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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.

Biology
Carly

Carly

PhD

Expertise

coral biology, environmental changes, marine ecosystems, applications of math to ecology, how ocean dynamics affect marine life, how organisms specialize for their environments, how hybridization affects the potential of species, using models to connect to real-world systems, interactions of social factors and the environment, spatial statistics projects, symbiosis, landscape genetics, microbial interactions

Salman

Salman

MD

Expertise

Psychology, Social Neuroscience, Biology, Medicine, Pre-med, Medical school admissions, MCAT, Neuroscience

Ochuwa

Ochuwa

MD candidate

Expertise

public health, biology, outreach and education, biomedical sciences, environmental sciences, creative and academic writing, applications, essays

Shae

Shae

PhD candidate

Expertise

coding, calculus, modeling, online game creation, epidemiology, biostatistics

Stella

Stella

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Metabolism

Kimberly

Kimberly

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience, Learning & Memory, Neural Circuits, Electrophysiology, Ethology

Samantha

Samantha

PhD

Expertise

genetics, brain development, molecular biology, glia cells, stem cells, CRISPR, ethics, neuroscience, epigenetics

Dominique

Dominique

PhD

Expertise

Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Chemistry, Biology, Microscopes, Immuology

Amy

Amy

PhD

Expertise

Cancer Biology, Molecular/Cellular Biology, Biochemistry, Science Communication, Immunology, Medicine, Biochemistry, Cell Death, Metabolism

Nahdia

Nahdia

PhD

Expertise

neuroscience, mental illness, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, obesity, diet studies

Natalia

Natalia

PhD

Expertise

Molecular biology, biochemistry and microbiology

Alexa

Alexa

PhD

Expertise

Drug discovery, microbial interactions, environmental microbiology, genome mining, bioengineering

Miranda

Miranda

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Immunology

Alla

Alla

Industry expert

Expertise

Alzheimer's, the brain, and anything to do with video editing!

Laura

Laura

PhD

Expertise

Molecular biology, cellular biology, genetics, developmental biology, computational biology

Meha

Meha

MPH candidate

Expertise

Immunology or Public Health

Colwyn

Colwyn

PhD

Expertise

Immunology, Biology, Cardiovascular Biology, Aging Biology, Basic Sciences, Mitochondria

Vivian

Vivian

Industry expert

Expertise

Regenerative and developmental biology, cell biology, biochemistry, genetics

Michael

Michael

Industry expert

Expertise

Culinary Arts, Business Strategy & Management Consulting, Biology, Creative Fiction and Non-Fiction writing

Safa

Safa

MS candidate

Expertise

Biology, chemistry, and Genetics