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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
Max

Max

PhDBiology

Education

  1. University of Rochester

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Biology

  2. University of Rochester

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Biology

Expertise

Biology, aging, cancer, computational biology, stem cell biology, evolutionary biology, genetics...

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Emma

Emma

MS

Education

  1. University of Wales, Bangor

    MSMaster of Science2022
  2. University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Ecology

Expertise

Anything under the scope of marine biology & ecology

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Eric

Eric

PhDNeurobiology

Education

  1. University of Alabama at Birmingham

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2008

    Neurobiology

  2. Mercer University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2001

    Biology

Expertise

Neuroscience and pain, cancer biology, autism

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Paia

Paia

Industry expertNeuroscience

Education

  1. Northwestern University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Neuroscience

Expertise

Psychiatry (specifically developmental), neurobiology/neuroscience, theater (especially theater for...

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Emily

Emily

PhD candidateEnvironmenta...

Education

  1. University of Wisconsin - Madison

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Environmental Science

  2. University of Wisconsin - Madison

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Environmental Science

Expertise

Environmental science and sustainability, management, governance, and policy. Conservation, social...

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Lalita

Lalita

PhDMicrobiology

Education

  1. Mumbai University, India

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2017

    Microbiology

  2. Mumbai University, India

    MSMaster of Science1994

    Microbiology

Expertise

Microbiology [bacteriology and virology], immunology, molecular biology

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Adam

Adam

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Wayne State University

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. University of California Davis (UCD)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Medicine, Public Health, Biology, Clinical Research

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Ashley

Ashley

MPHPublic Health

Education

  1. George Washington University

    MPHMaster of Publi...

    Public Health

  2. Virginia Wesleyan College

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Biology

Expertise

Public Health, Biology, Marine Biology/Science, Oceanography, Environmental Public Health, Climate Change

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Sameera

Sameera

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. St. George's University

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Neuroscience

Expertise

neuroscience, neurodegenerative diseases, addiction studies, behavioral psychology, cancer medicine

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Kim-Marie

Kim-Marie

PhDBiology

Education

  1. California Institute of Technology (CalTech)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2022

    Biology

  2. DePaul University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2017

    Biology

Expertise

structural biology - cryo-electron microscopy; immunology - adaptive immune system, antibodies; virology...

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Tatiana

Tatiana

PhDNeurobiology

Education

  1. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2022

    Neurobiology

  2. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    MSMaster of Science2019

    Neurobiology

Expertise

Biology; Neuroscience; Cardiovascular; Aging; Health; Stress

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Abhishek

Abhishek

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/Princeton University

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    MSEMaster of Scien...2021

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

I am an expert in tissue engineering, drug delivery, imaging analysis and disease.

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Jess

Jess

PhDImmunology

Education

  1. Vanderbilt University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Immunology

  2. Augustana College (SD)

    BABachelor of Arts2017

    Biology

Expertise

Biology, immunology, cancer biology, cancer immunology, molecular biology, cell biology, Cancer Biology...

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Dakota

Dakota

MSBiochemistry

Education

  1. University of Utah

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Biochemistry

  2. Point Loma Nazarene University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Biochemistry

Expertise

biochemistry, chemistry, biology, biotech, pharma

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Courtney

Courtney

MD/PhD candidateGenetics

Education

  1. Stanford University

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Genetics

  2. Stanford University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Chemistry

Expertise

Genetics, biology, chemistry, medicine/human disease related projects, data science / coding in R unix...

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Colleen

Colleen

PhDImmunology

Education

  1. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Immunology

  2. State University of New York College at Geneseo

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Biochemistry

Expertise

immunology, biotech patent law

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Christina

Christina

MDMedicine

Education

  1. Butler University

    MDDoctor of Medicine2024

    Medicine

  2. Ithaca College

    MSMaster of Science

Expertise

Anatomy & physiology, clinical medicine

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Joshua

Joshua

PhD candidateBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Harvard University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Stanford University

    MSMaster of Science2022

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Bioinformatics, computational biology, immunology, stem cell biology, cancer biology, robotics, and data...

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Riya

Riya

MDMedicine

Education

  1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    MDDoctor of Medicine2025

    Medicine

  2. Boston College

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Science, Humanities

Expertise

Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, Genetics, Psychology, Sociology, English, Religious Studies...

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Advaitha

Advaitha

Industry expertBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Duke University

    BSEBachelor of Sci...2021

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, digital health, digital therapeutics...

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