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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.

Biology
Karla

Karla

PhD candidate

Expertise

Genetics and Molecular Biology, Biology.

Aishwarya

Aishwarya

MD

Expertise

medicine, neurology, biology

Bhairavy

Bhairavy

PhD candidate

Expertise

biomedical engineering/sciences, oncology, immunology, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine

Henry

Henry

PhD candidate

Expertise

robotics, machine learning/data science, philosophy, photography, organismal/mathematical biology

Samantha

Samantha

PhD

Expertise

genetics, brain development, molecular biology, glia cells, stem cells, CRISPR, ethics, neuroscience, epigenetics

Kia

Kia

MD

Expertise

Psychiatry, nutritional science, women's mental health and reproductive psychiatry

Termara

Termara

PhD

Expertise

Autism, fNIRS, EEG, Neurotechnology, Mental Health, Neuroethics

Lindsey

Lindsey

PhD candidate

Expertise

marine biology, biology, environmental science, ecology, sustainability, conservation, conservation biology, plant physiology,

Kyle

Kyle

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience of addiction and mental illness, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms in the brain, pharmaceuticals and pharmacology

Keith

Keith

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Molecular Biology, AI genetics, chemistry, developmental biology, Coding

Margaret

Margaret

MD

Expertise

Asthma, health disparities

Dakota

Dakota

MS

Expertise

biochemistry, chemistry, biology, biotech, pharma

Nkatha

Nkatha

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience of compulsive disorder, behavioral neuroscience, neurodegeneration

Sasmith

Sasmith

MD

Expertise

Medicine, Cancer Screening and Prevention, Review Studies, Case Reports, Evidenced Based Learning

Daniel

Daniel

MD

Expertise

Medicine, Clinical medicine, Radiology, Interventional radiology, MRI, CT, Ultrasound

Gabriel

Gabriel

PhD candidate

Expertise

Tumor Immunology, cancer biology, Immunology, Biotechnology

sarah

sarah

PhD candidate

Expertise

cancer biology, biology, genetics

Dominique

Dominique

PhD

Expertise

Coral biology, marine biology, gene expression, genetics

Ryan

Ryan

PhD candidate

Expertise

biology, biotech, genetics, computational biology, bioinformatics

Jessica

Jessica

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biochemistry, microbiology, drug development