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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
Stephen

Stephen

MS

Expertise

Immunology, Molecular Biology, Biology

Drew

Drew

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology

Helen

Helen

PhD

Expertise

Immunology, microbiology, viruses, bacteria, cellular biology, genetics, epigenetics, molecular biology

Brooke

Brooke

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biomechanics, organismal biology, anatomy, evolutionary biology, ecology

Brittany

Brittany

PhD

Expertise

neurovascular coupling, network neuroscience, network neuroscience, striatal network, neurodegenerative diseases, psychiatric disorders

Lily

Lily

MS

Expertise

Neuroendocrinology, Neuroscience, Reward and Motivation, Learning and Memory, Drugs, Psychopharmacolgy, Sex differences, Psychopathology, Development, Evolution

Adrian

Adrian

PhD candidate

Expertise

Botany, ecology, developmental psychology, educational psychology, learning sciences

Shayda

Shayda

PhD

Expertise

Projects that approach medicine and modeling from a biosensor research perspective.

Riya

Riya

MD candidate

Expertise

Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, Genetics, Psychology, Sociology, English, Religious Studies, Theology, Philosophy, Indian Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi), Cultural Studies

Jeliyah

Jeliyah

PhD candidate

Expertise

Environmental health, toxicology, biology, and epidemiology

Alyson

Alyson

MS

Expertise

Food Systems, Gastronomy, Innovative solutions for climate change, humanistic approach to design, Wicked Problems, Regenerative Agriculture, Gastronomic design,

Vincent

Vincent

PhD candidate

Expertise

biochemistry, structural biology, cell biology, neuroscience

Isaryhia

Isaryhia

PhD candidate

Expertise

I got my bachelors in Microbiology and Immunology with a research focus in molecular biology and genetics. For my PhD at Caltech I am working in a lab focused on molecular biology of Drosophila Embryonic Development

Paul

Paul

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, Tissue Engineering, Bioengineering, Cartilage, Chemistry, Protein Synthesis

Jennifer

Jennifer

PhD candidate

Expertise

Genetics, Ecology, Zoology, Evolutionary Biology, and Conservation Biology

Julia

Julia

PhD candidate

Expertise

microbiology, water chemistry, hydrology, contaminants in the environment, water quality, pathogens in the environment, public health

Caitlin

Caitlin

MPhil

Expertise

computational biophysics, systems neuroscience, computational physics, soft matter physics

Jerry

Jerry

DO candidate

Expertise

Human anatomy, human physiology and pathophysiology, technological and pharmacological advancements in medicine, psychology of learning, use of technology in education, and techniques in pencil and digital drawing

Lauren

Lauren

PhD

Expertise

General Biology, Bacteriology, Human Gut Microbiome, Environmental Microbiology, Metabolomics/Lipidomics

Natalia

Natalia

PhD candidate

Expertise

Molecular biology, biochemistry and microbiology