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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
Michael

Michael

MD candidate

Expertise

Increasing Value in Healthcare, Health Innovation, Public Speaking, Medicine, Health Disparities, Molecular Biology

Allyson

Allyson

PhD

Expertise

neuroscience, mechanisms of aging, cellular and molecular biology, behavior

Stella

Stella

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Metabolism

Soumya

Soumya

MD

Expertise

Biology, public health, health care ethics, medicine, health care policy

Maria

Maria

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Chemical Biology, Drug Development, Biological Experimental Assay Development

Adeoluwa

Adeoluwa

MD candidate

Expertise

Biology, Health, Healthcare/medicine, Public Health, Creative Writing, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Interviewing, Qualitative analysis, Literature review, Research Presentation

Jessica

Jessica

MD

Expertise

Medicine, Pre-med, Neuroscience

Coy

Coy

MD

Expertise

Pediatric medicine, biology, chemistry, premed, nursing

Enze

Enze

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Pre-Medical studies, Biology, Immunology, Microbiology, Medicine, Physiology, Anatomy, Dermatology, any other topics related to biology or medicine

Jerry

Jerry

DO candidate

Expertise

Human anatomy, human physiology and pathophysiology, technological and pharmacological advancements in medicine, psychology of learning, use of technology in education, and techniques in pencil and digital drawing

Emily

Emily

MD

Expertise

Medical applications of AI/Machine learning, AI/ML in the field of radiology, cognitive neuroscience topics (especially memory), stroke pathology/imaging/interventions/epidemiology, diagnostic or interventional radiology

Christine

Christine

MD candidate

Expertise

Case reports in medicine, computational protein design, cryo-EM image analysis, computational genomics, telemedicine, AI in medicine, biochemistry, web development, data journalism

Shefali

Shefali

MPA candidate

Expertise

Ophthalmology, Medicine, Health disparities, health policy

Grace

Grace

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biochemistry, biology, cancer research, animal science, microbiology

Michael

Michael

MD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Neuroanatomy, Microbiology, Cellular Biology, Genetics and Genomics, Cancer Biology, Medicine

Kaitlin

Kaitlin

DNP candidate

Expertise

Public health, healthcare, child health policy, resilience, child development

Carin

Carin

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, genetics, neurodevelopmental disorders, medicine, rare diseases

Alejandro

Alejandro

MD candidate

Expertise

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Proteomics, Precision and Personalized Medicine

Margaret

Margaret

MD

Expertise

Asthma, health disparities

Morgane

Morgane

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neurodegenerative disease, neuropathology, neurobiology, neuroanatomy