Research Programs Completed by High School Students | Polygence

Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Samuel Girma Metaferia
Samuel Girma Metaferia
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “What if you could look at gravity as a quantum phenomenon!“

Maanyaa Mishra
Maanyaa Mishra
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Reading Between the Lines: Book Banning and Censorship in U.S. Public Schools“

Aaryaa More
Aaryaa More
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “How does the design of Multi-Level Marketing companies, compared to Ponzi Schemes, disproportionately affect certain demographics?“

Livia Moreland
Livia Moreland
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “What are the underlying reasons for the higher rate of misdiagnosis and underreporting of hidradenitis suppurativa, especially for black and brown populations? How has this been addressed, and what are the results?“

Ikya Muppuri
Ikya Muppuri
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Treatments and causes of chronic spontaneous urticaria“

Abby N
Abby N
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Pain Tracker“

Shruthi Nagulapalli
Shruthi Nagulapalli
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Gene editing treatments for Huntington's disease“

Devika Nair
Devika Nair
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “To be filled by student“

Hritika Nandakumar
Hritika Nandakumar
Polygence Scholar 2024
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Molecular mechanisms of Coxsackievirus and Epstein-Barr virus-induced myocarditis“

Anousha Narayanan
Anousha Narayanan
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “The Role of Memory in Defining Personal Identity: Ethical Implications of Advanced Euthanasia Directives in Cases of Cognitive Impairment“

Matthew Ni
Matthew Ni
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “What were the crucial reasons that led to the transformation of Boeing from a customer-friendly, safety-oriented company to a financial-corporate-interest-driven one, and what were the effects of such a transformation?“

Kashvi Nitin
Kashvi Nitin
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “What metrics have the most significant impact on the Houston Astros’ likelihood of winning a game?“

Tvisha Nitin
Tvisha Nitin
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Causes of Chemo Brain, Potential Treatment Options, and its Prevalence in Breast Cancer“

Max Niu
Max Niu
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “The GameStop Short Squeeze: Retail Investors, Market Mechanics, and the Decline of a Legacy Business Model“

Aakash Nukala
Aakash Nukala
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Therapy to Treat Alzheimer's Disease“

Emerald Oteng
Emerald Oteng
Polygence Scholar 2024
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Genes and crime: exploring Crime, Repeated offending and Criminal imagery“

Yani Ovcharov
Yani Ovcharov
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Financial Literacy and Young Adult Indebtedness in Bulgaria: Structural Trends and Digital Strategies“

Marvi Pabrekar
Marvi Pabrekar
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “How does the adoption of cryptocurrency impact fragile international economies and what are the implications of broad crypto adoption?“

Anoushka Parakh
Anoushka Parakh
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Media’s Impact on the Growth of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)“

Vijay Patankar
Vijay Patankar
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Finding relationships between data“