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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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Roland

Roland

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical psychology, clinical science, neuropsychology, emotion regulation, psychopathology

Aditya

Aditya

PhD candidate

Expertise

computer science (including web dev and machine learning), economics (esp. game theory and/or behavioral economics), philosophy

Alexander

Alexander

PhD

Expertise

Clinical psychology, geropsychology, mental health, dementia, research methods & statistics, integration of psychology and philosophy

CJ

CJ

MBA

Expertise

Project Management, People Management, Leadership Skills, Conflict Resolution, Improving Processes, Identifying Inefficiencies, Developing Solutions, Making Teams Better, Developing People, How to Craft a Strong Resume, Public Speaking

Daniel

Daniel

PhD

Expertise

International Psychology; Global Mental Health; Counseling; Capacity Building; Disability Justice; Disability Education; Juvenile Justice; Leadership

Nigel

Nigel

MS candidate

Expertise

machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, data analytics, python programming, statistics

Jean

Jean

Industry expert

Expertise

Computer Science is my main area of expertise as it is my current job is as a software engineer. I have to use calculus and statistics in my job as well since I focus on machine learning and artificial intelligence in that role. I am an active investor so I can also tell students about business. As a former frontend developer I also have a solid understand of product design.

Janka

Janka

JSD

Expertise

empirical legal studies, research design, and methodology; rule of law; policy impact studies; comparative constitutional law

Salvador

Salvador

PhD

Expertise

Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience, Molecular Neuroscience, Fear and Anxiety Neuroscience Research

Ricardo

Ricardo

PhD

Expertise

Biology, Genetics, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Coding

Roseanne

Roseanne

PhD candidate

Expertise

The role of protein misfolding in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, relationship between structure and function of proteins, how protein mutations lead to disease development

Elise

Elise

EdM candidate

Expertise

Counseling psychology/mental health counseling

Agastya

Agastya

MD candidate

Expertise

Social Sciences, Clinical Research, Biology, Anthropology

Youssef

Youssef

MSE candidate

Expertise

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Blake

Blake

DMD

Expertise

Dentistry, Medicine, Surgery, Pathology, Anatomy, Research

Frank

Frank

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Python, Optimization, Engineering

Ashwyn

Ashwyn

PhD candidate

Expertise

Plasma Physics, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Eric

Eric

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience and pain, cancer biology, autism

Evan

Evan

MBA candidate

Expertise

Finance, Education, Entrepreneurship, Internships, AI, College, Graduate School

Carlos

Carlos

PhD

Expertise

Cancer Biology, Immunology, Molecular Biology