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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.

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John

John

PhD

Expertise

Contemporary public policy, Op-ed writing, long-form fiction, short-form fiction, memoir, autoethnography, 18th Century British Literature, Literary Criticism, poetry, writing contests, journal submissions, etc.

Alexandra

Alexandra

PhD

Expertise

politics, international relations, public opinion, quantitative social science, political psychology, data visualization

Gal

Gal

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cognitive Science, Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Data Science

Jennifer

Jennifer

Industry expert

Expertise

Psychology, Health Disparities, Sociology of Medicine

Christian

Christian

PhD

Expertise

Physics, Quantum Physics, Quantum computers, Quantum information theory, information theory, quantum optics, optics, electromagnetism, Lasers, Gravitational Wave Astronomy, LIGO, Feedback and Control Systems

Danielle

Danielle

PhD candidate

Expertise

satellite-based navigation, model-based estimation, Kalman filters, orbital mechanics, Global Positioning System, stochastic processes, probability and statistics, MatLab coding, writing scientific papers (equation-heavy) in LaTeX, creating figures on Adobe Illustrator

Alyson

Alyson

MS

Expertise

Food Systems, Gastronomy, Innovative solutions for climate change, humanistic approach to design, Wicked Problems, Regenerative Agriculture, Gastronomic design,

Isaias

Isaias

PhD candidate

Expertise

Ethnic Studies, Performance Studies (Race and Gender), Comparative Literature, Contemporary US Literature, Contemporary Latin American Literature, Literary Analysis, Cultural Studies, Critical Theory, Queer Theory, Latinx Studies, Race in America, Film Studies, Gender Studies, Abjection, Affect, Aesthetics, Decolonial Pedagogy, Creative Writing, Autofiction, Fiction, Experimental Writing, Personal Epistemology as Knowledge-Making

Mina

Mina

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering

Anastasia

Anastasia

PhD

Expertise

Earth sciences, planetary sciences, physics, mathematics, chemistry, spectroscopy

Gabor

Gabor

PhD

Expertise

social psychology, personality psychology, educational psychology

Nelson

Nelson

PhD

Expertise

mental health; academic persistence; psycho-social interventions; People of Color/BIOPC communities; values setting; career goals

Majid

Majid

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Machine Learning

Sandra

Sandra

DO candidate

Expertise

Pathophysiology of diseases, psychology, mental health, holistic medicine, biochemistry

Andrés

Andrés

PhD

Expertise

Biology, Creative Writing, Molecular genetics, Genomics, Yeast biology,

Wolfgang

Wolfgang

MBA

Expertise

Finance, Technology

Lijia

Lijia

EdM

Expertise

School psychology, general psychology, creative writing

Sharifa

Sharifa

PhD candidate

Expertise

Python, R, C++, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Data Science, Fellowship applications, College applications

Bryce

Bryce

PhD candidate

Expertise

Climate science, geology, oceanography, limnology, environmental chemistry, paleoclimate / paleoceanography

Jessica

Jessica

PhD candidate

Expertise

cancer, drug discovery, hallmarks of cancer, oncogenes