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.
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
Biology
Princeton University
Chemical Engineering
Cell signaling, cancer biology, mathematical modeling of biochemical networks, cancer immunotherapy
University of Rochester
Biology
University of Rochester
Biology
Biology, aging, cancer, computational biology, stem cell biology, evolutionary biology, genetics...
Virginia Commonwealth University
Neuroscience
Hampton University
Biology
Neuroscience, Neuroplasticity, Psychedelics, Neuropharmacology, Project Design, GPCRs, Biology, Cancer...
University of California - Los Angeles
Molecular Biology
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)
Molecular Biology
Stem cells, Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Cancer Metabolism, Microbiology, Pathogenesis...
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Neuroscience
genetic engineering (CRISPR/cas 9), biological pathways and biomarkers, neuroimaging and...
University of Virginia
Biomedical Engineering
University of Wisconsin
Biomedical Engineering
Cancer biology, cell signaling, systems biology, cancer cell heterogeneity, biomedical engineering
University of California Irvine (UCI)
Medicine
University of Maryland
Biology
Medicine, nutrition, dermatology, social determinants of health, health equity, curriculum development...
Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacy/healthcare-realted topics! (could be general medicine, healthcare, cancer etc.)
Dartmouth College
Biology
Stonehill College
Neuroscience
Cancer biology, immunology, biotechnology, startups, venture capital, entrepreneurship, mental health...
Washington University in St. Louis
Neuroscience
Boston College
Neuroscience
Neuroscience, Genetics, Genomics, Epigenetics, Biochemistry, Genomics, Cancer biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Biomedical Engineering
University of Texas at San Antonio
Biomedical Engineering
Tissue engineering, cancer immuno-engineering , drug delivery.
University of Southern California (USC)
Medicine
Stanford University
Medicine
medicine, oncology, qualitative research, internal medicine, mixed methods, assessing psychosocial needs...
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Biology
New Jersey City University
Biology
Biology/Cancer Biology
University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)
Molecular Biology
Bangalore University
Biotech
Cancer, Molecular Biology, Protein purification, Cell based assays
Florida State University (FSU)
Neuroscience
University Of South Carolina - Columbia
Molecular Biology
Neuroscience, Cellular Biology, viruses, Pharmacology, Addiction, Science Communication, GABA, Dopamine...
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Neuroscience
University of California San Diego (UCSD)
Molecular Biology
Glial biology, neuroscience, brain cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammation, multiple sclerosis
Ohio State University, Columbus
Biology
Ohio State University, Columbus
Biology
cancer biology, bioinformatics, data analytics, public health, computer science, biology, coding
University of Rochester
Immunology
University of Rochester
Immunology
immunology, oncology, pathology, spanish
Stanford University
Biomedical Engineering
Stanford University
Biomedical Engineering
cancer biology, immunology, bioengineering, synthetic biology, virology
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
Biotech
Stanford University
Genetics
bioinformatics, computational biology, biostatistics