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.
Karim
PharmD
Expertise
Pharmacy/healthcare-realted topics! (could be general medicine, healthcare, cancer etc.)
Ronit
MD candidate
Expertise
Public health, biotech, medicine, data science, statistics, public policy
Micah
PhD candidate
Expertise
AI for precision medicine, software engineering, biomedical engineering, deep learning, medical imaging, computer vision
Bijal
MHA
Expertise
Public Health, Anthropology, Global Health, Gerontology, Business, Healthcare Administration, Product Development
Naomi
MD candidate
Expertise
developmental psychology, early cognitive development, early language acquisition, gesture and communication, theater and performance studies
Ogechi
MBA
Expertise
Entrepreneurship, psychology, personal development, public speaking, hosting, Fashion and styling, consulting, and advisory
Grace
PhD
Expertise
research methods, conference presentations, clinical psychology, neuropsychology, basic statistics, basic coding in R, Alzheimer's disease research, concussion research
Oluwaseyi
MD
Expertise
mental health, psychiatry, public health, health disparities, health inequity, medicine, reproductive health, maternal health,
Chloris
MS
Expertise
speech-language pathology, psychology, health, video editing, music composition
Lars
MD candidate
Expertise
Law, intellectual property, health law and policy, bioethics, tech law and innovation
Geoffrey
MD candidate
Expertise
biology, immunology, microbiology, medicine, clinical laboratory science, business, management, military, leadership development
Rachel
MD candidate
Expertise
Medicine & Healthcare, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Social Determinants of Health, Women's Health, Case studies on public policy and health outcomes