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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.

Medicine
Abhishek

Abhishek

MD candidate

Expertise

I am an expert in tissue engineering, drug delivery, imaging analysis and disease.

Stephanie

Stephanie

MS candidate

Expertise

Psychology, Neuroscience, Public Health, Biostatistics, Epidemiology

Shae

Shae

PhD candidate

Expertise

coding, calculus, modeling, online game creation, epidemiology, biostatistics

Laura

Laura

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience, Neurodegenerative diseases, Psychology, Cancer biology, Cancer therapeutics, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Scientific communication

Joshua

Joshua

MD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, basic science, aerospace neuroscience, mental health counseling, professional writing

Mihir

Mihir

MD candidate

Expertise

dermatology, gene therapy, crispr, artificial intelligence

Stella

Stella

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Metabolism

Karim

Karim

PharmD

Expertise

Pharmacy/healthcare-realted topics! (could be general medicine, healthcare, cancer etc.)

Salman

Salman

MD

Expertise

Psychology, Social Neuroscience, Biology, Medicine, Pre-med, Medical school admissions, MCAT, Neuroscience

Naedum

Naedum

MD/PhD

Expertise

Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Nanoparticles, Drug Delivery Systems

Rishabh

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

Samuel

Samuel

PhD

Expertise

neuroscience with a focus on neural systems, pain, and pharmacology

David

David

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Biology, chemistry, math, statistics, computer science, medicine

Enrique

Enrique

MD

Expertise

Social Determinants of Health, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Math, Pre-Medical and Medical Science

Blynn

Blynn

MD

Expertise

Biomedical Engineering; Medicine; Surgery; Design

Grant

Grant

MD

Expertise

Surgical techniques and outcomes, healthcare economics/cost-effectiveness models, medicine, neuroscience, economics

Coy

Coy

MD

Expertise

Pediatric medicine, biology, chemistry, premed, nursing

Wafiq

Wafiq

MD candidate

Expertise

Medicine

Bhairavy

Bhairavy

PhD candidate

Expertise

biomedical engineering/sciences, oncology, immunology, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine

Zoey

Zoey

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

economics, medicine, healthcare, public health, policy, data science, classics, biology, chemistry