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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.

Healthcare
Cyrus

Cyrus

MD candidate

Expertise

Public Health, Environmental Science, Biology

Bijal

Bijal

MHA

Expertise

Public Health, Anthropology, Global Health, Gerontology, Business, Healthcare Administration, Product Development

Darius

Darius

MD/MBA candidate

Expertise

Health equity, medicine, business of healthcare, cognitive psychology, public health

Natalie

Natalie

PhD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Data Science

Gaurav

Gaurav

MD candidate

Expertise

Clinical trials/research, Observational studies, Oncology, Anticoagulation, Family Medicine, Infectious Disease, Dermatologic malignancy, Outcomes-based research

Jessica

Jessica

MD

Expertise

Medicine, Pre-med, Neuroscience

Tatiana

Tatiana

PhD

Expertise

Biology; Neuroscience; Vagus Nerve; Neural Circuitry

HEAVEN

HEAVEN

MPH candidate

Expertise

Public Health, Health Policy, Community Health Sciences, Immigrant health, Medicine & public health

Emily

Emily

MPH

Expertise

infectious disease, harm reduction/substance use, unhoused populations, trauma-informed care

Margaret

Margaret

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

genetics, biology, bioinformatics, medicine

Jan

Jan

MD

Expertise

neurology, radiology, pediatric surgery,

Ann

Ann

DPT

Expertise

Anatomy; Physiology; Exercise Science; Orthopedics; Healthcare; Physical Therapy; Physical Rehabilitation

Salman

Salman

MD candidate

Expertise

Psychology, Social Neuroscience, Biology, Medicine, Pre-med, Medical school admissions, MCAT, Neuroscience

Geoffrey

Geoffrey

MD candidate

Expertise

biology, immunology, microbiology, medicine, clinical laboratory science, business, management, military, leadership development

Rachel

Rachel

MD candidate

Expertise

Medicine & Healthcare, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Social Determinants of Health, Women's Health, Case studies on public policy and health outcomes

Juliana

Juliana

MPH candidate

Expertise

Mental health research, cognitive science, public health, health policy, disability studies

Christina

Christina

MS candidate

Expertise

Anatomy & physiology, clinical medicine

Evan

Evan

MD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, Healthcare, Biology, Chemistry, Medical Technology, Information Systems

Oluwaseyi

Oluwaseyi

MD

Expertise

mental health, psychiatry, public health, health disparities, health inequity, medicine, reproductive health, maternal health,

Chanchal

Chanchal

DPT candidate

Expertise

kinesiology / physical therapy / biology / entrepreneurship / psychology / neuroscience