Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

Fresh graduates taking a selfie
Julia Y Cheng
Julia Y Cheng
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Infection Outcomes After Third Molar Surgery in a Private Oral Surgery Practice Setting“

Pratham Chhabra
Pratham Chhabra
Foothill High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Complications of Concussions: A Comprehensive Study and Solution to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (C.T.E.) in American Football“

Naisha Chhabria
Naisha Chhabria
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “From Transfusions to Transformation: Assessing Gene Therapy against Conventional Treatments for Thalassemia“

Emily Chiang
Emily Chiang
Rowland High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How can the BDNF gene be used as a gene of interest in genetic treatment of MDD?“

Brandon Chien
Brandon Chien
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “The Effects of Music Education on Brain Development, Academic Performance, Mood, and Behavior“

Supreeth Chinta
Supreeth Chinta
Foothill High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Effectiveness of Chatbots in the Business Sector“

Elizabeth Cho
Elizabeth Cho
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “What are the difficulties with KRAS-targeted therapy in pancreas cancer?“

Shaumik Choudhury
Shaumik Choudhury
Dougherty Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How can I design a water filtration pump that is powered off of a solar panel?“

Aditi Chowdhary
Aditi Chowdhary
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Chemistry of nicotine addiction and potential thereapeutics“

Donald Chu
Donald Chu
Van Houston Academy
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Floating robot that collects trash from small to medium bodies of water.“

Tyrus Chuang
Tyrus Chuang
Los Gatos High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Title: How and Why Do People use Discord as a General Messaging Application?“

Aashna Chudgar
Aashna Chudgar
Lynbrook High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Beyond the neurology of alzheimers: the subtleties you can’t find in a lab“

Eva Chung
Eva Chung
Futures Academy
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Building a Brand from the Beginning“

Emel Çırakoğlu
Emel Çırakoğlu
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Gene Therapy With CRISPR-Cas9 To Treat Multiple Sclerosis“

Lillian Clark
Lillian Clark
Palo Alto High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How does the usage of marketing sustainability via social media affect female Generation Z and Millennials’ tendency to purchase products?“

Myra Clark
Myra Clark
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Mental Imagery and Social Phobia: What Form of Imagery-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is Most Effective?“

Camryn Clay
Camryn Clay
Courtland high school
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How has the Fossil Fuel industry historically Oppressed Native peoples? (in the great plains) and how are they fighting back?“

Jaden Cohen
Jaden Cohen
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “A Review of Generative Adversarial Networks in Text Generation“

Arif Barlas Çölgeçen
Arif Barlas Çölgeçen
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “AI-Based Early Lung Cancer Detection Using CT Scans With Multiple Classification“

Paige Collier
Paige Collier
Carondelet High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “The Myth of Gender Roles: Portrayals of Women in Greek Mythology“