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.
Paia
Industry expert
Expertise
Psychiatry (specifically developmental), neurobiology/neuroscience, theater (especially theater for young audiences or production)
Terra
PhD candidate
Expertise
All aspects of quantum computing including quantum error correction and quantum algorithms, interdisciplinary data-driven projects such as those related to bioinformatics, theoretical and computational physics
Alyssa
PhD candidate
Expertise
Communication. Political Communication. Rhetoric. Political Polarization. Politics. Government.
Chloe
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
Biology, Virology, Medicine, Health, Infectious Disease, Covid-19, Immunology, Anatomy, Addiction, Opioid Epidemic, Neuroscience, Animal Behavior, Psychiatry, any additional topic within health/medicine.
Yannick
PhD
Expertise
Chemical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Carbon Capture, Perovskite, Batteries
Jai'La
MS candidate
Expertise
Engineering, Computer Aided Design (CAD), human robot interaction, assistive robots, resume help/interview tips
Claudia
PhD candidate
Expertise
Biological anthropology; human skeletal biology, osteology; human anatomy; human evolution
William
PhD candidate
Expertise
Orbital Mechanics, Spacecraft Mission Design, Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization, Stability Analysis, Orbit Determination, Kalman Filters, Analytical Methods, Optimal Control
Briana
MBA candidate
Expertise
fashion, business, creativity, aligning tech and data with fashion, cloud application, commercialization of tech
Prasheetha
MS candidate
Expertise
environmental science, ecology, biology, evolution, sustainability, climate science, public health, air quality, water quality, environmental health, environmental policy and regulation, wildlife biology, ornithology, genetics, earth science,
Pavithran
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
Cell signaling, cancer biology, mathematical modeling of biochemical networks, cancer immunotherapy
Sandra
DO candidate
Expertise
Pathophysiology of diseases, Psychology, Mental health, Holistic medicine, Biochemistry, Psychiatry, Neurology, Community Health, Preventative Health, Pediatrics
Allison
MFA
Expertise
Architectural models making and Placemaking, Experimental Drawing, Textile and Fashion Design
Jess
PhD
Expertise
Biology, immunology, cancer biology, cancer immunology, molecular biology, cell biology, Cancer Biology, Liver Tumors