Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

Fresh graduates taking a selfie
Shravan Kannan
Shravan Kannan
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “A theoretical gene therapy for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer using CRISPR-Cas9 nickase“

Pranav Karthik
Pranav Karthik
Evergreen Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Dark Matter Research Paper“

Shreya Karthikeyan
Shreya Karthikeyan
Coppell High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “In what temperature ranges and humidity levels of water do vectors for neglected diseases thrive?“

Ayana Kashikar
Ayana Kashikar
American High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Mental and Physical Impacts of Period Poverty in India“

Riddhi Kasralikar
Riddhi Kasralikar
Valley Christian High School
Polygence Scholar 2022
Katie Katerndahl
Katie Katerndahl
San Ramon Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Catecholamines and Social Phobia“

Advik Katiyar
Advik Katiyar
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Human Emotion Recognition to Recommend Songs“

Samantha Kaufman
Samantha Kaufman
Corona del Mar High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Cannabis and the Adolescent Brain“

Rakshit Kaushik
Rakshit Kaushik
Jayshree Periwal International School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How can we accurately translate real-life Indian Sign language to text and text to Indian Sign Language?“

Whitney Kay
Whitney Kay
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Effective leadership and communication in the workplace with Gen Z & Gen Alpha“

Emily Keller
Emily Keller
St. Leo University
Polygence Scholar 2022
Aadi Kenchammana
Aadi Kenchammana
Polygence Scholar 2023
Arnav Kethana
Arnav Kethana
Dougherty Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2020

Project: “A Comparison of Language Model Performance vs. Human Performance on GLUE Tasks“

Khushi Kethana
Khushi Kethana
Dougherty Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2020

Project: “Optimizing small-molecule inhibition of sJIA and MAS biomarker IL-18 receptor IL-18Ra via Autodock and Osprey 3.0“

Aditya Kewalram
Aditya Kewalram
Lynbrook High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Data Science for Improving the Photosynthetic Efficiency of Non-model Plants“

Rishaad Khan
Rishaad Khan
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Computer Simulation Techniques: Molecular Dynamics and Particle Simulations“

Tahmid Khan
Tahmid Khan
Dougherty Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Literature Review: The Effect of Childhood Trauma on Cortisol Levels“

Usman Khan
Usman Khan
Waubonsie Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Assessing public perceptions on bacteriophage therapy. “

Ella Kharrazi
Ella Kharrazi
Redwood High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “The effect of dance on the memory and proprioceptive ability of the elderly“

Thomas Khau
Thomas Khau
Dougherty Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Airfoil design using open source CFD simulation tools“