, Creative Writing, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Interviewing, Qualitative analysis, Literature review, Research Presentation
Shae
PhD candidate
Expertise
coding, calculus, modeling, online game creation, epidemiology, biostatistics
Kaitlin
DNP
Expertise
Public health, healthcare, child health policy, resilience, child development
Mariame
PhD candidate
Expertise
cancer biology, bioinformatics, data analytics, public health, computer science, biology, coding
Ribhav
MD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, Infectious diseases, Public Health, Economic modeling, Data Science, Epidemiology, Meta-analysis, Health Economics,
Christian
PhD candidate
Expertise
Spatial Data Science; Movement Ecology; Marine Biology; Fisheries Science
Erin
PhD
Expertise
Ecology, Conservation, Wildlife Biology, Botany, Natural Resource Management, GIS, Environmental Policy and Regulation
Alex
MD candidate
Expertise
clinical biology, cognitive psychology, US history, classic literature, LGBTQ+ history and rights
Kim-Marie
PhD
Expertise
structural biology - cryo-electron microscopy; immunology - adaptive immune system, antibodies; virology - HIV, SARS-CoV-2, influenza; protein engineering - vaccine design
Joshua
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience, Biology, Alzheimer's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Cell and Molecular Biology, Immunology
Bhairavy
PhD candidate
Expertise
biomedical engineering/sciences, oncology, immunology, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine
