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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.

Psychiatry
Jianna

Jianna

MD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience-Systems & Circuits, Medicine, Social Neuroscienc

Rosa

Rosa

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Biology

Stephanie

Stephanie

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical Neuroscience; Applications of Neuroimaging; The Emotional Human Brain: Integrating Neuroscience and Psychology

Clara

Clara

PhD

Expertise

neuroscience, molecular biology, systems neuroscience, molecular neuroscience, psychiatry, essay writing, psychiatric disorders, major depressive disorder

Kia

Kia

MD

Expertise

Psychiatry, nutritional science, women's mental health and reproductive psychiatry

Kristina

Kristina

MS candidate

Expertise

Anything involving the mind, brain, and behavior

Nathan

Nathan

MD/MBA

Expertise

mental health, wellness, digital health/technology, business models, public health

Sharon

Sharon

DO

Expertise

Pediatric medicine

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

MD candidate

Expertise

Inorganic Chemistry, Neurobiology, Neuroscience of fear and attachment, Psychopathology, Psychology

Leah

Leah

PhD

Expertise

Behavioral neuroscience and neurobiology of psychiatric illnesses

Jared

Jared

PhD candidate

Expertise

Parkinson's disease, neurodegeneration, neuroimmunology, psychiatric features of neurodegenerative disease.

Matthew

Matthew

PhD

Expertise

Learning and memory, behavioral neuroscience, neurobiology of disease, synaptic plasticity

Amy

Amy

MD

Expertise

Psychiatry, medicine, biology, nutrition

Jessica

Jessica

MD candidate

Expertise

psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience, public health, projects that involve neurocognitive testing, neuroimaging, and social determinants of health.

Matthew

Matthew

DO

Expertise

Medicine (psychiatry), biological sciences, behavioral sciences

Kathryn

Kathryn

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Psychology, Psychiatry, Biology, Addiction, Substance Use, Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders, Trauma, EEG, MRI, Neural development, Maternal Development, Child Development, Developmental Disorders, Pregnancy, Postpartum

Oluwaseyi

Oluwaseyi

MD

Expertise

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

Chris

Chris

MD

Expertise

Psychiatry, Medicine, Business/Consulting

Benjamin

Benjamin

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Equity, Clinical Decision Making

Cassie

Cassie

MA/PHD candidate

Expertise

Psychology, Public Health, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopment Disabilities, Access to Mental Health Services