Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Arjun Gurjar
Arjun Gurjar
The Harker School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Emerging Role of Oligodendrocytes in Neurodegenerative Disease“

Rishi Gurjar
Rishi Gurjar
American High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Anthropogenic Disturbance on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Community Structure“

Samiya Guru
Samiya Guru
Windermere High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How do age and biological sex influence vaccine responses and public health guidelines?“

Anya Gurudatt
Anya Gurudatt
San Mateo High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Amyloid-β in Alzheimer’s Disease: Effects on Disease Pathogenesis and Recent Advances in Clinical Trials“

Rachana Gurudu
Rachana Gurudu
BASIS Scottsdale
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Comprehensive Bioinformatics Meta-Analysis of Coronary Artery Disease and Myocardial Infarction“

Arunsai Gutti
Arunsai Gutti
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How do marine heatwaves affect invertebrates, marine mammals, and fish?“

Barron Ha
Barron Ha
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How does aging affect muscle recovery time and are there specific nutrients that mitigate the metabolic decline associated with aging in order to enhance muscle recovery?“

Fahad Hamdan
Fahad Hamdan
Dougherty Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2020

Project: “Can tennis shot data predict a single player's success?“

Allison Han
Allison Han
Saint James School
Polygence Scholar 2022
Andrew Han
Andrew Han
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How did opinions on nuclear power in the USA change between the 1960s and 1990s?“

Julia Harfenist
Julia Harfenist
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Transracial East Asian Adoptees: Navigating Identity as Cultural Frankensteins“

Ishwar Haridh
Ishwar Haridh
Fulton Science Academy
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How does economic recession in the United States alter the financial services utilized and demanded by low-income migrant populations, studied through Cash Republic customers?“

Rishabh Hariharan
Rishabh Hariharan
Canyon Crest Academy
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Evidence for Cannibinoids as a Treatment for Epilepsy “

Sage Haroche
Sage Haroche
Greenwich Academy
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Literature Review on the Atlantic Cod Fishery“

Matthew Haroun
Matthew Haroun
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Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The relationship between physical activity, mental health, and physiological health“

Arielle Haryanto
Arielle Haryanto
American High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Among adolescents, how do we understand the media’s influence on perceptions of societal norms through cognitive dissonance theory? Can we use this knowledge to reduce cognitive dissonance or design new therapy methods?“

Zahreeyat Hasan
Zahreeyat Hasan
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How can we get the youth in Portland to be more politically engaged?“

Finlay Hastings
Finlay Hastings
Dos Pueblos Senior High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “The Places You Won’t Go: A comparative analysis of Tropical diseases, culture-bound syndromes, and genetic disorders.“

Claire Heary
Claire Heary
Creative and Performing arts 6-12
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How does duckweed and other plants effect the levels of dissolved nitrates in tap water in Pittsburgh?“

Israel Hernandez
Israel Hernandez
Cesar Chavez High School
Polygence Scholar 2020

Project: “Learning from the Masters“