Jobie
DMD candidate
Expertise
Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Biotechnology, Dentistry, MedicineEntrepreneurialism, Dentistry, Medicine, Human Development, Organizational Behavior
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.
Samantha
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
Traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, computational neuroscience, virology & viral entry, violin performance
Nkatha
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience of compulsive disorder, behavioral neuroscience, neurodegeneration
Nella
PhD
Expertise
Neuroscience, Cellular Biology, viruses, Pharmacology, Addiction, Science Communication, GABA, Dopamine, Neuropharmacology, Substance Abuse, Substance Use Disorders, Neural Circuitry, Mechanisms Underlying Disease, Cellular and molecular biology and developmental biology
Chizoma
MBA
Expertise
Neuroscience, Neurodevelopment, Management Consulting, Business (Marketing, Operations, Finance), Healthcare Technology, Healthcare Strategy, Product Management, Pharma & BioTech, Health Equity, Healthcare Advocacy, Digital Health, Healthcare Administration, Social Determinants of Health, Psychology, Human Biology, Technology (strategy & implementation), Cancer Research
Kathryn
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience, Psychology, Psychiatry, Biology, Addiction, Substance Use, Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders, Trauma, EEG, MRI, Neural development, Maternal Development, Child Development, Developmental Disorders, Pregnancy, Postpartum
Laura
PhD
Expertise
Neuroscience, Neurodegenerative diseases, Psychology, Cancer biology, Cancer therapeutics, Cellular & Molecular Biology, Scientific communication
Arielle
PhD candidate
Expertise
neuroscience, nervous system injury and regeneration, cell biology, genomics, bioinformatics,
Samantha
PhD
Expertise
genetics, brain development, molecular biology, glia cells, stem cells, CRISPR, ethics, neuroscience, epigenetics
Samantha
PhD
Expertise
Psychology, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Neuroscience, Music Psychology, Neurodegeneration,Music Neuroscience, Dance, Hearing Loss, Speech Impairment, Development, Child Psychology, Behavioral Psychology, Music Therapy, Performance, Dance, Movement Therapy, Musical Groove (aka how we move to dance music), Mobile Apps
Akihiro
PhD candidate
Expertise
physics, systems neuroscience, microscopy, neural correlates of behavior
Micayla
MD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, nutrition, dermatology, social determinants of health, health equity, curriculum development and quality improvement, creative and academic writing
Lily
MS
Expertise
Neuroendocrinology, Neuroscience, Reward and Motivation, Learning and Memory, Drugs, Psychopharmacolgy, Sex differences, Psychopathology, Development, Evolution
John
PhD
Expertise
Neuroscience - Neuroimaging, Data Analysis, Statistics, Business - Finance, Business - Consulting
Jacques
PhD candidate
Expertise
history of science, philosophy of science, neuropharmacology, neuroscience of interoception, cognitive science, computational neuroscience
Omar
PhD
Expertise
Biomedical Engineering, STEM in general, medical, prosthetics, Electronics, Robotics