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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.

Cognitive
Drew

Drew

PhD

Expertise

Social psychology, consumer psychology, marketing, humor, comedy, influence & persuasion, authenticity, human-AI interaction, creativity, happiness, positive emotions, well-being, pride, misinformation, metacognition, social influence, conformity, person perception

John Aaron

John Aaron

PhD

Expertise

Neuroinflammation, Stroke, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Inflammation, Mood Disorders

Daphne

Daphne

PhD

Expertise

exercise psychology, exercise physiology, motor behavior, biomechanics, and kinesiology

Melissa

Melissa

MA candidate

Expertise

Pregnancy, stress physiology, sleep health, longitudinal studies, actigraphy

Akihiro

Akihiro

PhD

Expertise

physics, systems neuroscience, microscopy, neural correlates of behavior

Tatiana

Tatiana

PhD

Expertise

Biology; Neuroscience; Cardiovascular; Aging; Health; Stress

Edward

Edward

Industry expert

Expertise

Neurobiology, behavior science, psychology

Carmen

Carmen

PhD

Expertise

Child health, neuroscience, science writing

Kristina

Kristina

MS

Expertise

Anything involving the mind, brain, and behavior

Jessica

Jessica

PhD

Expertise

Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, cognitive and behavioral therapy

Chiaki

Chiaki

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Learning & Memory, Biology, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, Sleep

Ana

Ana

MS

Expertise

Biology, Neuroscience, Epidemiology, Neuroepidemiology, Social and Behavioral Epidemiology, Developmental Psychology, Behavioral Psychology

Jazlyn

Jazlyn

PhD

Expertise

Cognitive Science (developmental and interdisciplinary)

AARTI

AARTI

PhD candidate

Expertise

developmental psychology, cognitive development, STEM education

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

PhD candidate

Expertise

Any subfield in psychology

Carina

Carina

PhD

Expertise

Developmental Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Neuroscience, Environmental Health

Christine

Christine

PhD

Expertise

Computational Biology, Neuroscience, Psychology, Aging

Alexa

Alexa

PhD candidate

Expertise

social psychology, developmental psychology, cognition, morality, moral character, mind perception, cancel culture, speciesism, vegetarianism, nature vs. nurture, intergroup cognition, group decisions, LGBT experiences

Dante

Dante

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Computational Neuroscience, RNA-SEQ, Bioinformatics

Evan

Evan

PhD

Expertise

psychology, neuroscience