Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Mira Krishnaiah
Mira Krishnaiah
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Fostering Emotional Well-being in Educational Environments: An Innovative Approach through Interactive Floral Displays“

Aneesh Krishnakumar
Aneesh Krishnakumar
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Neurodegenerative Pathways in Multiple Systems Atrophy: Examining the Role of Alpha Synuclein in MSA“

Saanvi Kulkarni
Saanvi Kulkarni
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How do Anesthesia and Diabetes Interact in the Surgical Setting?“

Saiesha Kumar
Saiesha Kumar
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How effective is greenwashing across different demographics in the United States?“

Josephine Kunz
Josephine Kunz
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How does Weight Stigma in Health care influence the health choices patients make?“

Masha Kuritsyn
Masha Kuritsyn
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “What factors and aspects of dance culture contribute to poor mental health in dancers, particularly in response to dance-related injuries, and what coping mechanisms are utilized to navigate these challenges?“

Olivia L.
Olivia L.
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How Can Art and Design Based Approaches Synthesize with Technical Solutions to Support a Regenerative Conservation of Tropical Rainforests?“

Siddhani Lahori
Siddhani Lahori
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Machine learning to predict survival of small and medium sized enterprises“

Dhruva Lahoti
Dhruva Lahoti
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Deriving the Ideal Learning Environment For Communal Intermediate Educational Institutions“

Amanda Lai
Amanda Lai
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How can dance be used as a therapeutic tool in the treatment of aging diseases?“

Julia Lai
Julia Lai
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Understanding the Impact of Respiratory Viral Infections on Immunocompromised Populations“

Akash Lal
Akash Lal
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Does AI help or hurt ransomware?“

Ananya Lall
Ananya Lall
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Do patients who inherited a BRCA1 mutation have a increased likelihood of developing metastatic breast cancer compared to breast cancer patients who did not inherit BRCA1 mutation?“

Alyson Lang
Alyson Lang
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “The Process of Plant Transformation“

Jacob Lee
Jacob Lee
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Exploring interactions between caregiver and patient stress and mental health in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis“

Jenny Lee
Jenny Lee
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Long Term Effects of the Vietnam War on Veterans Physical and Psychological Health“

Justin Lee
Justin Lee
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Structural Analysis of Truss Braced Wing Design to Optimize Material Use“

Juyeon (Clara) Lee
Juyeon (Clara) Lee
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How effective are DEI policies for improving worker productivity and firm performance?“

Sofia Legaspi
Sofia Legaspi
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Would the abortion debate in the United States change if fetuses were granted legal personhood?“

Jon Leidersdorff
Jon Leidersdorff
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Examining the Association Between Parenting Styles and Social Class“