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.

Austin

Austin

PhD candidate

Expertise

Toxicology, Endocrinology, Microscopy, Food Science,

Doug

Doug

PhD

Expertise

Mechanical Engineering, Statics, Dynamics, 3D Printing, Materials Science

Maria

Maria

PhD candidate

Expertise

Superconductivity, batteries, physics, math, fractals, applied computer programming projects related to physics or math,STEM education improvements (either through a social lens or through pedagogy lens)

Thomas

Thomas

PhD

Expertise

Cell biology, pharmacology, cell migration, GPCR signaling and function

Kayla

Kayla

PhD candidate

Expertise

Drug discovery, bioinformatics, enzymes, science communication, the oceans & human health, marine science

Amaya

Amaya

PhD

Expertise

UX/, Entrepreneurship/Startups, Product Management, Design Thinking, Market Research, Digital Marketing, Science Fair, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology

Lauren

Lauren

PhD candidate

Expertise

I have degrees in chemical engineering, earth & planetary science, and aerospace engineering, but my work also intersects mechanical engineering, materials science, and environmental engineering. I welcome opportunities across these fields.

Jeremy

Jeremy

PhD

Expertise

chemistry, physics, machine learning, computational modeling, programming, quantum chemistry

David

David

PhD candidate

Expertise

Pain and opioid neuroscience, pharmacology, neuropharmacology

Melanie

Melanie

PhD

Expertise

Biophysics, bioinformatics, statistics, data science, machine learning, cellular and molecular biology, chemistry

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

MD candidate

Expertise

Inorganic Chemistry, Neurobiology, Neuroscience of fear and attachment, Psychopathology, Psychology

Christian

Christian

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biogeochemistry, Chemistry, Ecology, Microbial ecology, Geochemistry, Plant-microbe interactions

Baxter

Baxter

PhD candidate

Expertise

Mental Health, Material Science, Design, Consulting, User Interface, User Experience

Natalie

Natalie

PhD candidate

Expertise

biology, development, organic chemistry

Sarah

Sarah

MEng candidate

Expertise

Chemistry, Materials Science, Engineering, Polymer Science, Fiber Science

Alina

Alina

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biochemistry, Microbiology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering

Shalimar

Shalimar

PhD candidate

Expertise

Ecology, marine biology, oceanography, fisheries management, environmental policy, remote sensing

Nathan

Nathan

PhD

Expertise

microbiology

Hannah

Hannah

PhD candidate

Expertise

unmanned vehicles, aerospace structures, computational mechanics, modeling, airframe design, experiment design, structural testing, manufacturing methods, metallurgy, material response, biomedical device design

Kathryn

Kathryn

PhD candidate

Expertise

biology, biochemistry, chemistry, structural biology, protein biology