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.
Bhairavy
PhD candidate
Expertise
biomedical engineering/sciences, oncology, immunology, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine
Adeoluwa
MD candidate
Expertise
Biology, Health, Healthcare/medicine, Public Health, Creative Writing, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Interviewing, Qualitative analysis, Literature review, Research Presentation
Zoey
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
economics, medicine, healthcare, public health, policy, data science, classics, biology, chemistry
Claudia
PhD candidate
Expertise
Biological anthropology; human skeletal biology, osteology; human anatomy; human evolution
Yilan
PhD
Expertise
method development to better understand the disease causes, applications of machine learning/deep learning in biology
Alexa
PhD
Expertise
Projects understanding the impact of chemicals on health and projects in the following topic areas: Public Health, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Pubic Health, Biostatistics, Clean Chemistry, Maternal and Child health
Rachel
PhD
Expertise
Neuroscience, molecular biology, psychology, neuroinflammation, biomedical science
Sage
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, Neuroscience, Drugs & Pharmacology, Chronic Pain, Cellular Molecular Biology
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
Estefania
MPH
Expertise
Public Health, Environmental Justice & Health Disparities, Healthcare Access, Global Health, Sociology, Epidemiology, One health, Environmental Exposures (Climate Change), infectious disease, Women's health, Immigrant Health
Grace
PhD candidate
Expertise
molecular biology, RNA, oncology drug development, RNA Therapeutics, cancer biology, C. elegans, aging research, lipid metabolism, translational research, public health
Adam
PhD
Expertise
Machine learning, causal inference, quantitative finance, biomedical engineering, and data science
Evanka
MD candidate
Expertise
Arts, Creative Writing, Healthcare, Literature, Medicine, Neuroscience, Public Health, Maternal and Child/Adolescent Health, Psychiatry
Yousif
MD candidate
Expertise
Clinical Research, Urology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Surgery, Pre-Med, Medicine
