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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.

Biotech
Luke

Luke

PhD candidate

Expertise

Astrobiology, deep-sea microbiology, environmental microbiology, extremophiles, life in hypersaline environments

Dorian

Dorian

PhD

Expertise

cellular biology, biology of neurological or inflammatory diseases, development of new medications

Alekhya

Alekhya

PhD candidate

Expertise

environmental microbiology; biotechnology; genetics; biology

Niokhor

Niokhor

PhD

Expertise

Microbiome, Infectious diseases, Clinical microbiology, Veterinary medicin

Victoria

Victoria

MS

Expertise

Chemistry, Biology, Life Sciences, Research, Communication, Consulting,Cancer,Entrepreneurship

Joseph

Joseph

PhD

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering, Tissue Engineering, Cancer Research

Rachel

Rachel

PhD candidate

Expertise

biology, ecology, marine biology, zoology, conservation, anatomy, botany, biomechanics, biochemistry, 3D printing, engineering

Natalie

Natalie

PhD

Expertise

Electrical engineering - applied physics. Specifically electromagnetic wave-matter interactions and nanotechnology

Mina

Mina

MS candidate

Expertise

Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering

Sean

Sean

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neurodevelopment, Neurodegeneration, sleep, sleep medications/pharmacology, Autism, Schizophrenia

Neil

Neil

PhD candidate

Expertise

Genome editing, immunology, metabolism, molecular biology, cancer immunotherapy

Victoria

Victoria

PhD candidate

Expertise

Plant Biology, Molecular Genetics, Genetics, Biochemistry

Connor

Connor

PhD candidate

Expertise

Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Entrepreneurship

Kyler

Kyler

PhD

Expertise

Microbiology, Microbiome, Bacteriology, Pathogens, IBD, Intestine, Immunology

Carlos

Carlos

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cancer Biology, Immunology, Molecular Biology

Edward

Edward

PhD candidate

Expertise

Engineering, Biology, Pharmacology, Mathematics, Physics

Matthew

Matthew

PhD candidate

Expertise

Plant Biology, Plant Biochemistry and Genetics, Plant-Microbe Interactions

Rahul

Rahul

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience, Biology, Engineering, Genetics, Data Science

Morgane

Morgane

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neurodegenerative disease, neuropathology, neurobiology, neuroanatomy

Joshua

Joshua

PhD candidate

Expertise

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