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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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Hannah

Hannah

PhD candidate

Expertise

unmanned vehicles, aerospace structures, computational mechanics, modeling, airframe design, experiment design, structural testing, manufacturing methods, metallurgy, material response, biomedical device design

Vicky

Vicky

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical Psychology, Community Psychology, Mental Health, Adolescence, Culture, Parent-child relationships, Coparenting relationships, Minority mental health, Racial disparities, Public policy, Nonprofits

Busola

Busola

PhD

Expertise

cancer biology, biology

Paia

Paia

Industry expert

Expertise

Psychiatry (specifically developmental), neurobiology/neuroscience, theater (especially theater for young audiences or production)

Rebecca

Rebecca

MA

Expertise

Memorialization culture (monuments, memorials, and museums); Public history; Genocide, crimes against humanity, and mass atrocities; History of human rights; Germany [German literature, poetry, film, and art]; 20th century; World War II

Connor

Connor

PhD candidate

Expertise

Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Entrepreneurship

Jade

Jade

PhD

Expertise

Linguistics, Translation, Arabic Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, cross-cultural awareness, intercultural communication, comparative literature, European linguistics, cultural studies, humanities

Lindsay

Lindsay

PhD

Expertise

Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Tropical Ecosystem, Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science

Kim

Kim

Expertise

Medicine (family medicine physician)

Claire

Claire

PhD candidate

Expertise

Resource recovery, water and wastewater treatment, renewable energy, air pollution control in environmental engineering, data analysis using R programming, engineering for developing communities (WASH), environmental sustainability, nanotechnology, electrochemistry

Kathy

Kathy

PhD

Expertise

Adolescent brain development; learning and decision making; developmental cognitive neuroscience; social motivation

Nadiya

Nadiya

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Stem Cells, Neurodegeneration, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Tissue Engineering, Developmental Neuroscience

Andrew

Andrew

MA

Expertise

Data Science & Analytics

Margaret

Margaret

MBA candidate

Expertise

MBA, Supply Chain Operations, Chemical Engineering, Film Production

Gibran

Gibran

DMD

Expertise

Dentistry, Chemistry, Surgery, Anatomy, Research, Pathology

Victoria

Victoria

PhD candidate

Expertise

Plant Biology, Molecular Genetics, Genetics, Biochemistry

Chuck

Chuck

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience of perception and action, statistics, biology, experiment design and data analysis, technical writing, integrative / multi-disciplinary science

Evan

Evan

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biochemistry

Lily

Lily

MS

Expertise

Neuroendocrinology, Neuroscience, Reward and Motivation, Learning and Memory, Drugs, Psychopharmacolgy, Sex differences, Psychopathology, Development, Evolution

Delia

Delia

MS

Expertise

Artificial intelligence(ML/NLP/DL), Computer vision & graphics