Sean
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neurodevelopment, Neurodegeneration, sleep, sleep medications/pharmacology, Autism, Schizophrenia
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.
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- AI/ML
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- Computer Science
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- Dance
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- Social
- Social Science
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- Surgery
Alexandra
PhD candidate
Expertise
Molecular Neuroscience, with an emphasis in biochemistry and structural biology
Kathy
PhD
Expertise
Adolescent brain development; learning and decision making; developmental cognitive neuroscience; social motivation
Elizabeth
MD candidate
Expertise
Inorganic Chemistry, Neurobiology, Neuroscience of fear and attachment, Psychopathology, Psychology
Alexander
PhD
Expertise
Clinical psychology, geropsychology, mental health, dementia, research methods & statistics, integration of psychology and philosophy
Sae
PhD candidate
Expertise
neuroscience of anxiety and depression, predictors of neurodegenerative disease, emotion perception
Gabrielle
MS
Expertise
Neuroscience, Kinesiology, Healthcare, Public Health, Physical Rehabilitation
Brock
PhD
Expertise
Neuroscience of consciousness, applications of machine learning to biomedical research, how do our genetic backgrounds influence our psychology
Kyle
PhD
Expertise
Neuroscience of addiction and mental illness, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms in the brain, pharmaceuticals and pharmacology
Jessica
PhD
Expertise
Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, cognitive and behavioral therapy
Jenna
MA
Expertise
Mental Health Counselling, Trauma, Religion and Spirituality, Anxiety and Depression, Entrepreneurship and Leadership
Tatiana
PhD
Expertise
Biology; Neuroscience; Vagus Nerve; Neural Circuitry
Kristina
MS candidate
Expertise
Anything involving the mind, brain, and behavior
Julia
PhD candidate
Expertise
social, cognitive and language development, developmental psychology
david
EdD
Expertise
developmental psychology, early language and literacy, parent-child interactions, community support for early development
Daphne
PhD candidate
Expertise
kinesiology, exercise psychology, exercise cognition, exercise physiology, motor behavior
Katie
PhD
Expertise
cognitive psychology, learning, technology
Molly
PhD
Expertise
Neuropsychology (i.e., study of brain-behavior relationship), aging and dementia (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), older adults and healthy aging, cross-cultural clinical assessments
Flor
PhD candidate
Expertise
Counseling psychology; immigrant and refugee mental health; attitudes of discrimination and prejudice; English as a second language.
Chloris
MS
Expertise
speech-language pathology, psychology, health, video editing, music composition