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.
Connor
PhD candidate
Expertise
'projects that explore correlates in cancer cell line/clinical cancer databases', reviews of biotechnology, projects that explore treatments of neurological disorders, projects involving scientific outreach/public education, broad topics related to molecular biology, genetics, stem cells, neuroscience, immunology
Liz
PhD candidate
Expertise
neuroscience (behavior, social behavior, computational neuroscience, hypothalamus, development), mental health
Joe
PhD
Expertise
AI, machine learning, deep learning, data science, natural language processing, signal processing, image processing, computational modeling, biophysical modeling, statistics, biomedical engineering, medical devices, neuromodulation, movement disorders
Sarah
PhD candidate
Expertise
social connection, affective neuroscience, mental health, anxiety, approach/avoidance behaviros
Nkatha
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience of compulsive disorder, behavioral neuroscience, neurodegeneration
Joshua
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuroscience, Biology, Alzheimer's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Cell and Molecular Biology, Immunology
Megan
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, biostatistics, bioinformatics, neuroscience, autism, athletics, big data, disparities
Jordan
PhD
Expertise
Neuroscience, genetics, epigenetics, molecular biology, translational research, therapeutics, mouse studies, human studies, autonomic/sympathetic nervous system, skeletal muscle diseases
Lily
MS
Expertise
Neuroendocrinology, Neuroscience, Reward and Motivation, Learning and Memory, Drugs, Psychopharmacolgy, Sex differences, Psychopathology, Development, Evolution
Grace
PhD candidate
Expertise
sensory neuroscience, 2 photon calcium imaging, behavior, social behavior, electrophyisology
Samantha
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
Traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, computational neuroscience, virology & viral entry, violin performance
Anthony
PhD
Expertise
Glial biology, neuroscience, brain cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammation, multiple sclerosis
Stephanie
PhD candidate
Expertise
Clinical Neuroscience; Applications of Neuroimaging; The Emotional Human Brain: Integrating Neuroscience and Psychology
