Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

Fresh graduates taking a selfie
Laura Cumper
Laura Cumper
Stanton College Preparatory School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Eating Disorders and Social Anxiety in Adolescents“

Ranveer Daga
Ranveer Daga
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “The Role of Subsistence Farming in Solving Thailand's Crop Burning Crisis“

Ved Daga
Ved Daga
Polygence Scholar 2026

Project: “Main question: In what way is New York City ineffective or effective in protecting immigrants from the federal law enforcement agencies? How could they do better?“

Alma Dagan
Alma Dagan
Lexington High School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Are there any shared characteristics in the structure of the brains of incarcerated individuals?“

Milton Dai
Milton Dai
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “What brain regions or neural networks encodes semantic memory?“

Navya Dalmia
Navya Dalmia
Lakeside School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “In what ways does an increase in federal minimum wage in the United States harm low-income workers?“

Sravya Damarla
Sravya Damarla
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Which cell types, other than keratinocytes, are involved and how do they function in controlling the phenotypic switch of psoriasis to atopic dermatitis?“

Arya Dandawate
Arya Dandawate
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Amyloid beta versus tau: Therapeutics and biomarker and therapeutics development“

sanjog dandona
sanjog dandona
Rutgers Preparatory School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “What extent are neurological disorders considered by the court system?“

Alvin Dang
Alvin Dang
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “To what extent has the advancement of corporate laws and regulations helped to combat and deter the increasing number and sophistication of ponzi schemes?“

Anh Thu Dang
Anh Thu Dang
Redlands High School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “TBD“

Erena Daniel
Erena Daniel
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Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How does prosecutorial misconduct affect the American criminal justice system, and what role does American society take on in improving and strengthening the justice system?“

Krey Daniel
Krey Daniel
University High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Targeting the NF-kB pathway in cancer pathogenesis“

Neha Darimadugu
Neha Darimadugu
Coppell High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Examining for Difference of Creativity in Young Adolescent Synesthetes vs. Non-Synesthetes“

Medha Das
Medha Das
Marvin Ridge High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Gene Therapies For The Treatment Of Depression“

Neoli Das
Neoli Das
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Women, Empowerment, and Safety (WES) What kind of workshop structure and content will enable women in my area to feel empowered and connect over safety?“

Ray Das
Ray Das
Delhi Public School Bangalore North
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Summarizing and Modeling the TREM2 signaling pathway as it relates to key features of Alzheimers' Disease“

Saumik Das
Saumik Das
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “ Investigation of the role of Gelsemium sempervirens extract in improving social interaction of a traumatic injury induced Drosophila melanogaster offspring model“

Sohani Das
Sohani Das
Simsbury High School
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “The Absence of Autonomy and Agency on Young Women Amongst the South Asian and MENA Diaspora in Modern-Day Arranged Marriages“

Aviraj Dastidar
Aviraj Dastidar
Carlmont High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Maximizing Vision to Increase Flight Capabilities of UAVs in Inclement Weather“