Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Ava Stern
Ava Stern
Oakland Technical High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Urban Forest: An Analysis on Local and International Programs“

Lauren Stoffel
Lauren Stoffel
The Nueva School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “ Using BH3 profiling to determine the role of apoptosis in the tumor microenvironment “

Matthew Storz
Matthew Storz
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “The intersection of migraines and anesthesia: the impacts of migraines and migraine medications on anesthesia usage, and the effects of anesthetics on post-operative migraines“

Nathan Su
Nathan Su
Bellarmine College Preparatory
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Single and Multiplayer Video Gamers: Looking at Their Experiences, Behavior, and Psychosocial Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic“

Aadit Subedi
Aadit Subedi
Rato Bangala School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Remittances and their Effect on Education in Nepal“

Shreeya Subramani
Shreeya Subramani
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “How can we effectively build an AI-guided web platform that makes the research process easier to understand for underprivileged students?“

Tarun Subramanian
Tarun Subramanian
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “To be submitted by Tarun“

Sanjana Subramanyan
Sanjana Subramanyan
Leland High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Investigating the Role of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Mental Health“

Krishna Sulibhavi
Krishna Sulibhavi
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “An investigation into the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis with bacteriophages and other means“

Hana Sultan
Hana Sultan
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “What parallels can we find between the economic impacts of the relief efforts from the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic and the COVID 19 Pandemic in order to inform future pandemic responses?“

Eric Sun
Eric Sun
The Loomis Chaffee School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “NeRF-UAV: Inexpensive 3-D Reconstruction and View Synthesis Using RGB Camera Equipped Drones and Neural Radiance Fields“

Evan Sun
Evan Sun
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “In what ways can microRNA treatment be employed to prevent proliferation and reduce visibility of post-surgical scars?“

John Sun
John Sun
Barrington Highschool
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Risk Management in Quant Investing“

Michael Sun
Michael Sun
Barrington High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Mark Rothko: A Psychological Analysis Using Art and Biography“

Oscar Sun
Oscar Sun
St. Robert Catholic High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “With many attributing substance abuse as a biological disease, how important are the other factors, outside of physiology, to the development and treatment of drug addictions? What are some drugs’ clinical applications and commercial values, apart from the negative stereotypes associated with them?“

Nandhini Sundar
Nandhini Sundar
California High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Anxiety Disorders and their connection to Interoceptive and Exteroceptive sensibility“

ellie sung
ellie sung
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Domestic Dogs as Sentinels for Lyme Disease: A One Health Approach“

Zadie Sung
Zadie Sung
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “The One Big Beautiful Bill and Its Impact on Medicaid and U.S. Healthcare“

Karishmma Suntheresen
Karishmma Suntheresen
Lake Washington High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Aftermath of War: Explaining Racism in Sri Lanka“

Ayush Sura
Ayush Sura
Skyline High School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Landmine Locater“