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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

MDMedicine

Education

  1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    MDDoctor of Medicine2025

    Medicine

  2. Columbia University

    BABachelor of Arts2020

    Public Health

Expertise

Public Health, Environmental Science, Biology

Ogechi

Ogechi

MBA

Education

  1. Duke University

    MBAMaster of Busin...
  2. Cleveland State University

    BABachelor of Arts2018

    Medicine

Expertise

Entrepreneurship, psychology, personal development, public speaking, hosting, Fashion and styling...

Christina

Christina

MDMedicine

Education

  1. Butler University

    MDDoctor of Medicine2024

    Medicine

  2. Ithaca College

    MSMaster of Science

Expertise

Anatomy & physiology, clinical medicine

Chuma

Chuma

MPHPublic Health

Education

  1. Benedictine University

    MPHMaster of Publi...2017

    Public Health

  2. Benedictine University

    MBAMaster of Busin...2017

    Business

Expertise

Project Management, Product Management, Process Improvement

Adam

Adam

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Wayne State University

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. University of California Davis (UCD)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Medicine, Public Health, Biology, Clinical Research

Bijal

Bijal

MHABusiness

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    MHAMaster of Healt...

    Business

  2. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Public Health

Expertise

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

Michael

Michael

MD

Education

  1. New York University

    MDDoctor of Medicine
  2. University of Illinois at Chicago

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Business

Expertise

Increasing Value in Healthcare, Health Innovation, Public Speaking, Medicine, Health Disparities...

Micah

Micah

PhD candidateBiomedical E...

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    MSMaster of Science2024

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

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

Salman

Salman

MDMedicine

Education

  1. Boston University

    MDDoctor of Medicine2024

    Medicine

  2. New York University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Neuroscience

Expertise

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

Grace

Grace

PhDClinical Psy...

Education

  1. University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Clinical Psychology

  2. University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV)

    MAMaster of Arts2022

    Clinical Psychology

Expertise

research methods, conference presentations, clinical psychology, neuropsychology, basic statistics...

Serge

Serge

MSBiokinesiology

Education

  1. California State University Northridge (CSUN)

    MSMaster of Science2026

    Biokinesiology

  2. California State University Northridge (CSUN)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2023

    Biokinesiology

Expertise

Sports Medicine, Kinesiology, Biomechanics, Chronic Pain, Exercise Rehabilitation, Pain Management...

Ronit

Ronit

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Dartmouth College

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Harvard University

    MSc2025

    Statistics

Expertise

Public health, biotech, medicine, data science, statistics, public policy

Chloris

Chloris

MSHealthcare

Education

  1. Columbia University

    MSMaster of Science

    Healthcare

  2. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    BABachelor of Arts2019

    Theatre Studies

Expertise

speech-language pathology, psychology, health, video editing, music composition

Naomi

Naomi

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Ludwig Maximilians Universität München (University of Munich)

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. University of Chicago

    MAMaster of Arts

    Psychology

Expertise

developmental psychology, early cognitive development, early language acquisition, gesture and...

Karim

Karim

PharmD

Education

  1. Rutgers University

    PharmDDoctor of Pharmacy2025
  2. Rutgers University

    PharmDDoctor of Pharmacy2025

    Pharmaceuticals

Expertise

Pharmacy/healthcare-realted topics! (could be general medicine, healthcare, cancer etc.)

Evan

Evan

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. University of South Carolina

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Bob Jones University

    BSBachelor of Sci...

    Biology

Expertise

Medicine, Medical Ethics, Medical Technology, Obstetrics, Artificial Intelligence, Biology...

Rachel

Rachel

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Tufts University

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

    MSMaster of Science2022

    Public Health

Expertise

Medicine & Healthcare, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Social Determinants of Health, Women's Health...

Alexander

Alexander

MDOrthopaedic...

Education

  1. Medical College of Wisconsin

    MDDoctor of Medicine

    Orthopaedic Surgery

  2. Davidson College

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Biology

Expertise

Orthopaedic Surgery, DEI, Mentorship, Statistics, Sports Medicine, Sports

Jayson

Jayson

PhD candidateEnvironmenta...

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Environmental Science

  2. Harvard University

    MSMaster of Science2019

    Public Health

Expertise

Environmental science, public health, environmental health, policy, environmental engineering

Oluwaseyi

Oluwaseyi

MDMedicine

Education

  1. New York University

    MDDoctor of Medicine2021

    Medicine

  2. Yale University

    MPHMaster of Publi...2016

    Epidemiology

Expertise

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