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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.

Neuroscience
Kia

Kia

MD

Expertise

Psychiatry, nutritional science, women's mental health and reproductive psychiatry

Nkatha

Nkatha

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience of compulsive disorder, behavioral neuroscience, neurodegeneration

Arielle

Arielle

PhD candidate

Expertise

neuroscience, nervous system injury and regeneration, cell biology, genomics, bioinformatics,

Anthony

Anthony

PhD

Expertise

Glial biology, neuroscience, brain cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammation, multiple sclerosis

Nalini

Nalini

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience, Biology - Cell and Molecular, Neurodegenerative diseases, Mass Spectrometry

Christine

Christine

PhD

Expertise

Computational Biology, Neuroscience, Psychology, Aging

Ollie

Ollie

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical Psychology, Psychology, Neuropsychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Neuropsychological Assessment, Neuroimaging, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Epilepsy

Lucas

Lucas

Industry expert

Expertise

Coding, Python, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Data Science

Alexis

Alexis

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroimmunology, Microglia, Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, TBI, Tau, Innate Immunity

Shenee

Shenee

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience, Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration, sleep disruption, synapse biology, tau pathology, sleep, memory, brain injury, psychology, traumatic brain injury, cognition, learning & memory

Samantha

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

Kenna

Kenna

PhD candidate

Expertise

psychology and public health

Emily

Emily

PhD

Expertise

Psychology / Neuroscience

Samantha

Samantha

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, computational neuroscience, virology & viral entry, violin performance

Regina

Regina

PhD candidate

Expertise

Education

Rosa

Rosa

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Biology

Termara

Termara

PhD

Expertise

Autism, fNIRS, EEG, Neurotechnology, Mental Health, Neuroethics

Lee

Lee

PhD

Expertise

empathy, prosocial behavior, social psychology, developmental psychology, persuasion and influence, leadership

Colwyn

Colwyn

PhD

Expertise

Immunology, Biology, Cardiovascular Biology, Aging Biology, Basic Sciences, Mitochondria

Carin

Carin

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, genetics, neurodevelopmental disorders, medicine, rare diseases