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
Benjamin

Benjamin

PhD

Expertise

Tissue Engineering, 3D Bioprinting, Cardiovascular engineering, Biomaterials, engineering, Biotechnology

Victoria

Victoria

PhD

Expertise

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

Ryan

Ryan

PhD candidate

Expertise

biology, biotech, genetics, computational biology, bioinformatics

Preethy

Preethy

PhD

Expertise

Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Educational Equity, Social Justice, Organizational Leadership, Public Speaking, Gender Equality, Race Equality

Natalie

Natalie

PhD

Expertise

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

Shayda

Shayda

PhD

Expertise

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

Hana

Hana

PhD

Expertise

Computational/Theoretical Biological Physics

Mina

Mina

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering

Busola

Busola

PhD

Expertise

cancer biology, medicine, biology, strategy, project management, literature review, slide development, slide presentation

Laura

Laura

MS

Expertise

Marine Biology, Coral Reef Ecology, Coral Reef Restoration, Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology

Darwin

Darwin

PhD

Expertise

Biology, STEM, Oncology, pharma / biotech

Lauren

Lauren

MS candidate

Expertise

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

Teryn

Teryn

PhD candidate

Expertise

Entrepreneurship, Startups, Venture Capital, Business, Project Management, Neurobiology. I will coach you on creating a pitch deck for your startup idea and will connect you to funding opportunities in my network.

BIlal

BIlal

PhD

Expertise

Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, & Neuroscience

Zack

Zack

MBA candidate

Expertise

Engineering, Management Consulting

Ashley

Ashley

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Jack

Jack

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cancer biology, molecular biology, biophysics, pharmacology, microscopy.

Alice

Alice

PhD candidate

Expertise

bioinformatics, machine learning, cancer, drug discovery, drug development, translational science, startup, academia

Aleena

Aleena

PhD

Expertise

Biological Engineering, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology

Jeff

Jeff

Industry expert

Expertise

Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Drug Development, US Healthcare Policy, Life Sciences Consulting, Management/Strategy Consulting, Marketing