Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects


Project: “Prison for Profit, How Racism Never Died After Jim Crow“

Project: “Impact of Environmental Variations on Biodiesel Harvesting from Chlorophyceae in Raceway-Style Ponds“

Project: “Which video game platform has the most growth potential“

Project: “Social Programming for Townships: Where do Arts NGOs Fit?“

Project: “How does sarcoptic mange affect wolf physiology, behavior, and population dynamics?“

Project: “What is the role of GMOs in a future of regenerative agriculture“

Project: “How much faster will adults who have no prior experience editing videos be able to create a narrated slideshow video with Text2Video vs. PowerPoint?“

Project: “Generative AI in Cancer: Improving Therapies Against Common Oncogenic Drivers“

Project: “A comparison of existing technologies utilizing nanomaterials for atmospheric carbon capture“

Project: “How are risk factors for Alzheimer's affected by sex differences in the male and female bodies?“

Project: “Proposed research to selectively deplete a regulatory liver miRNA“


Project: “In patients with mitral valve dysfunction, how does mitral valve repair using Da Vinci surgery compare to open surgery in terms of safety?“

Project: “Biomimetic blood cell coated nanoparticles for improved site specificity and enhanced bioavailability“

Project: “What effects do the properties of an exoplanet have on its transmission spectrum? How can we computationally model these effects to generate a theoretical spectrum given properties of the planet, or determine these properties given the planet's transmission spectrum?“

Project: “The Complications of Concussions: A Comprehensive Study and Solution to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (C.T.E.) in American Football“

Project: “How can the BDNF gene be used as a gene of interest in genetic treatment of MDD?“

Project: “The Effectiveness of Chatbots in the Business Sector“

Project: “How can I design a water filtration pump that is powered off of a solar panel?“

Project: “Chemistry of nicotine addiction and potential thereapeutics“