Chemistry 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.

Chemistry
Amaya

Amaya

PhD

Expertise

UX/, Entrepreneurship/Startups, Product Management, Design Thinking, Market Research, Digital Marketing, Science Fair, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology

Chiara

Chiara

PhD candidate

Expertise

Environmental engineering, chemisty, water pollution technology, degradation of organic contaminants, water quality

Evan

Evan

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biochemistry

Jessica

Jessica

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biochemistry, microbiology, drug development

John Aaron

John Aaron

PhD

Expertise

Neuroinflammation, Stroke, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Inflammation, Mood Disorders

Shalimar

Shalimar

PhD candidate

Expertise

Ecology, marine biology, oceanography, fisheries management, environmental policy, remote sensing

John

John

PhD candidate

Expertise

Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Batteries

Lily

Lily

MS

Expertise

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

Yoelkys

Yoelkys

MD/PhD

Expertise

Microbiology and Infectious disease, the social determinants of health for infectious diseases, sustainable healthcare interventions, engineering bacterial to be beneficial to humans

Yohely

Yohely

MS

Expertise

biochemistry, bioengineering, human diseases, disease treatment, genetics, DNA/RNA, bacterial culture, anti microbial resistance, genetic sequencing, microbial testing

Dominique

Dominique

PhD

Expertise

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

Christian

Christian

PhD

Expertise

chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, biotechnology, infectious disease, how drug-resistant bacterial "superbugs" emerge, how we can discover new drugs in medicinal plants

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

MEng candidate

Expertise

Cell & Tissue Engineering, Cancer (Immuno Oncology), IF Imaging, Digital Pathology, Immunology, Pharmacology, Bioluminescence, Surgical Imaging Technologies, Medical Technologies

Ambika

Ambika

DVM candidate

Expertise

global health, access to medicine, veterinary

Julianne

Julianne

PhD

Expertise

Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Water-Energy Nexus, water treatment, Public Policy

Jeremy

Jeremy

PhD

Expertise

chemistry, physics, machine learning, computational modeling, programming, quantum chemistry

Caitlyn

Caitlyn

PhD candidate

Expertise

biological oceanography, chemical oceanography, marine microbiology

Colwyn

Colwyn

PhD

Expertise

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

Vik

Vik

DO

Expertise

Middle/High/College Math and Science, Pre-Medicine, Medicine

Alla

Alla

Industry expert

Expertise

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