Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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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“

Sonya Surapaneni
Sonya Surapaneni
The Athenian School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “The Emotional Effect of Variability--Socioeconomic Status, Race, Sexuality, and Parental Expectations--on Students Applying to University“

Swarna Rishika Suresh
Swarna Rishika Suresh
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Evaluating the efficacy of genetic modifications as potential therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases“

Tulesi Suresh
Tulesi Suresh
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How Can Effective Policies Close Loopholes in Carbon Markets?“

Aditi Swaminathan
Aditi Swaminathan
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Inuit Health and Wellbeing In Response to Climate Change“

Sami Syed
Sami Syed
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Examination of surfing's potential to improve mental health“

Logan Symson
Logan Symson
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Cardiovascular biomarkers associated with cardiac abnormalities in youth with Turner syndrome“

Paco Sze
Paco Sze
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “How do the portrayal and evolution of Aeneas’s character differ or evolve from his Homeric correspondences?“

Samhitha T
Samhitha T
Holliston High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Transgenerational occurrence of allergies and modification in genes“

Sadhana Tadepalli
Sadhana Tadepalli
Dougherty Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “To Tip or not to Tip?: A Closer Look at Nudges“

Kosei Takanashi
Kosei Takanashi
Polygence Scholar 2026

Project: “AI-enabled affective pain extrapolation from sensory data“

Luka Takki
Luka Takki
Polygence Scholar 2026

Project: “LIPAS.: Building and Evaluating a Cross-Hazard Machine Learning Approach to Unified Lunar Forecasting“

Ria Talwar
Ria Talwar
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Explaining genetic variation in the Pacific white-sided dolphin with environmental factors“

FATEMA TAMBAWALLA
FATEMA TAMBAWALLA
The J.B. Petit High School for Girls
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Eichmann and Us: Differences in Moral Responsibility and Reasoning “

Yutonia Tang
Yutonia Tang
FCDS
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “What is the current state of immunotherapy treatments targeting breast cancer, and what is their efficacy compared to chemotherapy?“

Sarina Tangyingyong
Sarina Tangyingyong
Polygence Scholar 2026

Project: “Energy Drink Ingredients and Early-Onset Cancer: A Review of Taurine, Guarana, and B Vitamin Mechanisms“

Zhen (Flora) Tao
Zhen (Flora) Tao
Hamilton High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Lung Cancer Patients“