Shae
PhD candidate
Expertise
coding, calculus, modeling, online game creation, epidemiology, biostatistics
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.
Alexa
PhD
Expertise
Drug discovery, microbial interactions, environmental microbiology, genome mining, bioengineering
Jacques
PhD candidate
Expertise
history of science, philosophy of science, neuropharmacology, neuroscience of interoception, cognitive science, computational neuroscience
Kunwal
Expertise
medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, social determinants of health, health equity, first-generation student outcomes in graduate school, first episode psychosis, mental illness
Christopher
PhD candidate
Expertise
General biology, cancer biology, stem cell biology, cancer immunology, or cancer therapy.
Ann
DPT
Expertise
Anatomy; Physiology; Exercise Science; Orthopedics; Healthcare; Physical Therapy; Physical Rehabilitation
John Aaron
PhD
Expertise
Neuroinflammation, Stroke, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Inflammation, Mood Disorders
Nadiya
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience, Stem Cells, Neurodegeneration, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Tissue Engineering, Developmental Neuroscience
Amy
PhD
Expertise
Cancer Biology, Molecular/Cellular Biology, Biochemistry, Science Communication, Immunology, Medicine, Biochemistry, Cell Death, Metabolism
Rob
PhD candidate
Expertise
Population Genetics, Mutation, Evolution, Molecular Biology, Biology, Genetics, Molecular Evolution, Statistics, Mutation Accumulation, C. elegans, D. melanogaster, S. cerevisiae
Nkatha
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience of compulsive disorder, behavioral neuroscience, neurodegeneration
Samantha
PhD
Expertise
genetics, brain development, molecular biology, glia cells, stem cells, CRISPR, ethics, neuroscience, epigenetics
Henry
PhD candidate
Expertise
robotics, machine learning/data science, philosophy, photography, organismal/mathematical biology
Joanna
PhD candidate
Expertise
Topics in neuroscience: Alzheimer's disease, physical activity, sleep, circadian rhythms, Parkinson's disease, neurodevelopment and related disorders, stem cells/organoids, neural circuitry underlying decision-making
Lily
MS
Expertise
Neuroendocrinology, Neuroscience, Reward and Motivation, Learning and Memory, Drugs, Psychopharmacolgy, Sex differences, Psychopathology, Development, Evolution