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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
Rachel

Rachel

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience, molecular biology, psychology, neuroinflammation, biomedical science

Sandra

Sandra

DO candidate

Expertise

Pathophysiology of diseases, Psychology, Mental health, Holistic medicine, Biochemistry, Psychiatry, Neurology, Community Health, Preventative Health, Pediatrics

Karim

Karim

PharmD

Expertise

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

Samuel

Samuel

PhD

Expertise

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

Kaitlin

Kaitlin

DNP

Expertise

Public health, healthcare, child health policy, resilience, child development

Carin

Carin

MD/PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience, genetics, neurodevelopmental disorders, medicine, rare diseases

Song

Song

MD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, surgery, basic sciences, english, language arts, sociology, art history or fine arts

Evan

Evan

MD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, Healthcare, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Medical Technology, Medical Ethics, Philosophy, Information Systems

Enrique

Enrique

MD

Expertise

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

Taylor

Taylor

PhD

Expertise

Cancer biology, cell signaling, systems biology, cancer cell heterogeneity, biomedical engineering

Naedum

Naedum

MD/PhD

Expertise

Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Nanoparticles, Drug Delivery Systems

Adam

Adam

PhD

Expertise

Machine learning, causal inference, quantitative finance, biomedical engineering, and data science

Donald

Donald

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cancer Metabolism, Impact of Nutrition on Disease, Toxicology

Evanka

Evanka

MD candidate

Expertise

Arts, Creative Writing, Healthcare, Literature, Medicine, Neuroscience, Public Health, Maternal and Child/Adolescent Health, Psychiatry

Joshua

Joshua

MD candidate

Expertise

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

Bhairavy

Bhairavy

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Sameera

Sameera

MD candidate

Expertise

neuroscience, neurodegenerative diseases, addiction studies, behavioral psychology, cancer medicine

Gibran

Gibran

DMD

Expertise

Dentistry, Chemistry, Surgery, Anatomy, Research, Pathology

Natalie

Natalie

PhD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Data Science

Stella

Stella

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Metabolism