Research Programs Completed by High School Students | Polygence

Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Jinkyu Lee
Jinkyu Lee
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “How has the development of AVs influenced the way they are assessed for public safety and how has their mass deployment impacted the safety of real-world roads?“

Kyoungmin Lee
Kyoungmin Lee
Appleton North High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Phage Therapy against antibiotic-resistant pathogens“

Quisha Lee
Quisha Lee
The Hotchkiss School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Phenomenology of Pregnancy and Possibility“

Ryan Lee
Ryan Lee
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Mitochondrial Disease: Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy and its causes, effects, and treatments.“

Wonseo Lee
Wonseo Lee
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How do cognitive load, social presence, self-regulated learning skills, and technology acceptance contribute to the differences in information retention between classroom learning and online learning?“

Jermaine Lei
Jermaine Lei
San Mateo High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Optimization of Firefighting Resource Positions with Linear Programming“

Avi Lekkelapudi
Avi Lekkelapudi
Bellarmine College Prep
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “What are inner speech's viability and relevant characteristics for Brain-computer interface use?“

Aja Lelchuk
Aja Lelchuk
Berkeley High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Question: Can a student write and publish a children's book that demonstrates an effective way to teach problem-solving skills?“

Anna Levin
Anna Levin
The Dalton School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “ Metanalysis of 2012-2022 Data on Antibiotic Resistance in Mycoplasma Pneumonaie Across Geographic and Socioeconomic Factors“

Amonda Li
Amonda Li
Branksome Hall
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “An Asian-Canadian Story: Admittance of Wrongdoings and Promises of Improvements“

Isabelle Li
Isabelle Li
The King's Academy
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Role of Epithelial Cell Extrusion in Carcinoma: Mechanotransduction and Drug Treatment“

Wesley Li
Wesley Li
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “State Estimation of Ground Robots“

zihe Li
zihe Li
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How does the properties of fundamental particles that construct different mediums affect the propagation of momentum?“

Tatiana Liang
Tatiana Liang
Temple City High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Redwoods: the Double-Edged Knife of Evolutionary Adaptation“

Claire Lim
Claire Lim
Brigham Young University Independent Study
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “The Associations between Childhood Abuse and Emotion Regulation“

Camellia Lin
Camellia Lin
Polygence Scholar 2023
Qixuan Lin
Qixuan Lin
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Effects of Social Media On Mental Health Across Demographics“

Kriti Lingutla
Kriti Lingutla
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “How do specific mutations in the APC gene influence the progression and treatment response of metastatic colorectal cancer, considering the genomic concordance between primary and metastatic lesions?“

Caleb Liu
Caleb Liu
Hamilton High
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Predict Drought Severity in Arizona using SWE and seasonality“

David Liu
David Liu
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Resiniferatoxin: Mechanism in Treating Osteoarthritis Pain and Slowing Osteoarthritis Progression, Safety, and Efficacy“