Vivian
PhD
Expertise
viruses, parasites, biology, immunology
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.
Biology
- AI/ML
- Animation
- Arts
- Biology
- Biotech
- Business
- Cancer
- Chemistry
- Cognitive
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Dentistry
- Economics
- Engineering
- Entomology
- Environmental Science
- Ethics
- Fashion
- Finance
- Game Design
- Healthcare
- History
- Illustration
- Languages
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Math
- Medicine
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Nutrition
- Organizational Leadership
- Philanthropy
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Physics
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Quantitative
- Social
- Social Science
- Sports Analytics
- Statistics
- Surgery
Alyssa
PhD
Expertise
Molecular biology, genetics, evolution, education, and nutrional biochemistry
Shivangi
DMD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, evolutionary biology
Hamilton
PhD candidate
Expertise
Bacteriology, Immunology
Nila
PhD candidate
Expertise
Genetics, meiosis, Drosophila melanogaster, DNA repair, recombination,
Karly
PhD candidate
Expertise
Structural biochemistry
Joshua
PhD candidate
Expertise
Bioinformatics, computational biology, immunology, stem cell biology, cancer biology, robotics, and data science.
Annamarie
PhD candidate
Expertise
Cancer biology, medical science and physiology, understanding human disease, scientific writing and education
Thomas
PhD candidate
Expertise
Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Deep Learning, Material Science (Computational), Drug Design, Quantum Mechanics, Molecular Mechanics
Claudia
PhD candidate
Expertise
Biological anthropology; human skeletal biology, osteology; human anatomy; human evolution
Ricardo
PhD candidate
Expertise
Biology (cell and molecular biology, neuroscience, genetics)
Bhairavy
PhD candidate
Expertise
biomedical engineering/sciences, oncology, immunology, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine
Laura
MA
Expertise
Evolution, Genetics, Adaptation, Speciation, Natural Selection, Biodiversity, Phylogenetics, Evolutionary adaptions in response to climate change, Projects focused on analyzing the genetics underlying a specific phenotype or disease, Projects that focus on mining available data (such as collecting and analyzing downloadable genetic sequences from published research work)
Darrell
PhD candidate
Expertise
Bioinformatics, Immunology, Genetics, Computational Biology, Environmental Science, Water Treatment, Aviation Safety, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Physics
Paia
Industry expert
Expertise
Psychiatry (specifically developmental), neurobiology/neuroscience, theater (especially theater for young audiences or production)
Termara
PhD
Expertise
Autism, fNIRS, EEG, Neurotechnology, Mental Health, Neuroethics
Alexander
MD candidate
Expertise
Orthopaedic Surgery, DEI, Mentorship, Statistics, Sports Medicine, Sports
Shayda
PhD
Expertise
Projects that approach medicine and modeling from a biosensor research perspective.
Nathan
MD/MBA
Expertise
mental health, wellness, digital health/technology, business models, public health
Dominique
PhD
Expertise
Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Chemistry, Biology, Microscopes, Immuology