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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.

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Saumya

Saumya

MS candidate

Expertise

Chemistry (general, organic, biochem), Biology (general, genetics, microbiology), Medical/Healthcare Sciences (hydrogel technology, tissue engineering, biomaterials)

Brianna

Brianna

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Neural Modeling, Philosophy of Neuroscience

Elena

Elena

MPAff candidate

Expertise

Public Policy, National Security, Emergency Management, Policy Analysis

Darrell

Darrell

PhD candidate

Expertise

Bioinformatics, Immunology, Genetics, Computational Biology, Environmental Science, Water Treatment, Aviation Safety, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Physics

Daniel

Daniel

PhD

Expertise

Preparation for Pre-Med or STEM Undergraduate studies. Entrepreneurship and Business. Scientific Research. Data Science and Analytics.

Christina

Christina

PhD candidate

Expertise

psychology; education psychology; research methods; statistics

Merrill

Merrill

PhD candidate

Expertise

Public and Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Econometrics and Statistics

Joseph

Joseph

MD

Expertise

medicine (radiology) and interplay with data science, beginner coding projects for those with an interest in medicine and looking to gain experience in the publication process.

Lauren

Lauren

MS candidate

Expertise

Gene editing, Disease Biology, Translational Science, Sensory Neuroscience, molecular biology, Python, Java, cell biology

Yoichi

Yoichi

PhD

Expertise

Carbon Cycle, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate, Ecosystems

Karen

Karen

MS candidate

Expertise

Computer Science (biocomputation), Data Science, Human Rights, Medicine, Biology

Ari

Ari

MS

Expertise

Machine Learning, Simulations, Statistical Betting Methods, Bayesian Analysis, Probability, Stochastic Processes, Algorithms, Math

Jeff

Jeff

PhD candidate

Expertise

computer vision for remote sensing, causal inference for climate impacts, machine learning and data science, environmental science, sustainable development, biology, AI/ML, comp sci, data science, data mining, data visualization, Remote Sensing, Computer Vision, climate change

Mohit

Mohit

MSE

Expertise

Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics

Edward

Edward

PhD candidate

Expertise

Engineering, Biology, Pharmacology, Mathematics, Physics

Jacqueline

Jacqueline

PhD candidate

Expertise

Social psychology, romantic relationships, friendships, parenting, well-being, socioeconomic adversity, public policy, race-ethnicity, discrimination, culture

Chuck

Chuck

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience of perception and action, statistics, biology, experiment design and data analysis, technical writing, integrative / multi-disciplinary science

Lora

Lora

PhD candidate

Expertise

neuroscience, neuroimaging, data science, psychology, clinical research

Joe

Joe

PhD

Expertise

AI, machine learning, deep learning, data science, natural language processing, signal processing, image processing, computational modeling, biophysical modeling, statistics, biomedical engineering, medical devices, neuromodulation, movement disorders

Patrick

Patrick

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, with a focus on public policy, healthcare, development and Innovation.