Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Neha Darimadugu
Neha Darimadugu
Coppell High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Examining for Difference of Creativity in Young Adolescent Synesthetes vs. Non-Synesthetes“

Medha Das
Medha Das
Marvin Ridge High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Gene Therapies For The Treatment Of Depression“

Neoli Das
Neoli Das
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Women, Empowerment, and Safety (WES) What kind of workshop structure and content will enable women in my area to feel empowered and connect over safety?“

Ray Das
Ray Das
Delhi Public School Bangalore North
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Summarizing and Modeling the TREM2 signaling pathway as it relates to key features of Alzheimers' Disease“

Saumik Das
Saumik Das
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “ Investigation of the role of Gelsemium sempervirens extract in improving social interaction of a traumatic injury induced Drosophila melanogaster offspring model“

Sohani Das
Sohani Das
Simsbury High School
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “The Absence of Autonomy and Agency on Young Women Amongst the South Asian and MENA Diaspora in Modern-Day Arranged Marriages“

Aviraj Dastidar
Aviraj Dastidar
Carlmont High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Maximizing Vision to Increase Flight Capabilities of UAVs in Inclement Weather“

Sanika Datar
Sanika Datar
Inglemoor High School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Lamiaceae: Medicinal Potential & Developments“

Eshaan Debnath
Eshaan Debnath
Hillsborough High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Machine Learning for High Schoolers“

Eleanor DeHoog
Eleanor DeHoog
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Mardi Gras: A Tradition of Oppression and a Grounds for Counter Culture Resistance“

Shria Dembi
Shria Dembi
American High School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Do social media and technology help spread the ideas of sustainability and what medium of technology is most successful in doing so?“

Amanda Der
Amanda Der
Los Altos High
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How does CDNF impact memory loss in older adults with neurodegenerative disorders?“

Aalia Desai
Aalia Desai
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: ““How does the environment affect our minds?”“

Netrang Desai
Netrang Desai
Juanita High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Protein-Protein Interactions between HTT, PRPF40B, and MECP2 are involved in Lopes-Maciel-Rodan-Syndrome“

Satvik Desai
Satvik Desai
Evergreen Middle School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Exploring the Role of Periodontal Disease in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease“

Shlok Desai
Shlok Desai
Dougherty Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Can we predict Depression & Bipolar Disorder through Feed Forward Neural Networks using MADRS survey and activity sensor data?“

Isa de Saint-Aignan
Isa de Saint-Aignan
Dexter Southfield School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How do emotions and personality type affect performance on an attention task?“

Indra Deshmukh
Indra Deshmukh
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Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How does the presence and removal of invasive Arundo donax impact the coverage of native creeping wild rye and valley sedge in Walnut Creek?“

Sophia Dettweiler
Sophia Dettweiler
International Community School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Factors Associated with Atypical Presentations of Alzheimer’s Disease“

Nikhil Devireddy
Nikhil Devireddy
The Harker School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Exploring the relationship between nursing staff, financial outcomes, and patient safety in academic in-patient medical centers“