Austin
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, Medicinal Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Protein Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Cancer Biology, Biomedical Device Ideation
Research Program Mentors
Polygence mentors are selected based on their exceptional academic background, teaching experience, and unique ability to inspire the next generation of innovative thinkers and industry leaders.
Neuroscience
- AI/ML
- Animation
- Arts
- Biology
- Biotech
- Business
- Cancer
- Chemistry
- Cognitive
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Dentistry
- Economics
- Engineering
- Entomology
- Environmental Science
- Ethics
- Fashion
- Finance
- Game Design
- Healthcare
- History
- Illustration
- Languages
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Math
- Medicine
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Nutrition
- Organizational Leadership
- Philanthropy
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Physics
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Quantitative
- Social
- Social Science
- Sports Analytics
- Statistics
- Surgery
Molly
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neurobiology of feeding behavior
Victoria
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience of aging and neurodegeneration, neuroimaging (MRI, PET)
Lee
PhD
Expertise
empathy, prosocial behavior, social psychology, developmental psychology, persuasion and influence, leadership
Dina
PhD candidate
Expertise
Transporters, Gene Regulation, Metabolism, Autism, Epilepsy, Zebrafish as a model organism, Genetics, Precision Medicine, Functional Genomics, CRISPR as gene therapy, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Stella
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience, Metabolism
JoColl
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience, Psychiatrics, Anxiety, PTSD, Endocrinology, Sensory Systems, Anatomy, Down Syndrome, development disorders in animals and humans, media creations and management, blogging health topics, health,
Grace
PhD candidate
Expertise
cancer biology, single-cell RNA sequencing analysis in R
Jessica Noche
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience, Alzheimer's disease, neuroimaging, neuroinflammation, biostatistics, neuropsychology, psychology, molecular biology, learning and memory, aging, scientific writing, scientific communication, research proposals, grant applications
Jordan
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience, genetics, epigenetics, molecular biology, translational research, therapeutics, mouse studies, human studies, autonomic/sympathetic nervous system, skeletal muscle diseases
Joshua
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience, Biology, Alzheimer's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Cell and Molecular Biology, Immunology
Molly
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuropsychology (i.e., study of brain-behavior relationship), aging and dementia (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), older adults and healthy aging, cross-cultural clinical assessments
Micayla
MD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, Noncommunicable Diseases (e.g. cardiovascular disease, diabetes), Nutrition, Dermatology, Rheumatology, Community Health, Social Determinants of Health, Health Equity, Healthcare Advocacy
Jacqueline
PhD candidate
Expertise
sensory neuroscience (somatosensation), tactile hypersensitivity, social isolation, internal states, stress, anxiety
Marc
PhD candidate
Expertise
Biotechnology, Healthcare, Biology, Business of Science, Biomedicine
Lauren
MS candidate
Expertise
Gene editing, Disease Biology, Translational Science, Sensory Neuroscience, molecular biology, Python, Java, cell biology
Adeoluwa
MD candidate
Expertise
Biology, Health, Healthcare/medicine, Public Health, Creative Writing, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Interviewing, Qualitative analysis, Literature review, Research Presentation
Thaddeus
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience, neurodegeneration, circadian rhythms, neuroimmunology
Kathryn
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience, Psychology, Psychiatry, Biology, Addiction, Substance Use, Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders, Trauma, EEG, MRI, Neural development, Maternal Development, Child Development, Developmental Disorders, Pregnancy, Postpartum
Jasmine
PhD candidate
Expertise
neuroscience, psychology, cognitive sciences, anthropology, public policy, sociology, public health