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.
Gaurav
MD candidate
Expertise
Clinical trials/research, Observational studies, Oncology, Anticoagulation, Family Medicine, Infectious Disease, Dermatologic malignancy, Outcomes-based research
Isabella
MS candidate
Expertise
Environmental Economics, Energy Modelling, Environmental Policy, Climate and Energy Transition, Energy Modeling, International Affairs, Carbon Footprinting, Net Zero, Literature Reviews, Applying behavioural economics to environmental issues
Sierra
MBA candidate
Expertise
Business development, sales, marketing, product management, cross-team communication, internet of things, B2B networking, business presentation building
Diya
MEng
Expertise
Engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, engineering mathematics, computational engineering, project management, machine learning for mechanical engineering, theory of constraints, capacity planning, flow optimization
James
PhD
Expertise
Computational Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Microbiology, Microbiome, Undernutrition, Virology, Protein Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Biochemistry, Machine Learning, AI, Bioinformatics
Ievgeniia
PhD
Expertise
Ukraine, Ukrainian history and literature, the Renaissance and the Reformation in Western Europe, Eastern European and Russian history.
Adrienne
PhD
Expertise
Emotions, Body Awareness, Neuroscience, Adversity, Stress, Social Psychology, Emotion Development, Experimental Design, Statistical Analysis
Alex
MD candidate
Expertise
clinical biology, cognitive psychology, US history, classic literature, LGBTQ+ history and rights
Gregory
MBA
Expertise
Currently an adjunct professor at La Salle University teaching Sports Finance to undergraduates & Managerial Accounting to MBA students, been in the sports industry now for 5 years revolving around accounting, finance, sports business analytics etc.
Holly
PhD
Expertise
Water treatment, nanotechnology, environmental justice, environmental engineering, green chemistry, green engineering, environmental policy, sustainable materials
Yohely
MS
Expertise
biochemistry, bioengineering, human diseases, disease treatment, genetics, DNA/RNA, bacterial culture, anti microbial resistance, genetic sequencing, microbial testing
Sameera
MD candidate
Expertise
neuroscience, neurodegenerative diseases, addiction studies, behavioral psychology, cancer medicine