Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Jonathan Hus
Jonathan Hus
Donna Klein Jewish Day School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Effect of silver-containing wound dressings on the growth of bacteria“

Olivia Hwang
Olivia Hwang
Cupertino High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How did the change in the cost of living in Silicon Valley, California in the past decade affect the economic growth of the area?“

Vanni Intini
Vanni Intini
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “What's the positive and negative association of sports and young people's anxiety?“

Vivek Inumella
Vivek Inumella
B. Reed Henderson High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Analysis of Covid metadata“

Aziza Isbekova
Aziza Isbekova
Nazarbayev Intellectual School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Aziza is still picking between two topics: 1) CRISPR-Cas9 systems: the recent approach for diagnostics and therapeutics of COVID-19 disease. 2) Possible use of daisy chain gene drives to address the ethical problems of using gene drives.“

Achyut Iyengar
Achyut Iyengar
Oak Park High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Schizophrenia in Modern Times“

Adarsh Iyer
Adarsh Iyer
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “gAIt: Deep Learning Based Evaluation of Injurious RunningBiomechanics Using 2-Dimensional Pose Estimation“

Nitin Jaladanki
Nitin Jaladanki
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Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How do job losses and demographic/cultural change due to automation and globalization affect political behavior and voting patterns in the U.S.?“

Ishaan Jalan
Ishaan Jalan
La Martiniere for Boys
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Detecting NBA players from images“

Ezra James
Ezra James
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Which form of CCT, natural or industrial, is the most sustainable way of reducing Carbon in the air at an efficient rate?“

Esther Jang
Esther Jang
Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Why is it that South and East Asian populations have a higher incidence of type 2 diabetes?“

Shirin Jaswal
Shirin Jaswal
Mounds View High School
Polygence Scholar 2022
Dhruva Jayanth
Dhruva Jayanth
Saratoga High
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Impacts of the microbiome on the development of RA“

Shivani Jayaprakasam
Shivani Jayaprakasam
International Community School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “What is the best treatment approach for children after experiencing trauma from natural disasters?“

Dagna Jezioro
Dagna Jezioro
Trinity College School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Ukrainian’s Refugee Immigration Patterns and Cultural Similarities“

Simon Jiang
Simon Jiang
Ramsey High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The effectiveness of aerobic exercise as an antidepressant “

Mosi Jones
Mosi Jones
Health Careers High School (Northside)
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Bacteriophage Use as a Living Therapy and Alternative to Antibiotics in The Dawn of Multi Drug Resistance“

Savio Joseph
Savio Joseph
Amador Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Building a Custom Gimbaled Rocket“

Anay Joshi
Anay Joshi
Mission San Jose High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Relationships among population, CO2 emissions per capita, GDP, and average temperature“

Anona Joshi
Anona Joshi
Lincoln School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Using Individualized Active Music Therapy to Investigate Parkinson’s Disease-Related Motor-cognitive Skill Decline and Quality of Life “