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.

Youlim

Youlim

PhD candidate

Expertise

Microbiology, Infectious disease, Biology, Immunology, Film Production

Riasat

Riasat

PhD candidate

Expertise

Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Graphic Design

Carmen

Carmen

PhD candidate

Expertise

Child health, neuroscience, science writing

Chris

Chris

Expertise

Psychiatry, Medicine, Business/Consulting

Hanan

Hanan

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Genome editing, genetics, Biology, Biomedical science, human sciences, genome editing

Adriana

Adriana

PhD candidate

Expertise

Public Health topics such as Epidemiology, Global Health, Biostatistics, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health Policy

Kathy

Kathy

MPH candidate

Expertise

Public Health, evolution, biology, sexual and reproductive health, women's rights

Josh

Josh

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Cardiovascular biology, immunology, cell and molecular biology, cancer biology, epigenetics, cancer, clinical medicine, public health, epidemiology

Emily

Emily

MPH candidate

Expertise

harm reduction/substance use, unhoused populations, infectious disease, HIV, STIs, trauma-informed care

Kendra

Kendra

Industry expert

Expertise

Public Health, Pre-Med, Medical Research, Cancer, and Infectious Diseases

John

John

MS

Expertise

Machine Learning, Financial Statistics, Corporate Finance, Econometrics, Business Analytics, Statistics, Healthcare Analytics

Jocelyn

Jocelyn

MPH candidate

Expertise

public health, community health, early childhood development, maternal and child health

Michael

Michael

MD candidate

Expertise

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

Gabrielle

Gabrielle

MS

Expertise

Neuroscience, Kinesiology, Healthcare, Public Health, Physical Rehabilitation

Jayson

Jayson

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Hannah

Hannah

PhD candidate

Expertise

mental health, psychology, public health, qualitative research, ethnography

Makenna

Makenna

PhD candidate

Expertise

Evolution, biology, medicine, anthropology, growth & development, public health, epidemiology

Cyrus

Cyrus

MD candidate

Expertise

Public Health, Environmental Science, Biology

Audra

Audra

MS candidate

Expertise

web development, machine learning, game development, general coding, epidemiology, philosophy, theater

Juliana

Juliana

MPH candidate

Expertise

Mental health research, cognitive science, public health, health policy, disability studies