Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Aalia Desai
Aalia Desai
Polygence Scholar 2022

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

Netrang Desai
Netrang Desai
Juanita High School
Polygence Scholar 2020

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: “Connection Between Oral Health and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)“

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 2022

Project: “The effects of unconscious thought on effective decision-making.“

Indra Deshmukh
Indra Deshmukh
high_school
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 2021

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

Chetana Devulapally
Chetana Devulapally
Memorial High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Case Study [Case TBD] in Intersectionality and Public Policy“

Sya Dhaliwal
Sya Dhaliwal
high_school
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How can schools within the metro vancouver area improve reprocutive and sexual health education for adolesent girls within the mandatory curriculum?“

Nila Dharmaraj
Nila Dharmaraj
high_school
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Comparing Stress in Neurotypical People and People with ASD in Terms of the Pandemic“

Ayaan Dhruv
Ayaan Dhruv
The Nueva School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Craft of Poetry“

Dhruv Dingari
Dhruv Dingari
Hillsborough High School
Polygence Scholar 2020
Theodora DiTommaso
Theodora DiTommaso
The Beacon School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How does increased physical activity, as well as a biologically accurate understanding of one's anatomy, affect the mental and physical wellbeing of children and adolescents?“

Maggie Dong
Maggie Dong
Branham High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Factors on High School Students' Mental Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic“

Vivian Dong
Vivian Dong
Polygence Scholar 2023
Skye Anne Dragon
Skye Anne Dragon
Hereford High School
Polygence Scholar 2020

Project: “Creative Writing Project Inspired by World Literatures“

Maggie Du
Maggie Du
Monta Vista High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How can machine learning networks be improved for object tracking in football to help referees make calls more efficiently during matches?“

Xinyuan Duan
Xinyuan Duan
Eastside Preparetory School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Optimizing Disaster Impact Detection Pipelines“

Rohit Duggaraju
Rohit Duggaraju
Westmont High School
Polygence Scholar 2020

Project: “Retinal Ganglion Cell Development and Its Effects on Neural Systems“