Luke
PhD
Expertise
Astrobiology, deep-sea microbiology, environmental microbiology, extremophiles, life in hypersaline environments
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.
Clayton
PhD
Expertise
data science, computer science, computational linguistics, natural language processing, web scraping (Twitter) and analytics, probability theory, statistics, calculus
Nick
PhD candidate
Expertise
Aerospace engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business
Grace
MA candidate
Expertise
Philosophy, history of philosophy, ethics, bioethics, action theory, philosophy of neuroscience, medical ethics, meta-ethics, Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Anscombe, Wittgenstein
Briana
MBA candidate
Expertise
fashion, business, creativity, aligning tech and data with fashion, cloud application, commercialization of tech
James
PhD
Expertise
Computational Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Microbiology, Microbiome, Undernutrition, Virology, Protein Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Biochemistry
Matthew
PhD
Expertise
Medical Imaging, Medical Physics, Machine Learning, Medical Image Analysis/Processing, Artificial Intelligence
Ti'Air
PhD
Expertise
biomedical engineering, neural engineering, neuroscience, cellular signaling pathways, implantable electrodes, astrocytes, neurons, implantable neurotechnology, neurodegenerative diseases, deep brain stimulation, neurolink 'like' devices, cell culture, neuroimaging
Hannah
PhD
Expertise
unmanned vehicles, aerospace structures, computational mechanics, modeling, airframe design, experiment design, structural testing, manufacturing methods, metallurgy, material response, biomedical device design
Isabel
PhD candidate
Expertise
biology; ecology and evolution of infectious diseases; microbiology, virology, mathematical biology; social and political impacts of infectious disease
Vivian
Industry expert
Expertise
Regenerative and developmental biology, cell biology, biochemistry, genetics
Derek
Industry expert
Expertise
Hardware Software Engineering, Programming, 3D modeling, Hardware, Circuits, PCB Design, Coding Games, Robotics