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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.

Engineering
Hannah

Hannah

MSE

Expertise

Games, Animation, Computer Graphics, Simulation, Robotics, Computer Vision, Computer Science, Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Study Skills, Math, Software Eng, AppDev, GameDev

Yannick

Yannick

PhD

Expertise

Chemical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Carbon Capture, Perovskite, Batteries

Mohamed

Mohamed

MS candidate

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering, neuroscience, cell biology, lab automation, animal behavior

Uday

Uday

PhD candidate

Expertise

Nuclear energy, materials science

Summer

Summer

MSE candidate

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering, Farm Robotics, Wearable Devices

Shervin

Shervin

PhD

Expertise

computational fluid dynamics, computer aided design, artificial intelligence, high performance computing, machine learning, large language models, product management

Keith

Keith

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Molecular Biology, AI genetics, chemistry, developmental biology, Coding,

Alissa

Alissa

PhD

Expertise

Mechanical engineering, Electrochemistry (batteries, fuel cells, etc.)., Applied Mechanics, Energy Storage, Energy Policy, Materials Science

Nina

Nina

PhD

Expertise

cancer biology, immunology, bioengineering, synthetic biology, virology

Jacob

Jacob

MS

Expertise

Plasma Physics, Magnetic Reconnection, x-rays, atomic physics, Plasma Diagnostics

Naedum

Naedum

MD/PhD

Expertise

Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Nanoparticles, Drug Delivery Systems

Micah

Micah

PhD candidate

Expertise

AI for precision medicine, software engineering, biomedical engineering, deep learning, medical imaging, computer vision

Advaitha

Advaitha

Industry expert

Expertise

Biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, digital health, digital therapeutics, neuro-engineering

Finosh

Finosh

PhD

Expertise

Cell biology, molecular biology, cardiology, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, stem cells, genomics, and any topic in biology, medicine and biomaterials.

Blynn

Blynn

MD

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering; Medicine; Surgery; Design

Zion

Zion

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business Development Consulting

Kim

Kim

PhD

Expertise

Urban & Software Engineering; Human Computer Interaction

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

MEng candidate

Expertise

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

Margaret

Margaret

MBA candidate

Expertise

MBA, Supply Chain Operations, Chemical Engineering, Film Production

Pavithran

Pavithran

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Cell signaling, cancer biology, mathematical modeling of biochemical networks, cancer immunotherapy