Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Kashish Airen
Kashish Airen
Santa Teresa High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How does a student with multimedia experience create their first animatic?“

Audrey Ajakaye
Audrey Ajakaye
The Village School
Polygence Scholar 2020

Project: “Mind the Skin“

Allen Ajay
Allen Ajay
Suffern High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Does the severity of a patient’s adaptive immune response to an EBV infection correlate to the development of autoimmunity?“

Trayi Ajit
Trayi Ajit
Dhirubhai Ambani International School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Analyzing the Effect of Art Therapy on Enhancing the Quality of Life in People With Down Syndrome“

Chandana Akasapu
Chandana Akasapu
North Hills Preparatory HS
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Pharmacological and Physiological Treatment and their Effects on Axon Demyelination of Multiple Sclerosis“

Adem Mert AKKAYA
Adem Mert AKKAYA
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Students submitted an abstract but with no title “

Sotonye Alamina
Sotonye Alamina
Glenelg High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How can we improve financial literacy for teens and young adults?“

Vaishnavi Alapati
Vaishnavi Alapati
Nysmith School For The Gifted
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Ethics of Genetic Engineering in the Modern Era“

Alec Alarakhia
Alec Alarakhia
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How does sleep time affect academic performance, relationships, mental health, and other aspects of life in medical students and healthcare professionals?“

Charlie Algert
Charlie Algert
Miramonte High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Cognitive Correlates of Language Acquisition and Discrimination in Simultaneous-Bilingual Infants“

Amelia Allen
Amelia Allen
Bishop O'Dowd High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How does water quality affect mass and length of soft-shelled clam?“

Prathinav Allena
Prathinav Allena
Chirec International School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Induced pluripotent stem cells are a powerful therapeutic alternative to ESCs that do not overstep ethical boundaries“

Sarayu Alluri
Sarayu Alluri
Lake Zurich High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Differences in genetic drivers between genders in neuroblastoma patients“

Alanoud Alshihri
Alanoud Alshihri
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Environmental Sustainability: Using nature-based technologies to help sequester carbon and fight climate change“

Alper Altinel
Alper Altinel
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Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Chinese-Taiwanese Relationship in the Context of post-Russian invasion of Ukraine“

Jade Amaya
Jade Amaya
University Preparatory
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Impact of Socioeconomic Status and the Healthcare System on the Infant and Maternal Mortality Rates in the U.S.“

Radhika Amin
Radhika Amin
Copperas Cove High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The role of JAK2, MPL, and CALR genetic mutations in the development of myeloproliferative neoplasms“

Ryan Aminloo
Ryan Aminloo
Portola High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Cybersecurity Policies and International Relations: The Case of the US and Iran“

Aryan Anand
Aryan Anand
WH Regional High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “A wearable haptic device to assist the visually-impaired in object identification using computer vision“

Sruthi Anbalagan
Sruthi Anbalagan
Cumberland Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Comparison of outcomes in fixed orthodontic appliances vs clear aligner therapy“