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.
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.
Joshua
MD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, basic science, aerospace neuroscience, mental health counseling, professional writing
Laura
PhD
Expertise
Neuroscience, Neurodegenerative diseases, Psychology, Cancer biology, Cancer therapeutics, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Scientific communication
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
Megan
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, biostatistics, bioinformatics, neuroscience, autism, athletics, big data, disparities
Shayda
PhD
Expertise
Projects that approach medicine and modeling from a biosensor research perspective.
Sandra
DO candidate
Expertise
Pathophysiology of diseases, Psychology, Mental health, Holistic medicine, Biochemistry, Psychiatry, Neurology, Community Health, Preventative Health, Pediatrics
Nathan
MD/MBA
Expertise
mental health, wellness, digital health/technology, business models, public health
Claudia
PhD candidate
Expertise
Biological anthropology; human skeletal biology, osteology; human anatomy; human evolution
Song
MD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, surgery, basic sciences, english, language arts, sociology, art history or fine arts
Carin
MD/PhD
Expertise
Neuroscience, genetics, neurodevelopmental disorders, medicine, rare diseases
Shae
PhD candidate
Expertise
coding, calculus, modeling, online game creation, epidemiology, biostatistics
Geoffrey
MD candidate
Expertise
biology, immunology, microbiology, medicine, clinical laboratory science, business, management, military, leadership development
christa
PhD
Expertise
computational genomics, bioinformatics, epigenetics, neurological diseases, health data science, machine learning for health data
