Medicine Research Program Mentors for High School Students | Polygence
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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.

Medicine
Sameera

Sameera

MD candidate

Expertise

neuroscience, neurodegenerative diseases, addiction studies, behavioral psychology, cancer medicine

Annamarie

Annamarie

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cancer biology, medical science and physiology, understanding human disease, scientific writing and education

Violet

Violet

PhD candidate

Expertise

biochemistry, analytical chemistry, microbiome, genetics, biology

Wafiq

Wafiq

MD candidate

Expertise

Medicine

Taylor

Taylor

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cancer biology, cell signaling, systems biology, cancer cell heterogeneity, biomedical engineering

Shivali

Shivali

MD

Expertise

medicine, nutrition, business, psychology, hair loss, statistics/epidemiology

Jennifer

Jennifer

PhD candidate

Expertise

Bioengineering, bioinformatics, math, physics

Salman

Salman

MD

Expertise

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

Alexander

Alexander

MD candidate

Expertise

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

Yousif

Yousif

MD candidate

Expertise

Clinical Research, Urology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Surgery, Pre-Med, Medicine

Zoey

Zoey

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

economics, medicine, healthcare, public health, policy, data science, classics, biology, chemistry

Lananh

Lananh

PhD candidate

Expertise

Gene therapy, Organ-on-chip, regenerative medicine, precision medicine, molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, biomaterials, tissue engineering

James

James

MD

Expertise

sports medicine, biomechanics

HEAVEN

HEAVEN

MPH candidate

Expertise

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

Vik

Vik

DO

Expertise

Middle/High/College Math and Science, Pre-Medicine, Medicine

Megan

Megan

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, biostatistics, bioinformatics, neuroscience, autism, athletics, big data, disparities

Shae

Shae

PhD candidate

Expertise

coding, calculus, modeling, online game creation, epidemiology, biostatistics

Geoffrey

Geoffrey

MD candidate

Expertise

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

Samir

Samir

PhD

Expertise

public health, medicine, social sciences, economics

Jobie

Jobie

DMD candidate

Expertise

Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Biotechnology, Dentistry, MedicineEntrepreneurialism, Dentistry, Medicine, Human Development, Organizational Behavior