Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Emma Jansen
Emma Jansen
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How to read an ancient Greek text in its originality?“

Megha Jasti
Megha Jasti
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How does the female athlete triad impact the risk of injury in adolescent female figure skaters?“

Arundhathi Jathin
Arundhathi Jathin
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “The Structural Biology of Prions (or Tau) in Mad Cow Disease, CJD, or CTE.“

Kassy Jew
Kassy Jew
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How have wars in the past affected the food crisis in Vietnam today?“

Manvik Johar
Manvik Johar
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How can healthy lifestyle choices such as diet lower the chances of breast cancer in people carrying the germline BRCA1 mutation?“

Aldan Joseph
Aldan Joseph
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Early onset of Alzheimer's is on the rise - Evidence and Implications“

Charlize Joseph
Charlize Joseph
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Genius or Gifted?“

Nishanth Joshi
Nishanth Joshi
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Using Machine Learning to Predict Classical Composers from Audio“

Soham Joshi
Soham Joshi
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Mathematical Modelling of Artificial Neural Networks to closely imitate behavior of biological sensory neuron in response to surface roughness“

Jessica Jun
Jessica Jun
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “What are the ethical challenges of AI tools like ChatGPT for high school students in South Korea?“

Jaehee Jung
Jaehee Jung
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Investigating the intersect between sleep, sleep recording and Parkinson's disease“

Avni Kalra
Avni Kalra
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Novel Applications of Elastin-like Polypeptides (ELPs) in the Treatment of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM)“

krishi kanani
krishi kanani
jordan high school
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Non-coding RNAs in Glioblastoma multiforme progression“

Neha Kandi
Neha Kandi
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “As the pandemic-era policy of providing continuous Medicaid coverage ends, in what ways does it affect underprivileged communities and people who have been stripped of Medicaid due to procedural matters or earning more than the income bar set for Medicaid and what are possible solutions to providing health care insurance to those stuck in this situation of uncertainty?“

Vivian Kao
Vivian Kao
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “What are the commonalities between different mutations on the SLC26A4 gene?“

Aditya Karthik
Aditya Karthik
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Regenerative therapies for knee osteoarthritis: a comparison of human-derived stem cell sources“

Adhvay Karthikeyan
Adhvay Karthikeyan
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “An overview on the effect of NALP1 on inflammatory pathways in vitiligo“

Dharshini Karthikeyan Marudhavanan
Dharshini Karthikeyan Marudhavanan
American High School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Do pharmaceutical companies really engage in ethical processes, or do most find a way to get around these processes?“

Sienna Keene
Sienna Keene
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Does the inclusion of biofeedback increase the effectiveness of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in individuals with Agoraphobia?“

Aadi Kenchammana
Aadi Kenchammana
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “TBD“