Blake
DMD
Expertise
Dentistry, Medicine, Surgery, Pathology, Anatomy, Research
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.
Ethics
- AI/ML
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- Biology
- Biotech
- Business
- Cancer
- Chemistry
- Cognitive
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Dentistry
- Economics
- Engineering
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- Languages
- Linguistics
- Literature
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- Medicine
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Nutrition
- Organizational Leadership
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- Philosophy
- Photography
- Physics
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Quantitative
- Social
- Social Science
- Sports Analytics
- Statistics
- Surgery
Will
PhD candidate
Expertise
Ethics, Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Work with Philosophy and the social sciences, Writing for the Humanities, philosophical ideas in film and literature
Emily
PhD candidate
Expertise
Biology, RNA biology, bioethics, science writing, genetics, genome editing, antiracism and science, public health
Jordan
PhD candidate
Expertise
Stem cells, Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Cancer Metabolism, Microbiology, Pathogenesis, Metabolism, Microscopy
Marcella
MBA candidate
Expertise
Finance, Banking, Payments, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior
Shaylyn
PhD candidate
Expertise
Developmental biology, cell biology, developmental neuroscience, sensory neuroscience, hearing development, hearing loss, psychology of music, societal importance of music, medicine, LGBTQ public health issues, healthcare access issues
Veronica
MS
Expertise
Genetic counseling, human genetics, healthcare
Grace
MA candidate
Expertise
Philosophy, history of philosophy, ethics, bioethics, action theory, philosophy of neuroscience, medical ethics, meta-ethics, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Anscombe, Wittgenstein
Lars
JD
Expertise
Law, intellectual property, health law and policy, bioethics, tech law and innovation
Nila
PhD candidate
Expertise
Genetics, meiosis, Drosophila melanogaster, DNA repair, recombination,
Arnel Blake
PhD
Expertise
Epistemology, feminist philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy of psychology, and philosophy of science
Donovan
PhD
Expertise
Social Science, Political Science, Public Policy, American Politics, Race and Ethnicity, Social Psychology, Public Opinion, Socialization, Political Behavior, & Political Psychology
HEAVEN
MPH candidate
Expertise
Public Health, Health Policy, Community Health Sciences, Immigrant health, Medicine & public health
Meg
PhD candidate
Expertise
Materials Sciences/ Applied Physics / Electrical Engineering
Claire
PhD candidate
Expertise
Plant biology; plant-pathogen interactions; microbiology
Riya
MD candidate
Expertise
Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, Genetics, Psychology, Sociology, English, Religious Studies, Theology, Philosophy, Indian Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi), Cultural Studies
Margaret
MD
Expertise
Asthma, health disparities
Carrie
PhD candidate
Expertise
limnology, biogeochemistry, conservation, environmental science, science communication, education, inclusive science
Kendra
PhD candidate
Expertise
neuroimmunology, neurodevelopment, developmental biology, glia, neurodegenerative disorders, neurobiology, science ethics, music & neuroscience
Jack
MD/PhD
Expertise
Processing and materials science of biomaterials