Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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mathylda dulian
mathylda dulian
Carl Sandburg High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How do the opportunities afforded to LGBTQ+ teens in their schools affect their mental health and opportunities for their futures?“

Ovia Dushyanthan
Ovia Dushyanthan
Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How do mutations affect the brain?“

Saawan Duvvuri
Saawan Duvvuri
Nolan Catholic School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Investigating the influence of socioeconomic variables on public high school performance in the Dallas-Fort Worth area“

Shreya Duvvuri
Shreya Duvvuri
American High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Comorbidity between borderline personality disorder and alcohol use disorder“

Emma Ehan
Emma Ehan
Polygence Scholar 2023
Henry Eisenhardt
Henry Eisenhardt
Lakeridge High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Effects of annexation on unemployment: Synthetic control model of the 2014 Crimean annexation“

Sushanth Elangovan
Sushanth Elangovan
Frisco High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Measuring the relative thermal conductivities of insulations comprised of different densities of newspaper“

Tsolmon Enkhjargal
Tsolmon Enkhjargal
Russian Embassy school in Mongolia
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “The journey of Cassie into the CRISPR world“

Kiara Escudero
Kiara Escudero
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Barriers in long-term adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy in developing countries“

Jiyan Jane Fan
Jiyan Jane Fan
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Gender Stereotypes in Single-Sex Schools“

Raynah Fandozzi
Raynah Fandozzi
Plymouth Whitmarsh High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “The Composition of a Leader“

Simon Farruqui
Simon Farruqui
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Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Deep Structural Estimation: A Revolution in Option Pricing Through Machine Learning“

Gabriella Felix
Gabriella Felix
Carondelet High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “A proposal to genetically edit the mutated Cardiac Troponin T gene using CRISPR to lower the incidence of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy“

Sonia Fereidooni
Sonia Fereidooni
Irvine High School
Polygence Scholar 2020

Project: “Evaluation of metronidazole resistance in Bacteroides“

Melissa Frankel
Melissa Frankel
San Dieguito Academy
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How do people under the age of 25 become financially literate and pave a financially stable path for their futures?“

Elizabeth Frisbie
Elizabeth Frisbie
Richard Montgomery High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Risk Factors of Alzheimer’s Disease, and the Impact of Socioeconomic Status“

Francesca Froio
Francesca Froio
Lower Merion High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “hNSCs potential in aiding penetrating traumatic brain injury recovery“

Edward Fujiwara
Edward Fujiwara
Peddie
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Fundamentals of Heat Transfer and Applications to Climate Change“

israa fyaz
israa fyaz
guilford high school
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Neurobiological and Psychological effects of Childhood Stress“

Ishaan Gaikwad
Ishaan Gaikwad
Polygence Scholar 2023