Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Anona Joshi
Anona Joshi
Lincoln School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Using Individualized Active Music Therapy to Investigate Parkinson’s Disease-Related Motor-cognitive Skill Decline and Quality of Life “

Tanisha Joshi
Tanisha Joshi
Dublin High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “History and Current Theories of Neurodevelopmental Disorders“

Jiwon Jun
Jiwon Jun
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Advancing Gene Therapy in Sickle Cell Disease: Exploring the Potential of Prime Editing“

Rachana Kadikar
Rachana Kadikar
Enloe High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Evaluating effectiveness of public and private policies on reduction of gender disparities in unpaid labor under varied economic, political, and social circumstances“

Reagan Kaelle
Reagan Kaelle
Miramonte High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “A Platform to Get Teens and Youth into Reading“

Meghna Kalagara
Meghna Kalagara
Rock Hill High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Influence of Asian Indian Ethnic and Gender Identity on Female Adolescents’ Mental Health During the COVID-19 Lockdown“

Akilesh Kale
Akilesh Kale
Dougherty Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “In what ways can the current biology community benefit and be expanded by cost-effective and easier ways to gain access to information and materials?“

Karishma Kamalahasan
Karishma Kamalahasan
JSS International School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Classifying Indian Classical Music(Carnatic) and Western Classical Music“

Hassanatu Kamara
Hassanatu Kamara
Gaithersburg High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Exploring Novel Combinatorial Therapies in Stomach/Gastric Cancer.“

Pavithra Kamatchi Soundaram
Pavithra Kamatchi Soundaram
Dublin High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Audio Signal Processing Tool for Machine Learning Enabled Detection of Parkinson’s Disease at Early Stages“

Krithin Kamineni
Krithin Kamineni
Dublin High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Literature Review on Collaborative Perception Enabled Autonomous Vehicle Safety Applications“

Rish Kamity
Rish Kamity
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Improving Disease Diagnosis from X-ray Imaging“

Justin Kang
Justin Kang
Saint James School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “What is an appropriate framework and timeline for a sustainable lunar base that is cost-conscious, ensures mission success, and holds 100 researchers to survive and study the Moon?“

Min Kang
Min Kang
Irvine Valley College
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Observing Patterns in Covid-19 Vaccine Misinformation on Twitter“

Nikhil Kannan
Nikhil Kannan
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Review Article on IBD“

Shravan Kannan
Shravan Kannan
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “A theoretical gene therapy for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer using CRISPR-Cas9 nickase“

Pranav Karthik
Pranav Karthik
Evergreen Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Dark Matter Research Paper“

Shreya Karthikeyan
Shreya Karthikeyan
Coppell High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “In what temperature ranges and humidity levels of water do vectors for neglected diseases thrive?“

Vasisht Kartik
Vasisht Kartik
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Estimating Basketball Shooting Angle and Correlating with Make-or-Miss Algorithm Output“

Ayana Kashikar
Ayana Kashikar
American High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Mental and Physical Impacts of Period Poverty in India“