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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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Chanelle

Chanelle

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cancer Biology, Cancer Immunology, Cancer Immunotherapy Applications, Radiochemistry, Radiopharmaceuticals, Clinical Research, Project Management

Xiao

Xiao

PhD

Expertise

Cryptography, Machine Learning, Algorithm

Alexandra

Alexandra

PhD candidate

Expertise

Molecular Neuroscience, with an emphasis in biochemistry and structural biology

Alexa

Alexa

PhD candidate

Expertise

social psychology, developmental psychology, cognition, morality, moral character, mind perception, cancel culture, speciesism, vegetarianism, nature vs. nurture, intergroup cognition, group decisions, LGBT experiences

Tyler

Tyler

Industry expert

Expertise

Projects that involve software development/implementation

Evan

Evan

MBA candidate

Expertise

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

Griffin Smith-Nichols

Griffin Smith-Nichols

Industry expert

Expertise

Ancient Greek and Latin classics, medieval literature and languages, history of religion, German

Natalie

Natalie

PhD

Expertise

Electrical engineering - applied physics. Specifically electromagnetic wave-matter interactions and nanotechnology

Katie

Katie

MPA candidate

Expertise

History, English, Psychology, Environmental Science/Studies, Political Science, Environmental Policy, Environmental Justice, Immigration Rights, Social Justice, Advocacy

Michael

Michael

MS

Expertise

Applied Machine Learning, Large Language Model, WebDev, Data Analysis, SoftwareDev

Yolanda

Yolanda

MPA

Expertise

Food systems, Urban Agriculture, Environmental Studies

Kevin

Kevin

PhD candidate

Expertise

social psychology, intergroup relations, stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, social justice, bias

Nina

Nina

PhD

Expertise

cancer biology, immunology, bioengineering, synthetic biology, virology

Kyle

Kyle

MS

Expertise

Energy storage, climate change, heat transfer

Catarina

Catarina

MA/PHD candidate

Expertise

clinical psychology

Kelli

Kelli

PhD

Expertise

Microbiology, Marine Biology, Bioinformatics, Science Communication

Jamie

Jamie

MS

Expertise

web applications, mobile apps, databases, software engineering, git, DevOps

Michael

Michael

PhD

Expertise

Molecular biology, molecular genetics, biochemistry,

Hanan

Hanan

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Genome editing, Genetics, Biology, Biomedical Science, Human Sciences, Genome Editing, CRISPR

Danielle

Danielle

PhD candidate

Expertise

satellite-based navigation, model-based estimation, Kalman filters, orbital mechanics, Global Positioning System, stochastic processes, probability and statistics, MatLab coding, writing scientific papers (equation-heavy) in LaTeX, creating figures on Adobe Illustrator