Biotech Research Program Mentors for High School Students | Polygence
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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.

Biotech
Lauren

Lauren

MS candidate

Expertise

Gene editing, Disease Biology, Translational Science, Sensory Neuroscience, molecular biology, cell biology

Mina

Mina

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering

Raeanne

Raeanne

PhD candidate

Expertise

pharmaceuticals, drug development and optimization, biotech, drug metabolism, pharmacogenetics

Ashley

Ashley

PhD candidate

Expertise

Designing, engineering, and testing cancer immunotherapies, biological and bioengineering research

Shanille

Shanille

MS

Expertise

Global Health, Mental Health, Women's and Children's Health, Health Systems, International Relations, Sustainability, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Algebra, Cell Culture, Tissue Engineering, Cell Biology, Reproductive Rights, Sub-Saharan African Development

Dorian

Dorian

PhD

Expertise

cellular biology, biology of neurological or inflammatory diseases, development of new medications

Melanie

Melanie

PhD

Expertise

Biophysics, bioinformatics, statistics, data science, machine learning, cellular and molecular biology, chemistry

Luke

Luke

PhD

Expertise

Cancer biology, Gene Editing, Pharmacology, Immunology, CRISPR, Viruses, Genetics, Cell biology, Molecular Biology, Drug Development

Gabriel

Gabriel

PhD candidate

Expertise

Tumor Immunology, cancer biology, Immunology, Biotechnology

Thomas

Thomas

PhD candidate

Expertise

Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Deep Learning, Material Science (Computational), Drug Design, Quantum Mechanics, Molecular Mechanics

Jiying

Jiying

MS

Expertise

Anything related to data science, machine learning and AI, social sciences, and the arts!

Tram

Tram

PhD

Expertise

genomics, bioinformatics, evolutionary biology, computational genomics, data science, population genetics, conservation biology, microbiome research

Natalie

Natalie

PhD

Expertise

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

Joshua

Joshua

PhD candidate

Expertise

Bioinformatics, computational biology, immunology, stem cell biology, cancer biology, robotics, and data science.

Shashwat

Shashwat

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology, Neurology, Medical Imaging

Aleena

Aleena

PhD

Expertise

Biological Engineering, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology

Zack

Zack

MBA candidate

Expertise

Engineering, Management Consulting

Victoria

Victoria

PhD

Expertise

Chemistry, Biology, Life Sciences, Research, Communication, Consulting,Cancer,Entrepreneurship

Niokhor

Niokhor

PhD

Expertise

Microbiome, Infectious diseases, Clinical microbiology, Veterinary medicin

Michael

Michael

PhD candidate

Expertise

genetics, cellular/molecular biology, computer science, neuroscience