Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Varan Battu
Varan Battu
Basis Independent Silicon Valley
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Historical, Current, and Future Therapeutic Strategies to treat Parkinson’s Disease“

Ria bedi
Ria bedi
high_school
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Music Therapy's Effectiveness for Children on the Autism Spectrum“

Rithika Beerelli
Rithika Beerelli
Piscataway High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Sar-CoV-2 affecting sleep“

Zoe' Bell
Zoe' Bell
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “I've Been Freed: Understanding How Womanism Informs Black Women's Identity Development“

Vibha Bengani
Vibha Bengani
Cupertino Middle School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “SCOBY Skin: a probiotic-induced bioengineered microbial-based textile adhesive for wound healing“

Michael Bennan
Michael Bennan
Brophy College Preparatory
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Eating Disorders in Men vs. Women“

Risa Bernier
Risa Bernier
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “What factors influence “pro-environmental behavior” (PEB) and how can firms nudge greater PEB in consumers to promote "green" incentives?“

Baran Beydilli
Baran Beydilli
Mira Costa High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Diversity and abundance of organisms in tide pools as a function of distance from the ocean in Southern California“

Sonya Bhagwan
Sonya Bhagwan
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Optimal Workplace Program for Employees Impacted by Cancer“

Meera Bhakta
Meera Bhakta
Plano East Senior High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Skin Cancer in Machine Learning“

Ishaan Bhargava
Ishaan Bhargava
Greenwood High International School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Interrelationship between mobility, pollution, and COVID-19 outcomes in India“

Surabhi Bhaskar
Surabhi Bhaskar
high_school
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How have stem cell therapies advanced to address barriers in the efficiency of the cancer treatment?“

Sai Sahvir Bhaskaruni
Sai Sahvir Bhaskaruni
Riverside High School / Academies of Loudoun
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Is it possible to use in silico methods to identify an inhibitor of the ectodomain 1 of PCDH1 receptor in order to inhibit Andes orthohantavirus fusion to the cell surface?“

Aneesh Bhat
Aneesh Bhat
San Mateo High School, San Mateo, California
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Effects on Fascia Densification and Fibrosis on Carcinoma“

Aryaman Bhatia
Aryaman Bhatia
Bay Port high school
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How do factors of anxiety affect the academic performance of high school students?“

Anisha Bhatnagar
Anisha Bhatnagar
South Windsor High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Detrimental COVID-19 effects on the Heart“

Sanjana Bhattachary
Sanjana Bhattachary
George School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “The relation of Reward Deficiency Syndrome in Children to Obesity in Late Stages of Life “

Rishab Bhattacharya
Rishab Bhattacharya
Jordan High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “A wrist-worn device for the identification of nervous hand gestures.“

Ria Bhavaraju
Ria Bhavaraju
Millburn High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Investigating the evolutionary history of reverse transcriptase“

Harballab Bhullar
Harballab Bhullar
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Voices Unheard: Exploring an Intersectional Analysis of Women's Health“