Public Health Research Program Mentors for High School Students | Polygence
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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.

Public Health
Agastya

Agastya

MD candidate

Expertise

Social Sciences, Clinical Research, Biology, Anthropology

Hannah

Hannah

PhD candidate

Expertise

mental health, psychology, public health, qualitative research, ethnography

Meha

Meha

MPH candidate

Expertise

Immunology or Public Health

Makenna

Makenna

PhD candidate

Expertise

Evolution, biology, medicine, anthropology, growth & development, public health, epidemiology

Viana

Viana

MS

Expertise

Public/global health concepts, cultural competency, diversity/equity/inclusion (DEI), English (grammar, writing), qualitative research, report writing, artistic expression

Audra

Audra

MS candidate

Expertise

web development, machine learning, game development, general coding, epidemiology, philosophy, theater

Rachel

Rachel

MD candidate

Expertise

Medicine & Healthcare, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Social Determinants of Health, Women's Health, Case studies on public policy and health outcomes

Blake

Blake

DMD

Expertise

Dentistry, Medicine, Surgery, Pathology, Anatomy, Research

Nassim

Nassim

MPH

Expertise

Veterinary Medicine,Microbiology,Public Health, Epidemiology, Food Hygiene and Food Science,Infectious Disease,Genetics

Hanan

Hanan

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Genome editing, Genetics, Biology, Biomedical Science, Human Sciences, Genome Editing, CRISPR

Hermenegildo (Herme or Airmay)

Hermenegildo (Herme or Airmay)

EdM

Expertise

Spanish, Public policy, social science research, Marketing, Busines Strategy, Business Analysis and Planning and Product Strategy, Health research, healthcare, education research, research methods, etc.

Evanka

Evanka

Industry expert

Expertise

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

Jamie

Jamie

None candidate

Expertise

Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Linguistics, American Sign Language, Biology, Chemistry, Writing

Oyesola Oluwafunmilayo

Oyesola Oluwafunmilayo

PhD

Expertise

gender-based violence prevention and intervention; global health; public health; racial disparities in programs and health outcomes; program evaluation, culturally-responsive approaches to teaching, policy advocacy, community-based research methods

Youlim

Youlim

PhD candidate

Expertise

Microbiology, Infectious disease, Biology, Immunology, Film Production

Claire

Claire

MSW candidate

Expertise

Public health, reproductive health, sexual health, violence prevention, advocacy, clinical therapy

Imantha

Imantha

Master of Health Administration

Expertise

Master of Healthcare Administration. I also have a BS in Biology.

Devon

Devon

MD

Expertise

Biophysics, chemistry, biology and physiology, anatomy, medicine, surgery

Grace

Grace

PhD candidate

Expertise

molecular biology, RNA, oncology drug development, RNA Therapeutics, cancer biology, C. elegans, aging research, lipid metabolism, translational research, public health

Adoley

Adoley

MBA candidate

Expertise

economics, sustainability