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.
Taylor
PhD
Expertise
Cancer biology, cell signaling, systems biology, cancer cell heterogeneity, biomedical engineering
Rishabh
MD candidate
Expertise
medicine, oncology, qualitative research, internal medicine, mixed methods, assessing psychosocial needs of cancer patients, addressing social determinants of health and quality of life for cancer patients, career advice
Evan
MD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, Healthcare, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Medical Technology, Medical Ethics, Philosophy, Information Systems
Claudia
PhD candidate
Expertise
Biological anthropology; human skeletal biology, osteology; human anatomy; human evolution
Megan
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, biostatistics, bioinformatics, neuroscience, autism, athletics, big data, disparities
Abhishek
MD candidate
Expertise
My degrees are in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia University and a Masters in Bioengineering from UCSD. I am an expert in tissue engineering, drug delivery, imaging analysis and disease.
Tamara
PhD candidate
Expertise
biology, medicine, neuroscience, Bioinformatics, Writing, Data science and AI for health and medicine, applications of neuroimaging, Genetics, Neuroscience, Neuroimaging, data visualization using real datasets, Precision medicine and the future of healthcare
Mina
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
special interests in cardiovascular disease, eye disease, health policy, and innovations in medicine
Yilan
PhD
Expertise
method development to better understand the disease causes, applications of machine learning/deep learning in biology