Micayla
MD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, nutrition, dermatology, social determinants of health, health equity, curriculum development and quality improvement, creative and academic writing
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.
Shivali
MD
Expertise
medicine, nutrition, business, psychology, hair loss, statistics/epidemiology
Pieter
PhD
Expertise
Stem Cell Biology, Tissue Regeneration, Metabolism, Aging, Image Processing
CJ
Industry expert
Expertise
Biology, Real Estate, Dentistry, Business, Economics, Sports
Donald
PhD candidate
Expertise
Cancer Metabolism, Impact of Nutrition on Disease, Toxicology
Arianna
PhD candidate
Expertise
Organizational behavior, Applied Economics, Behavioral Science, Psychology, Nutrition, Data Analyses, Statistics, Researc Science
Rockiy
PhD candidate
Expertise
Community-engaged research studies - CBPR
Jessica
PhD
Expertise
biology, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, nutrition, microbiology, Korean language, bioethics, art, life science communications
Austin
MD
Expertise
Telemedicine, social media in medicine, rare skin diseases, dermatology, nutrition, Pre-Health studies
Emily
PhD candidate
Expertise
Microbiology, Virology, Lipid metabolism, obesity research, Cancer Biology, Animal models for research, Biology, Microbiome, Gut Brain Axis, Metabolism
Kim
MD
Expertise
Medicine (family medicine physician)
Aubrey
PhD candidate
Expertise
Exercise Physiology/Physical Activity and Nutrition; Public Health and Medicine; Neuroscience
Jamal
MBA candidate
Expertise
Higher education, management consulting, technology project management and AI transformation.
Santita
MD candidate
Expertise
Medicine, Bioengineering, French
Ashton
MS
Expertise
food science, entrepreneurship, experimental design, academic journal article writing, grant writing, geometry, podcasting
Amy
MD
Expertise
Psychiatry, medicine, biology, nutrition
Alex
PhD
Expertise
Cardiovascular Physiology, Metabolism, Pharmacology, Mitochondria/Bioenergetics, Neuroscience, Cancer,
Ricardo
MS candidate
Expertise
Policy, food, nutrition, and education
Claire
MPA
Expertise
History, Social Science Research, Sustainable Agriculture, Food Justice, Disaster Risk, Climate Adaptive Agriculture, Food Systems, Climate Change
Chris
MD
Expertise
Psychiatry, Medicine, Business/Consulting