Chemistry Research Program Mentors for High School Students | Polygence
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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.

Chemistry
Melanie

Melanie

MS

Expertise

Human Biology, pre-medicine, and healthcare management

Lily

Lily

MS

Expertise

Neuroendocrinology, Neuroscience, Reward and Motivation, Learning and Memory, Drugs, Psychopharmacolgy, Sex differences, Psychopathology, Development, Evolution

Karly

Karly

PhD candidate

Expertise

Structural biochemistry

Joshua

Joshua

MD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, basic science, aerospace neuroscience, mental health counseling, professional writing

Claire

Claire

PhD candidate

Expertise

Resource recovery, water and wastewater treatment, renewable energy, air pollution control in environmental engineering, data analysis using R programming, engineering for developing communities (WASH), environmental sustainability, nanotechnology, electrochemistry

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

MEng candidate

Expertise

Cell & Tissue Engineering, Cancer (Immuno Oncology), IF Imaging, Digital Pathology, Immunology, Pharmacology, Bioluminescence, Surgical Imaging Technologies, Medical Technologies

Jeremy

Jeremy

PhD

Expertise

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

Shalimar

Shalimar

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Anastasia

Anastasia

PhD

Expertise

Earth sciences, planetary sciences, physics, mathematics, chemistry, spectroscopy

Nathan

Nathan

PhD

Expertise

microbiology

Vincent

Vincent

PhD

Expertise

drug delivery, biosensors, analytical chemistry, proteins, python, biomarkers

DaVante

DaVante

PhD candidate

Expertise

Condensed Matter Physics (Nanofluidics), Electromagnistm, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Machine Learning

Cody

Cody

PhD

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering

Dominique

Dominique

PhD

Expertise

Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Chemistry, Biology, Microscopes, Immuology

Yoelkys

Yoelkys

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Microbiology and Infectious disease, the social determinants of health for infectious diseases, sustainable healthcare interventions, engineering bacterial to be beneficial to humans

Vik

Vik

DO

Expertise

Middle/High/College Math and Science, Pre-Medicine, Medicine

Tatiana

Tatiana

PhD

Expertise

Biology; Neuroscience; Cardiovascular; Aging; Health; Stress

Ambika

Ambika

DVM candidate

Expertise

global health, access to medicine, veterinary

Valerie

Valerie

MD candidate

Expertise

Internal Medicine, Public Health, Mental health, chemistry, geometry, Spanish (advanced proficiency), English, music

Amaya

Amaya

PhD

Expertise

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